Morning Report

A second trial is about to get under way of a hotly debated new kind of health worker known as a physician assistant. Audio

British MPs have been quizzing multinational companies in a bid to find out why they seem to make a lot of money but pay so little tax. Audio

The Insurance Council is mounting a legal challenge against the Christchurch City Council over its rules regarding earthquake-prone buildings. Audio

Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, is being branded 'out of touch' and 'in denial' after giving a news conference confirming he will cooperate with a federal royal commission… Read more Audio

The company behind the problem prone schools payroll system, Talent 2, is being asked to 'please explain'. Audio

More than 100-thousand people are expected to go to the country's largest A&P show which starts today. Audio

A big-budget film about the last days of the life of Christ that foundered four years ago under the weight of its debts appears headed for resurrection. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The sun will be reduced to a thin crescent in parts of the country this morning by the most dramatic eclipse in decades. Audio

A clampdown on prisoners' property means inmates can now have only a standard plastic container of personal belongings in their cells. Audio

The jury in the James Lawrence murder trial will return to the High Court today to consider whether the man accused of killing the toddler is guilty of his murder. Audio

Another top commander in the United States military has been caught up in the scandal that has already led to the resignation of CIA director David Petraeus. Audio