Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Noise control officers are used to taking a bit of flak but one Auckland officer is earning praise for stepping in to help a besieged policeman. Audio

The Fonterra botulism scare has claimed its first corporate casualty, with the resignation yesterday of the company's New Zealand milk products managing director, Gary Romano. Audio

Canadian-owned Tag Oil expects a decision by the end of the month on resource consents for its Punawai-1 exporatory well near Gisborne, as the project continues to stir controversy on the East Coast. Audio

The Pamapuria community continues to reel from revelations that a trusted teacher was abusing their children. The former Pamapuria School deputy principal James Parker was convicted of 74 charges of… Read more Audio

The Egyptian government has declared a state of emergency, after a crack down on protest camps in Cairo turned deadly. Thousands of supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, had been camped… Read more Audio

Smaller catches and calls to close at least one crowded river to let the species recover have not deterred those awaiting the start of the whitebait season. Audio

Environmental campaigners want superannuation and general investment funds to stop investing in fossil fuels. They say the coal, oil and gas industries produce greenhouse gases and fund managers have… Read more Audio

The first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in three years have begun in Jerusalem, but it's been a low key start. Few details have been released about the location, timing or agenda of the talks… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

An East Coast iwi says it is looking at legal action and street protests over what it says is a lack of consultation with Maori over a proposed oil exploration site north of Gisborne. Audio