Morning Report

More than 700 migrants drown off the coast of Libya as their search for a new life in Europe goes horribly wrong. In Denmark, a New Zealand woman pleads for news of her son, believed killed as an ISIS… Read more Audio

One of Hollywood's greatest screen musicals, Singing in The Rain opened this week in Wellington. Audio

The country's top apprentices are in Hamilton this week vying for a chance to represent New Zealand in an international skills competition later this year. Audio

Towering brick columns, replica trenches and heavy artillery are on display in Wellington to bring the experience of Anzac soldiers who fought in Gallipoli 100 years ago to the present. Audio

A new national database is being set up to help the public learn and grow traditional Maori kai; Lincoln University is setting up a National Maori Biosecurity Network to help protect the motu from… Read more Audio

Northland's new MP Winston Peters has offered to help Ngapuhi resolve the bitter row over who has the right to settle its Treaty claims. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Contingents from the New Zealand Defence Force are heading off to sites in the Western Front this weekend, to travel in the footsteps of the Anzacs. Audio

Returning now to our top story, and the Government's push for healthier eating, with a flagship programme being launched in Gisborne today. Audio

The spending habits of the Defence Force have been questioned, as new figures reveal just a fraction of its light armoured vehicles fleet has ever seen action. Audio

Police are defending their tactics in Canterbury, after criticism thery're making too much use of the Armed Offenders Squad. Audio

An Auckland mortgage broker says a record number of increasingly desperate families are using parents as 'banks' to gain a foothold in the soaring Auckland property market. Audio