Morning Report

President Obama and Mitt Romney have come face to face for the last time before the US election. Audio

Youth Court chief judge wants teenagers kept out of cells; Farmer's income forecast may signal business collapses; BBC chief says sex abuse claims 'very grave'; 'Cliffhanger' US election awaits on… Read more Audio

Some people may be surprised to learn that quake-battered Christchurch has been included in the Lonely Planet travel guide's list of the top ten cities in the world to visit. Audio

New Zealand veterans of the North Africa Campaign during the second World War are on their way home after attending the 70th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein in Egypt. Audio

The Maori Council and a Waikato hapu collective have been granted a High Court hearing this morning, to challenge the Government's planned sale of the hydro generator Mighty River Power; The biggest… Read more Audio

The glory days of the frontier were relived in Arrowtown this weekend as thousands made their way to the settlement to celebrate 150 years since the discovery of gold. Audio

The remains of four Maori who lived in Marlborough seven centuries ago have offered up clues to finding Hawaiki, the ancestral Polynesian homeland of Maori. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Sir Wilson Whineray has been described as the perfect gentleman, the greatest All Black captain ever, and a sporting and business legend. Audio

The president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino the third, is in New Zealand hoping to persuade the government to redress the trade balance between the two countries. Audio

The Jewish Council says a second act of anti-semitic vandalism in Auckland could be the work of a copy cat. Audio