Morning Report

The Government launches a campaign to tackle obesity. The country's spy chief says the SIS is monitoring more people with links to Islamic State and questions asked after it emerges one in five armed… Read more Audio

An international project to map the dark matter in our universe has released its first data. Audio

A lawyer representing Maori in water rights says cool heads must prevail over the freshwater rights debate, as there is currently too much rhetoric being thrown around; New research has found the… Read more Audio

Four years on from the Canterbury earthquakes and still a street in one of the poorest Christchurch communities is flooding. Audio

In a new take on exposing the consequences of climate change, two scientists have set out on a journey to Paris for the Sustainable Innovation Forum in December. Audio

A Game of Thrones-like battle could be brewing over a telco which gives New Zealanders access to usually-blocked internet content such as TV shows. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Labour calls it blackmail. District Health Boards across New Zealand will have to pay thousands of dollars if they don't sign up to a proposal to outsource hospital food. Audio

A technology commentator says accusations that Google has been abusing its dominant search position to cheat consumers will be difficult to resolve. Audio

As the New Zealand dollar edges towards parity with the Australian, exporters are continuing to feel the squeeze. Audio

Labour says having unsuccessfully campaigned twice on a capital gains tax, it won't try again. Audio

The Real Estate Institute says taxing investors would not be a silver bullet for Auckland's out of control housing market. Audio