Morning Report

Yesterday morning at 9.26, one-point-three million people dropped, covered and held on in a nationwide earthquake drill. Audio

Ngai Tahu has bounced back from last year's net profit slump - posting a six-fold increase of nearly 100 million dollars in one year; The chief negotiator for Tuhoe believes few people have attended… Read more Audio

Two Bay of Plenty councils are throwing their support behind a multi million dollar proposal for a new tertiary education campus in Tauranga. Audio

Palmerston North ratepayers will have to foot a bill of more than 130-thousand dollars for a report on the pollution of the Manawatu River- which mostly revealed what they already knew. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Minister for Energy and the Conservation Minister will have an equal say over whether mining projects need to go out for public consultation under new legislation now making its way through… Read more Audio

Apartment owners in Wellington are facing massive hikes in insurance premiums, with some increasing more than 10-fold. Audio

Victims of crime are welcoming changes to the Parole Act introduced to Parliament yesterday, designed to tighten eligibility for criminals who refuse to accept their guilt or undergo rehabilitation. Audio

The Security Intelligence Service has been brought into the Kim Dotcom controversy. Audio

The Government is nearing the end of its consultation hui with selected tribes to discuss its plan to partially privatise some state-owned companies. Audio

Auckland Council hopes the Government will change the law so it can fast-track a new set of rules for property development and planning in the region. Audio