Morning Report

There is continued unhappiness with government legislation which will allow police to charge a fee for carrying out vetting of teachers. Audio

For the first time some students will use computers to sit school exams. Audio

A survey out today finds almost all doctors and nurses in working in New Zealand and Australian emergency departments have been physically attacked or threatened by at least one drunk patient in the… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The families of 29 miners killed in the Pike River explosion will find out today whether re-entry to the mine tunnel will go ahead. Audio

Auckland's two point four billion dollar city rail link has survived political moves to delay the project, because of worries about when the Government might chip in. Audio

A two-day Privy Council hearing into the Teina Pora case has ended in London, but a decision won't be made public until next year. Audio

David Kilcullen was Chief Strategist on Counterterrorism for the Bush Administration and now leads a Washington-based think tank specialising in analysis of counter insurgency. Audio

Experts are questioning whether the the threat of Islamic State is significant enough to justify sweeping new measures to be introduced by the Government. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

An American church leader who has arrived in New Zealand to promote a product he says can cure aids, cancer and malaria is rebuffing criticisms it is dangerous. Audio

The families of the 29 miners killed in the Pike River explosion will learn this morning if their bid to have the mine re-opened has been successful or not. Audio