Morning Report

The opposition slams the decision to send soldiers to Iraq, Andrew Little think they won't be able to stay safely 'behind the wire'. New Australian research suggests two thirds of smokers will die… Read more Audio

One person who is still on a high after accepting an Oscar for his short film, The Phone Call, is Christchurch raised James Lucas. Audio

A kura body has given up on its bid to force the Qualification Authority to drop an exam which it says benefits English-speaking students more than Maori; The country's guardians of Te Reo Maori say… Read more Audio

The first Fijian seasonal workers allowed into New Zealand since the military coup in 2006 have arrived in Hawke's Bay for the apple harvest. Audio

The ceasefire agreed between pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine's government is all but in tatters as fighting continues. Audio

Across the channel France is now confiscating passports from those believed to be home grown jihadists. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Transport authorities are defending their work on educating foreign drivers, despite new figures showing more than a third of crashes in some regions involved visitors. Audio

The Australian Prime Minister is proposing tough new measures that would remove or curb the citizenship rights of people linked to terrorist activity. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says New Zealand is also likely to have an intelligence gathering role in the fight against Islamic State, possibly to help direct air strikes against IS fighters. Audio

The details of New Zealand's military deployment to Iraq will be outlined by the Prime Minister today, but John Key has already announced the country's role will go beyond simply training Iraqi… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio