Morning Report

Crisis at the BBC, as director general resigns; Ministry of Education on Pamapuria paedophile; NCEA exams begin today; All Blacks down Scotland in spirited rugby test; jam-packed schedule for Prince… Read more Audio

Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

Master builders say do-it-yourselfers will continue to slice off fingers by the thousands if they're allowed to keep hiring power saws with virtually no training. Audio

The Auckland company hoping to set up an export water-bottling business at Whangarei's Poroti Springs says it may be willing to share its water right with tangata whenua; A Poroti spokesperson… Read more Audio

A North Otago council appears to be backing off plans to develop a controversial subdivision in Oamaru, after pushing for years for parliamentary approval to make it possible. Audio

Those involved in the property market say the private sector is unlikely to provide all of the additional housing needed in Auckland over the coming decades. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The result of the US election this week has raised an interesting question - can the Republican party survive as a dominant force on the political landscape, with the changing demographics of America?

Mining opponents promise the Government will have a big fight on its hands if the public doesn't get a say on new plans to allow companies to prospect for oil and gas in New Zealand. Audio

The introduction of a new protection order has been hailed by some domestic abuse campaigners as a breakthrough, but one defence lawyer says it could open the floodgates to more legislative loopholes.

As we said, the unemployment figures are the worst they've been for 13 years. Audio