Morning Report

Auckland's leading real estate agent says housing supply in the region is likely to remain tight for most of this year, but a ramp-up in the building of new houses could see house prices retrace 2 or… Read more Audio

It's the end of an era for Spark, following the sale of Telecom Rentals to Australia's FlexiGroup for 106-million dollars. Audio

The investigative journalist, Nicky Hager, says New Zealand is spying on its Pacific neighbours, and passing on vast amounts of information from intercepted communications en masse to America's… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, has avoided responding directly to an idea by the Maori Party, which is calling for an inquiry into the justice system for what it says is institutional racism. A… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Nicky Hager says the Snowden files show New Zealand is spying on its Pacific neighbours and passing all intercepted information onto the United States. Customs wants the power to demand laptop and… Read more Audio

A Chilean man says his family will have to be deported as they don't have the money to leave New Zealand voluntarily. Audio

The Foreign Minister Murray McCully has been criticised for not raising concerns over human rights abuses with his visiting Indonesian counterpart. Audio

The stage is set; the kapa haka crowds have booked out accommodation, and Hagley Park in Christchurch is the venue for the biggest Maori cultural event in the world - Te Matatini - which begins today… Read more Audio

Mark Lundy's defence lawyer attacked the technique used by a forensic scientist to determine that Mr Lundy's polo shirt contained brain tissue. Audio