Morning Report

Canadian Parliament in lockdown after shooting; Experts says Pike re-entry not as risky as Solid Energy fears; Malaysian defence attache due back in NZ this weekend; Auckland's iconic Queen Street… Read more Audio

A scan of what's thought to be the final resting place of King Harold has been carried out in a bid to find out if the last Anglo-Saxon King of England survived the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Audio

Australian police have abandoned a five-year investigation into the deaths of four Australian and one New Zealand journalist in Timor Leste in 1975. Audio

A Maori Students' Association says ongoing fee hikes for tertiary study may rule tangata whenua out of top jobs; Meanwhile, a significant number of Maori people are returning home from Australia -… Read more Audio

The former Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, who died yesterday aged 98, will be remembered by some for the enormous change he led in his country. Audio

The Black Caps have not made a good start to the cricket season, with a six-wicket loss to South Africa in Mount Maunganui yesterday. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Auckland has inched past Wellington to become the city with the most train trips taken each year. Wellington's Manager of Rail Operations, Angus Gabara and the Chief Operating Officer of Auckland… Read more Audio

The vice-chancellor of AUT University, Derek McCormack, says allowing highly-ranked universities to charge higher fees would not work. Audio

Families struggling to make ends meet say the Government's plan for its third term laid out in yesterday's speech from the throne did little to ease their concerns. Audio

Parliament is back in business after the state opening yesterday, with the Government's plan for the term laid out in the speech from the throne. Audio

The South African athlete, has been given five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Audio