Morning Report

The international ratings agency, Standard & Poor's, has cut Fonterra's credit rating from A-plus to A, saying its planned joint venture with a Chinese firm suggests a more aggressive risk appetite… Read more Audio

Calls for a Royal Commission into the National Party's conduct are growing as more allegations emerge of intimating and underhand tactics by Ministers and their staff. Audio

A group which opposes the Marine and Coastal Act, has been granted permission to be heard on an iwi's application for customary marine title in Ikaroa-Rawhiti. A Whanganui Maori development… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Labour MP Phil Goff says he hopes an inquiry into the handling of an official information request to the country's spy agency will establish whether the blogger Cameron Slater received… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Goff welcomes call to appear at SIS inquiry, National Party's conduct under scrutiny, Labour Party wants Collins' office sealed, Labour reaction to Judith Collins resignation, Lawyer says inquiry into… Read more Audio

Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

Today New Zealand and Samoa are marking the centenary of New Zealand's invasion of Samoa with commemorations in Auckland and Apia. Read more Audio

New research predicts the number of hip and knee replacements in New Zealand will skyrocket over the next decade. Audio

A case in which a South Island man applying for customary marine title over two of the Titi islands, will be the first of its kind to be tested in a High Court. A professor in business management says… Read more Audio