Morning Report

The Finance Minister, Bill English, told Morning Report that export-related jobs could be at risk as the New Zealand dollar nears parity with its Australian counterpart. Audio

The New Zealand dollar has dropped slightly against Australia's currency after the Reserve Bank of Australia decided yesterday to keep its official cash rate at its record low of 2.25 percent. Audio

The Waikato District Health Board has ordered an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of their mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

British police will take no action after an investigation into the former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson's assault on a BBC producer. Audio

The Auckland Council says a nine-fold increase in rat numbers in the Hunua Ranges means its decision to drop 1080 there is the right one. Audio

A central Otago hospital is warning it won't be able to maintain its current services if the District Health Board cuts its funding. Audio

It's being called the 'Mugabe mandate.' Supporters of opening up the kiwifruit industry are questioning a referendum, which showed an overwhelming majority of growers back the monopoly of exporter… Read more Audio

Analysts say a possible listing of Carter Holt Harvey on the sharemarket is unlikely to result in significant job losses. Audio

A total ban on recreational set nets to protect Hectors dolphins in Akaroa Harbour seems unlikely. Audio

An Indonesian MP has thrown his weight behind a legal bid to save two Australian drug smugglers from execution. - saying he believes the President does have the ability to overturn a death sentence. Audio

The United States says it is speeding up weapons supplies to the Saudi-led coalition confronting Houthi fighters opposed to the Yemeni President. Audio