Morning Report

Wall Street finished last week up after jobs' growth in the US and the unemployment rate dropped to a near seven-year low of 5.4 percent. Audio

Across the Tasman, and Australia's Reserve Bank has been accused of an own goal after last week's interest rate cut triggered a perverse outcome in financial markets. Audio

Delegat Group says the New Zealand wine industry is likely to see a fall in the 2015 harvest, based on its own experience. Audio

Smaller, high-rise retirement villages could hit the skyline in the future, in cities such as Auckland. Audio

Official retail figures are expected to show that consumers have been on a spending spree over the first three months of the year. Audio

The police dog Thames, which had been missing for a week, will be taken to the vet to be checked out today. Audio

New Zealand's heritage-rich provincial towns are worried new quake prone legislation could mean the death of their communities. Audio

A Treaty lawyer says the Crown's approach to recognising Maori water rights is no better than its handling of foreshore and seabed claims; A Taranaki tribe is accusing the Environmental Protection… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The New Zealand First leader has suggested National MPs with investments in the Auckland property market are influencing the Government's housing policy. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio