Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Pakistan has announced a public holiday on Friday to allow protests against the American-made amateur film on Islam that has caused outrage in Muslim countries. Audio

Australian MPs have voted against a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. Audio

A members' bill to raise the minimum wage to 15-dollars an hour has been voted down in Parliament. Audio

Crown lawyers have dismissed as "wholly unrealistic" the demands of a small Far North iwi for a 2-hundred million dollar treaty settlement. Audio

The first in a series of meetings between Canterbury schools and the Education Ministry about a proposed shake up of the region's schools has left some principals feeling more positive - but others… Read more Audio

The Manawatu Gorge has reopened to all traffic, after being closed for most of the past year. Audio

Auckland Transport is hoping to relieve some of the pressure on the public transport system during a planned strike on Monday by adding extra bus and ferry services. Audio

With less than seven weeks before the U.S. Presidential election, a new poll shows that President Obama has strengthened his lead in a number of important swing states. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The family of the murdered Christchurch woman, Rebecca Somerville, say they'd like the property where she lived to be turned into a public park or playground. Audio

Two more government- sponsored hui on water rights took place yesterday, but iwi attending say the scope of the discussion was too narrow. Audio