Morning Report

Freelance Wairarapa photographer Geoff Walker has been released by the Ugandan police. Audio

Australia's former prime minister Tony Abbott is dismissing claims he harbours ambitions to return to the country's top job. Audio

A homicide investigation is underway at the Sydney police station where a New Zealand father of two was shot dead by police. Audio

Space agency Nasa and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed 2015 was the hottest year for the world since records began in 1880. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Trade Me wants to stop NZME or New Zealand Media and Entertainment, from controlling the trade marks ShopMe, DriveMe and PropertyMe. Audio

The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is causing tension in the Far North a few weeks out from Waitangi Day. Audio

The Government's decision to fly both the current New Zealand flag and its official challenger from the Auckland Harbour Bridge has infuriated the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters who says it's… Read more Audio

The trial of former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett who is accused of murdering his Canadian wife six years ago got under way this week in British Columbia. Audio

At least 19 people have been killed in a terror attack on a university in North Western Pakistan. Audio

A man who was on the run after removing his electronic monitoring bracelet has been caught after he was spotted by an off-duty policeman in Wellington. Audio

The Privacy Commissioner says privacy is no barrier to the Department of Corrections notifying Child Youth and Family when a convicted child abuser is released from prison. Audio