Morning Report

A Department of Corrections executive is certain it can reduce the rate of Maori inmates re-offending, and hopes it could lead to Maori-focussed programmes no longer being needed; The Labour Party has… Read more Audio

A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has described Brazil's preparations for the twenty-sixteen Games in Rio de Janeiro as the worst he has ever seen. The IOC's vice president, John… Read more Audio

The opening of the new extended winter season for mountain bikers wanting to tackle one of New Zealand's Great Walks has been delayed by extensive storm damage to the Heaphy Track. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The chief economists for Westpac and HSBC banks, Dominick Stephens and Paul Bloxham, join Morning Report to discuss Labour's new economic policy. Audio

The Government says Labour's prepared to force the poor to save against their will in a likely fruitless attempt to keep down interest rates. The Labour Party has announced it would make KiwiSaver… Read more Audio

Maori whose ancestors fought at Gate Pa a hundred-and-50 years ago say that history's no longer hidden. Audio

Christchurch residents who've been flooded four times this year should find out in two weeks what the city council will do to tackle the problem. A council taskforce has been given the deadline… Read more Audio

The Argentinian city of Mendoza is in shock after a New Zealand tourist was killed during a botched robbery. The man, understood to be 31-year-old Nicholas Heyward, who has been living in Australia… Read more Audio

In London millions of people are being affected by an ongoing tube strike. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union walked out over plans to close all ticket offices at a cost of 960 jobs. Audio

Logistics staff at the Lyttleton Port voted last night to extend a one-off planned strike to include multiple stoppages over a period of weeks. The eleven staff, who are members of the Rail and… Read more Audio

New restrictions on infant formula imports take effect in China tomorrow and many exporters are still scratching their heads as to whether they'll be able to export there. A Chinese audit of New… Read more Audio