Morning Report

MPs have voted down changes that would have forced a radical clampdown on alcohol advertising and sponsorship. Audio

Principals say school mergers and closures like those proposed for Christchurch are inevitable in other parts of the country too. They say a falling number of school children in many areas will… Read more Audio

With the US presidential debates now over, the race for the White House is neck-and-neck and could boil down to the effort to get out the vote in just a clutch of swing states. Audio

The head of the BBC has denied helping to cover up sexual abuse by one of its former stars but he has told a Parliamentary commmittee that the broadcaster has been damaged by the associated scandal. Audio

A depressing income forecast for farmers next year could result in some already cash-tight dairy farming businesses collapsing. Audio

The lawyer for a 16-year-old girl who was strip-searched and held in a police cell for more than 36 hours says recommendations in a newly published report would have helped stop the incident… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

There's been widespread support for a report calling for an overhaul of the way police handle teenage offenders but youth justice advocates say proper funding will be essential if it's to succeed. Audio

A Tuhoe leader says the Waitangi Tribunal has delivered a penetrating, sound and honest report on how the Crown treated the iwi and Te Urewera over the past 116 years; The former chairman of the… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Finance Minister says if the High Court finds in the Government's favour next month then the rest of its partial asset sales programme should go as planned. Audio