Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The two men who would be Prime Minister went head-to-head for the first time on live television last night. Read more Audio

The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is continuing to insist someone representing the National Party minister, Judith Collins, approached him to ask if he could work with her after the… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has laid a complaint with police, following the publication of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics, which was based on emails and Facebook posts hacked from his… Read more Audio

A human rights organisation is welcoming charges being laid in a landmark people trafficking case. Audio

The country's racing watchdog says allegations a New Zealand jockey deliberately rode his horse to lose, so that his bets on a rival horse were successful, threaten the very fabric of thoroughbred… Read more Audio

Ukraine's President says Russian forces have invaded the war-torn east of the country and the United Nations' Security Council has called an emergency session in New York, as the crisis intensifies. Audio

An industrial specialist says yesterday's fatality at the Port of Lyttleton is yet another severe indictment on the owners, directors and management. Audio

The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, says someone representing the National Party minister, Judith Collins, approached him to ask if he could work with her after the election, if he couldn't… Read more Audio

A High Court judge's decision to supress details of a brutal murder is being questioned. Audio

The gloves came off as David Cunliffe squared up to John Key in their first televised leaders debate last night on TVNZ Audio