Morning Report

Ballots for out-of-zone places at popular schools like Auckland Grammar may become a thing of the past because the places are being snapped up by the children of former students. Audio

The union which represents miners is worried that the mining industry will try to stymie attempts to set up a strong system of check inspectors at the country's underground mines. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Flights have been cancelled, roads have been closed and there have been blackouts in some parts of the United Kingdom, where they are experiencing heavy snowfalls and icy temperatures. Audio

A whirlwind tour of New Zealand's Antarctic territory wraps up for the Prime Minister today, but bad weather has meant his wish list remains incomplete. Audio

Fire investigators will return to the scene of an Auckland apartment building fire this morning, trying to establish how it started and why no alarms went off. Audio

The troubled 23 year old rugby player Zac Guildford, has voluntarily stood down from the Crusaders after admitting a late-night incident in Christchurch last weekend at a house party. Audio

The bodies of at least 25 foreign hostages and 32 militants have been found at a gas plant in Algeria, but the government warns that number is likely to rise. Audio

One of the central elements of the Mega site is that all of the files are encrypted, meaning only those people with key code for the files are able to access them. Audio

Kim Dotcom is an internet millionaire but with his funds frozen, he needed outside investment for his new website. Audio

Kim Dotcom has launched his new internet site, Mega, with a massive, high tech, high -octane party. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio