Morning Report

The annual stocktake of doctors shows we have more of them, they're getting older, more are female and more are Maori. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

As you heard 71 refugees are already here, another 11 are due to arrive soon. Audio

The imminent arrival of Syrian refugees in the capital is encouraging more Wellingtonians to volunteer to help the newcomers settle into New Zealand. Audio

The plumbing watchdog has brought in a former police detective to crack down on cowboy tradespeople and is poised to employ a second investigator next week. Audio

Winston Peters says National's concessions to the Maori Party to gain support for its resource management reforms are leading the country down the path of separatism. Audio

The Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias and her businessman husband Hugh Fletcher could face a 750-dollar fine for giving cattle access to a high country Canterbury lake. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Airforce's 50-year-old Hercules planes are being put through their paces as part of an exercise in the Hawke's Bay. Audio

A 20-year-old man who drowned yesterday at a popular swimming hole in the Far North is the thirteenth such death this year. Audio

Upset and frustrated Port Vila locals are worried about the economic fallout from Air New Zealand continued boycott of Vanuatu's main airport. Audio

The first of a series of public anti-Trans Pacific Partnership meetings has been held in Auckland with critics arguing it's not yet a done deal. Audio