Morning Report

New Zealand looks at how it will impose GST on goods purchased online overseas - Australia has announced it's lowering its threshold to zero. Audio

competition in the electricity market could heat up even more in the new year, when a price-comparison app named Frank launches. Audio

Economists expect the Reserve Bank to remain firmly fixed on cutting its cash rate to support activity. Audio

The United States Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged at near zero, prompting a rise in the New Zealand dollar Audio

Rob Woodward is a New Zealander who moved to Santiago almost 18 years ago. Audio

Fishing vessels on the Chatham islands are heading out late this morning after the islands were hit by half a metre high Tsunami surges overnight. The Chatham Islands Mayor is Alfred Preece Audio

People of Ngaruawahia will march up the main street today to pay tribute to Australian-born Maori, Tara Brown, who was murdered last week; The Mayor of Porirua says the council will consider raising… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Warnings remain in place for coastal areas of New Zealand after yesterday's massive earthquake off the coast of Chile which sent tsunamis racing across the Pacific. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Tsunami waves generated by an 8.3 quake have reached NZ, Death toll rises in Chile and aftershocks continue, Government wants new rules for young foreign primary pupils, Glimmer of hope for climate… Read more Audio