Morning Report

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Labour Party says the government's new welfare bill does nothing to help beneficiaries. Audio

Some iwi are planning to boycott today's hui called by the Government to discuss water rights. Audio

The Maori Council has told Radio New Zealand that no tribes' from the Tainui region are going to the government's consultation hui on water rights; Pressure is mounting to review the legislation… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

South Island mayors are forming an island-wide political lobby group to counter Auckland's growing power. Audio

A beneficiaries' advocate says reducing the grace period where people can still get the domestic purposes benefit when their circumstances change suddenly is mean spirited. Audio

Maori council says iwi will boycott government water hui, South Island council alliance to counter Auckland power, Paula Bennett outlines changes to welfare system, Christchurch schools start fight… Read more Audio

Professor Francis Schwarze, from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials, Science and Technology, has discovered a way of treating wood used to make relatively cheap violins, to give it special… Read more Audio

One of the biggest stories in Australia today is the weekend attempt to storm the US consulate in Sydney. Audio

The embattled Rata Te Awhina Trust - which provides Maori health services on the South Island's West Coast - is bringing in more leaders with greater experience to sort out its problems; The Maori… Read more Audio