Morning Report

The former chief of the Defence Force, Sir Bruce Ferguson, says a leaked Defence Force document that calls investigative journalists subversives who pose a similar threat to security as criminals and… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A former Chief of Defence, Sir Bruce Ferguson, says it is concerning that defence chiefs have singled out investigative journalists as a subversive threat to the country. Audio

The Minister of Finance, Bill English, says Maori economic development is becoming less dependent on the government; A petition with nearly two-thousand signatures calling for Poverty Bay to be called… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, has welcomed a Labour Party promise to ban foreigners living abroad from buying homes in New Zealand. Audio

Former Chief of Defence Force concerned, Defence documents ranks investigative journalists as threat, Labour's housing policy labelled desperate and racist, Labour wants to restrict foreign ownershop… Read more Audio

Let's cross to Melbourne now for a chat with our correspondent Donna Demaio. Audio

The farm that is Hobbiton, the mountain that became Mordor, the snow-lined ridge the Lord of the Rings fellowship trekked over. Audio

The Education Review Office and some educators say the Ministry of Education needs to go back to the drawing board and create a new model for students who cannot attend schools. Audio

A bill proposing to strengthen an agency's spying powers has prompted Ngai Tuhoe to consider preparing itself - in case the bill is made law; Three Bay of Plenty councils are working together to make… Read more Audio