Morning Report

The New Zealand First leader says an operational review of the Government Communications Security Bureau is nowhere near adequate, in lieu of a full and independent inquiry into the Dotcom case. Audio

Ngati Kahungunu has come up with an innovative approach to help whanau from Wairarapa to northern Hawke's Bay become tobacco free; A facilitator of a hikoi for young Ngai Tahu descendants to traverse… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Waikato District Health Board is investigating claims that Samoan migrants recruited to work in a meat plant in the remote township of Benneydale, are living in substandard conditions. Audio

High level official sent to review GCSB operations; Treasury paints gloomy picture for economy; Inquiry into substandard conditions for Samoan migrants; NZ bundled out of T20 World Cup after… Read more Audio

An apology from a veteran broadcaster for an insulting politically charged gaff; a massive march for murdered Melbourne woman Jill Meagher; kidnapped Australian woman freed in Ecuador and; Grand… Read more Audio

A science teacher, formerly of Whangarei's Catholic College and who lost his job after taking a public stand on gay rights, is planning to take legal action. Audio

Our correspondent in the Italian capital Josephine McKenna reports. Audio

The YMCA in New Plymouth is trialling a new programme it hopes will help teenage dropouts go back to school. Audio

Te Kohanga Reo National Trust is sticking to its practice of not taking children on a part-time basis - because it goes against the kaupapa of Kohanga Reo; The political inquiry into the health and… Read more Audio

An inquest into the death of zoo-keeper Dalu Mncube, who was mauled by a rare white Bengal tiger at Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Park, gets underway this afternoon. Audio