Morning Report

The Crown is presenting an official apology to a South Taranaki tribe today in Hokitika for illegally incarcerating men from Parihaka in the South Island in the 1800s. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Our Northland reporter Lois Williams has been following the campaign and is in our Whangarei studio. Audio

After at first being given zero chance by the Prime Minister in tomorrow's Northland byelection, the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters appears poised on the brink of a historic win. Audio

The Cricket World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand will meet in Melbourne on Sunday for a much anticipated tournament final. Audio

French prosecutors say the 28-year-old German, Andreas Lubitz, was in control of the Airbus A320 and set it on its fatal descent. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

NASA is once again attempting to launch its gigantic super pressure balloon from Wanaka this morning. Audio

Mark Lundy's defence team began its closing argument in his murder trial yesterday by attacking the integrity of investigators and the change of some key facts by the Crown. Audio

On the last day before the Northland by-election, Kaipara people are asking the government to explain why it's allowed rail to quietly die -- and why the trains no longer come to Dargaville. Audio

HMNZS Canterbury is about to dock at Epi island in Vanuatu after a short stopover in the capital Port Vila. Audio

A long-awaited report on the investigation into the death of a drunk Auckland man in police cells last year will be released today. Audio