Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Australia-China Free Trade Agreement, Slavery in NZ, End of early-bird parking in Auckland, Waikato fire deaths, CERA leader role up for grabs, Pasifka leaders oppose net fishing ban, Immunisation in… Read more Audio

Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

French police have scaled back the hunt for a stray big cat in Paris after experts said the animal was probably little more than a large cat or a lynx. Audio

A Ngati Hine leader, Pita Tipene, says a Waitangi Tribunal finding that Maori didn't conceed their sovereignty in the Treaty is validation that the Crown cannot bulldoze over hapu. Meanwhile, a Tainui… Read more Audio

The government is pouring almost three quarters of a million dollars into job fairs in Australia trying to convince people to join the workforce in New Zealand. Audio

Another high profile prisoner, the convicted arsonist Ewen Macdonald, has his third Parole Board hearing this morning. Audio

The Prime Minister won't rush to judgement on the handling of the case of escaped prisoner Phillip John Smith, and how he managed to flee to Brazil. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Philae comet lander has shut down after radioing results of its first and possibly last batch of scientific experiments from the surface of a comet. Audio

Workers on low hour contracts are missing out on benefits they're entitled to because of the red tape they encounter if they earn extra money. Audio

Forensic investigators are preparing to enter a Hamilton villa which was gutted by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning, following a party. Audio