Morning Report

New Zealand companies are being urged to look at doing business in Thailand, and not be put off by the volatile political situation in the South East Asian country. Audio

New Zealand's national airline has become ensnared in a row over its foray into Australia. Audio

The think tank the New Zealand Initiative estimates the country is short of 80 thousand homes and it wants radical reform to increase supply and lower prices. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The failure to secure bail for an unwell Australian Greenpeace activist does not bode well for two New Zealanders also imprisoned in St Petersburg in Russia. Audio

The jurors deciding the Rae Portman murder trial will hear the Judge's summing up today, before retiring to consider their verdicts. Audio

Parliament's Health Select Committee has criticised the Education Review Office for what it describes as 'very passive' monitoring of how schools teach sex education. Audio

A manhunt is underway in France after a gunman opened fire in the Paris offices of a newspaper overnight, as well as outside a major bank. Audio

A former senior constable pleaded guilty to sexual assault and corruption charges yesterday - but it's not yet clear how many women have laid complaints. Audio

Audio from Pike River including explosion. Audio

Audio from Pike River on the day of the explosion with RNZ Morning Report pre-commentary. Audio

Today on the third anniversary of the Pike River disaster that claimed 29 lives, Radio New Zealand can for the first time bring you a recording of the last contact with anyone down the coal mine. Audio