Morning Report

The Labour Party says the Government is responsible for the international scare over contaminated Fonterra products, describing it as a monumental cock-up. Audio

Christchurch city councillors will decide today how to spend 127 million dollars restoring the city's landmark Town Hall. Audio

More than 11,000 employers fired at least one worker in the first year of the Government's 90 day work rule becoming law. Audio

Technology commentators say it's reasonable for New Zealand authorities to ask Facebook for users' personal information, where necessary, and it would be naive to think otherwise. Audio

The Beijing bureau chief for the Financial Times Jamil Anderlini says it's going to be hard to reverse the damage. Audio

The Fonterra contamination scare has been revealed as having more to do with a botchup than with botulism. Audio

New Zealand has been among several countries receiving briefings in New York overnight as expectations increase that the US will lead a military strike against Syria. Audio

With China and Russia remaining opposed to a strike on Syria, Britain has drafted a resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to authorise "all necessary measures" to protect… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The former arms inspector Hans Blix says US President Barack Obama would lose credibility if there is no action over the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Audio

A lobby group says there's mounting anecdotal evidence of Maori representing themselves in court because they can't afford a lawyer; Businesses from a largely Maori community in the Bay of Plenty will… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio