Morning Report

Councils are warning building consents could cost more as a result of a software upgrade being run by the Australian company which dominates the local market for the processing of consents. Phil… Read more Audio

An update from RNZ's sports team. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Oji Fibre Solutions Penrose mill is permanently closing, with its last day open being 18 December this year. Reporter Jessica Hopkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from outside the meeting at the Penrose… Read more Audio

A Hamilton councillor says he will ignore a recommendation to publicly apologise and undergo training for an expletive-laden rant to another council. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio

Nearly all Comancheros gang members are now facing charges after a massive three-year investigation into money laundering, drug trafficking, and military-style training. Labour Party leader Chris… Read more Audio

An interactive map to preserve indigenous knowledge and help Maori abroad reconnect with their turangawaewae has been updated for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - Maori Language Week. University of Otago's Dr… Read more Audio

A domestic violence victim who was ordered to pay her abuser's court costs then had some success on appeal, is now faced with chasing him to pay his share of the bill. Amy Williams has the story. Audio

An economist says the next set of growth numbers will be negative. Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Nearly all Comancheros gang members are now facing charges after a three-year investigation into money laundering, drug trafficking, and military-style training. Sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert says… Read more Audio

Seventy-five workers at the Oji paper recycling mill in Auckland will find out this morning if they'll have jobs in the lead up to Christmas. E Tu union spokesperson Joe Gallagher spoke to Corin Dann.

Philip Polkinghorne's lawyer says he's been wrongly branded a villain as the Crown seeks to have him convicted for murder. Felix Walton has more. Audio