Morning Report

The Mana Party says it fully expects its caucus to be targeted by the government's spy agency, under its new legislation; The government's been swamped with submissions on the controversial Ngapuhi… Read more Audio

A further round of fraud cases sent to the police by the Earthquake Commission may just be the beginning as the rebuild of Christchurch moves into high gear. Audio

The owner of a ferry that sank in Papua New Guinea last year has been let out on bail after being arrested on 162 counts of manslaughter. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The rate of youth offending has reached an all time low. Audio

That's the most-talked about question from last night's leaders debate between the Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and the opposition leader, Tony Abbott, in Brisbane. Audio

The United Nations is sitting in urgency in New York, amid allegations that a chemical weapons attack in Syria has killed hundreds of people near Damascus. Audio

The Prime Minister is continuing to defend changes to the law surrounding the GCSB, and says New Zealanders have nothing to fear from the legislation which passed its final vote in Parliament last… Read more Audio

The Department of Conservation says five kea have died of poisoning during the first field study of the use of a bird repellent in an aerial 1080 operation. Audio

Australians were treated to several fiesty exchanges between the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the opposition leader, Tony Abbott, in the second leaders debate in Brisbane last night. Audio

Japan's nuclear agency is raising the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima plant from one to three on an international scale. Audio