Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

In a case of the rescuer needing to be rescued, a police search dog has gone missing in the Mount Holdsworth area, west of Masterton Audio

Staff at Waikato District Health Board who refuse to have their annual flu jab could be made to wear surgical masks in hospital clinical areas. Audio

A senior Northland police officer accused of mishandling protection order breaches is being investigated. Audio

The Prime Minister faces a testing week in the House, as he prepares to return to Parliament for the first time since the ponytail-pulling scandal erupted. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Auckland Transport hopes to get the city's struggling commuter rail system back on track after two months of disruption which it calls unacceptable. Audio

Frontline Salvation Army workers in provincial New Zealand are reporting a surge in cases of multiple families crammed into small houses and others living in their cars. Audio

Education Ministry figures show the communities around low-decile schools are poorer than ever. Audio

A 101-year-old man has been pulled alive from the rubble of his house in Nepal, seven days after it collapsed in the country's devastating earthquake. Audio

The new royal baby has arrived but there's no word yet on on what the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will call Prince George's little sister. Audio

Foreigners buying houses in the Australian state of Victoria will be subject to two new taxes as the state government tries to cool the rising property market. Audio