Morning Report

A patched gang member who wants to open a cage fighting club for troubled teenagers in Upper Hutt insists it is aimed at helping people, not recruiting them to the Head Hunters. Audio

Mining companies appear to have pushed for a relaxation of rules governing their industry during a review of the Crown Minerals Act. Audio

Papers obtained by Radio New Zealand reveal the pressure being put on the Government to make it easier for mining companies to operate in this country. Audio

While the Kim Dotcom controversy continues in New Zealand, in the United States legitimate users of the Megaupload site are fighting to get their data back. Audio

Cantabrians struggling to cope with electricity bills for quake-damaged homes are being given a bonus round of grants from the Red Cross. Audio

The Health Minister has vetoed an extension to the fruit in schools programme, saying there's not enough money to go round. Audio

The Guardian newspaper's technology editor, Charles Arthur, says he understands British intelligence services undertook an audit of Huawei's source code. Audio

The Government is being accused of having a cavalier attitude towards national security, by ignoring mounting international concerns over the ability of a Chinese company to engage in espionage and… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

School leaders and child poverty groups are backing the Green Party in condemning a decision by the Government not to extend its Fruit in Schools programme. Audio

A Chinese company's involvement in the rolling out of high speed broadband in New Zealand is again being questioned in the light of a highly critical United States report. Audio

Te Papa Museum has praised the generosity of overseas museums to help repatriate hundreds of ancestral Maori remains to their tribal descendants; The Iwi Education Authority, Te Maru o Nga Kura o… Read more Audio