Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector Audio

The newly elected Hawke's Bay Regional councillor, Rick Barker, says the former council has failed to keep residents informed about the proposed Ruataniwha Dam. Audio

A new report from the The Institute of Economic Research says increased taxes and reduced government spending are needed to help meet the cost of our aging population. Audio

The former chief executive of New Zealand Post says the company is having to deal with the same problem affecting all the world's mail delivery companies - a severe decline in their core business. Audio

Iwi want the more than two-thousand Maori children in State care out of the hands of strangers. Audio

Joining us is William Curtayne a Portfolio Manager from Milford Asset Management. Audio

The Government is determined to press ahead with its partial privatisation programme despite a lukewarm response to the sale of shares in Meridian Energy. Audio

The police union says the removal of back-office staff is putting public safety at risk as frontline officers are forced to pick up the slack. Audio

A bill to update the adoption laws has been scuppered at its first reading, being rubbished by Government MPs as a lazy, sloppy piece of work. Audio

A furious German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called the United States President Barack Obama after being told the US may have spied on her mobile phone. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio