Morning Report

An Auckland property developer says the Government's attempts to make housing more affordable may mean house prices fall only by as little as ten percent. Audio

The Crown's countering an iwi's argument that oil drilling doesn't pump money back into local economies; The Chair of the group organising the final hui of the 28th Maori Battalion next month says the… Read more Audio

An agribusiness commentator says union calls for the Government to step in and save the meat industry is wishful thinking. Audio

Shareholders in the new Hurricanes super rugby franchise are adamant they'll get a return on their investment valued at about three million dollars. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The unemployment rate for people of Asian descent in New Zealand has almost doubled in the past four years. Audio

Agencies helping unemployed Pacific people say many lack the training and skills to compete in the job market, despite the fact that there are jobs out there. Audio

Christchurch principals say the hiring of one their own to advise the Ministry of Education on controversial merger and closure decisions will add much needed local knowledge to a process that had… Read more Audio

Far North iwi chief says the Kaitaia community has been left devastated in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal. Audio

The Police and Corrections Minister is pressing ahead with plans to set up a register of sex offenders, with hopes to have it in place by 2014. Audio

It's Cup Day in Christchurch, with more than 20,000 punters expected to descend on Addington Raceway. Audio