Morning Report

Alpine specialists say the couple who died at the weekend left it too late in the afternoon to reach the summit of Mount Taranaki and were caught out by its treacherous and unpredictable weather. Audio

The Wellington Folk Festival has been a finger picking good time now for nearly half a century and featured players from all around the country and overseas. Audio

More ANZ and National Bank customers can now sign up to a class action against the bank, which has been brought for the way it charged some of its fees. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Defence Minister says there will be an investigation into the wounding of a New Zealand sergeant in Afghanistan after a so-called 'inside attack' on Saturday, which left an Afghan soldier dead. Audio

An investigation is under way into a helicopter accident in mountains near Queenstown. Audio

It's the controversy which closed down Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper and has led to a major re-examination of how the British press is regulated. Audio

The spy row with the United States is showing no sign of letting up as new evidence emerges about the extent to which America has been monitoring its allies. Audio

Red-zoned houses in Christchurch could be shifted on to public land and made habitable by Christmas if a re-elected city councillor has his way. Audio

The official Labour Weekend holiday period has ended with the lowest ever road toll. Audio

The focus now turns to recovering the bodies of Hiroki Ogawa and Nicole Sutton from the mountain. The Taranaki police area commander Inspector Blair Telford says the weather's looking clear and the… Read more Audio

An Air Force helicopter is on stand by to retrieve the bodies of two climbers who died after being stranded on Mt Taranaki at the weekend. Audio