Morning Report

Chinese investors who illegally purchased four of the Crafar farms are selling up. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Barack Obama heads to his home town of Chicago today to do something that has never previously been done by a President - vote, nearly two weeks before the election. Audio

The Valley Longwall International Drilling company will be sentenced today for safety failures at the Pike River coal mine, which exploded in November 2010, killing 29 men. Audio

The Auckland Council is shutting its Maori representatives out of its rates debates. Audio

The government's decided to give up to 25 Afghan interpreters working with the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan a chance to settle in this country. Audio

A prominent surgeon is demanding much better scrutiny of all hip and other medical implants used in this country in the wake of new overseas findings. Audio

The Government wants to change the law to bar schools from drug testing students and using sniffer dogs to search for drugs. Audio

Police are promising to reassess how they conduct undercover operations after a harshly critical judgment in the High Court in Nelson involving the Red Devils gang. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The publisher of the Otago Daily Times newspaper is proposing to shed about a quarter of its sub-editing staff in a cost-cutting move. Audio

A legal expert expects more criminal charges will be thrown out by the courts as the fall out from a fake police prosecution in Nelson escalates. Audio