Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

An independent economic institute is forecasting the Government will return its books to surplus a year later than forecast by the Treasury. Audio

Judith Collins admits her interpretation of media reports was wrong. Audio

National continues to avoid committing to tax cuts before the election, but Bill English has put a figure on how much any tax cuts might be worth. Audio

After more than seven weeks of heavy fighting and two thousand deaths, Israel and Hamas have announced yet another truce over Gaza, and unlike the other recent ceasefires, there's hope this one will… Read more Audio

And listening to that report was party leader Winston Peters, who joins the program. Audio

New Zealand First has unveiled its new party list and one of its top-ranked MPs, Andrew Williams, is gone while another sitting MP has been dropped so far down the list she is unlikely to make it back… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Talks are underway between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukranian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the Russian city of Minsk. Audio

A Motiti Island group is calling for the resignation of its Planning Officer, saying he has a conflict of interests. Audio

Mental health professionals say the complex laws for intellectually disabled prisoners who are serving life sentences makes it difficult for the offenders to get the help they need. Audio

Further to our story yesterday about the child sex offender who's spent 44 of the past 45 years in detention. Audio