Morning Report

Prison reform advocates say the suspension of the temporary prisoner release programme is a raw deal for inmates. Audio

Reporter Alex Ashton is outside the American embassy in Thorndon where a suspicious package has been located and Hazmat control vehicles have been stationed. Audio

Vials of blood-like liquid arrived in the mail yesterday at the New Zealand Herald offices in Auckland and at Parliament in Wellington. One vial has been flown to Melbourne to be tested for Ebola, the… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The campaigning is over and Labour party members and the affiliated unions have until midday next Tuesday to vote for their preferred leader. The four candidates are in our studio and answer some… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Organisers are expecting over a hundred thousand people to attend the three day show, near Christchurch, which officially begins this morning. Audio

A South Korean court has found the captain of the ferry that capsized in April, killing more than 300 passengers, guilty of negligence and sentenced him to 36-years in prison. Audio

ANZ Chief Economist Cameron Bagrie on the Reserve Bank's expected lifting of restrictions on high Loan to Value ratio home loan borrowing today. Audio

High school principals describe the acute levels of stress among their students during NCEA and Scholarship exams, which started this week. Audio

Regional business people say Air New Zealand's decison to axe services to three provincial towns is another nail in the coffin for the regions. Audio

The four Labour Party MPs vying for the party's leadership have finally wrapped up their three week long roadshow. Audio