Morning Report

Gisborne residents were spared the worst yesterday when ex-Tropical Cyclone Pam passed by without inflicting serious damage. Audio

The Christchurch City Mission says Maori are suffering disproportionately in the aftermath of the earthquakes with housing shortages forcing two or three families to squeeze into one home and… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Chatham Islands will this morning suffer the sting in Cyclone Pam's tail with the remnants of the storm system reaching the islands at midday today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport Audio

The bodies of a Christchurch couple and their two young children are recovered from a crash site near Wanaka. The full extent of Cyclone Pam's devastation of Vanuatu becomes clear and Winston Peters… Read more Audio

Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

A proposal by clothing company Levi's to pay for a new skate ramp is upsetting some residents in the Christchurch sea side town of Sumner. Audio

Farmers have been warned sheep and beef farming may become unsustainable in the next decade without major reform. Audio

New research from Statistics New Zealand has found that Maori trust the police and the health system over other institutions; The fire service says it is desperately trying to engage with the Maori… Read more Audio

Unions are calling for the Government to put its money where its mouth is by giving public sector workers a decent pay rise. Audio