Morning Report

A top mountaineering instructor says parents should demand to know the experience and training levels of outdoor education trainers. Audio

The mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, is calling for more protection for people in public office. Audio

The Rural Fire Service is warning residents in fire-affected areas not to become complacent, after the downgrading of warnings for major blazes burning across New South Wales. Audio

With us in our Wellington studio is Sir Michael Cullen. Audio

Up to a thousand jobs will be lost as New Zealand Post responds to falling mail volumes. Audio

Russia has dropped the piracy charges against 30 Greenpeace activists. Audio

The Government says it will press on with its asset sales programme despite a lukewarm market response to the sale of shares in Meridian Energy. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Russia has dropped the piracy charged against 30 Greenpeace activists. Audio

The Labour Party says the Government has essentially given half of Meridian Energy away and says its asset sales programme is officially a failure. Audio

A manager at the Hauraki Maori Trust Board believes bureaucracy is preventing it from looking after more of the tribe's children or young people in State care; The principal Maori advisor to Child… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio