Morning Report

The Department of Conservation says it's devastating that the invasive freshwater algae didymo has reached the pristine west coast of Fiordland. Audio

The future of a landmark historic building on Wellington's Lambton Quay is in doubt after Sunday's magnitude 6.5 shake. Audio

EQC's manager for the Canterbury home repair programme, Reid Stiven, respondes to claims of misleading estimates of damage to household foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Audio

Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses are dropping in value because of misleading estimates of damage to foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

St Martins homeowner Tony Somers says his house was assessed twice by EQC but on neither occasion was any measurement taken to determine whether the dwelling was level. Audio

Kohanga Reo National Trust still to apply for accreditation of unapproved qualification that wrongly received government funding; A suicide prevention advisor suggests that help initiatives be driven… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Australia eyes Solomons for asylum seeker detention; Asylum seekers facing riot charges on Nauru appear in court; Fiji leader tells diplomats the country is charting its own course; French presidency… Read more Audio

Provincial mayors say maintenance on their roads is sufffering due to a central government funding cap. Audio

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) criticised for misleading and inadequate measurements on housing foundations when assessing damage to Canterbury homes; Wellington historic building champions vow to… Read more Audio

The judges for the New Zealand Post book awards say it's a promising sign that many of the 2013 finalists have had their books published by smaller publishing houses. Audio