Morning Report

A new simulation of a Gulf of Mexico-style oil well blowout off the Taranaki coast predicts crude oil would swamp sensitive estuaries and Auckland's western beaches. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Climate scientists say changed weather patterns mean we should expect to see more extreme bushfires like the ones burning out of control in New South Wales. Audio

Greenpeace says computer modelling it commissioned shows that IF oil wells to be drilled next month off the Taranaki and Otago suffer a Gulf of Mexico-style blowout, the environmental damage would be… Read more Audio

The largest Maori land administrator might end up footing the bill to shore up some whenua under threat from erosion; A Bill to put Tuhoe's Treaty settlement into law will have its first reading in… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The British foreign secretary, William Hague, says President Bashar al-Assad can play no role in a future Syrian government. Audio

Oil disaster model, Child Youth and Family review, Solid Energy, NSW fires, Ruataniwha dam, Raetihi water, Brendan Horan. Audio

Scientists in the United States believe they're a hair closer to a cure for baldness. Audio

The Auckland Council is being urged to get serious about Pasifika development by setting up a high-level policy unit and hiring senior Pasifika managers to run it. Audio

A Ngati Whatua o Kaipara leader is challenging the Minister of Education to act after the closure of the last Maori classroom in its rohe; In a statement, the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, says… Read more Audio