Morning Report

Our reporter, Tim Graham joins us from outside Whanganui Prison. Audio

In the past hour, the serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been released from prison. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Australia has just announced a radical change to its carbon tax scheme. Audio

Accusations that a Crown agent and a senior Maori welfare manager had a personal dislike for each other have been made at a hearing into the axing of a valuable social services contract; An Auckland… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has just minutes ago been released from prison. Audio

Whanganui District Council to reject Stuart Murray Wilson, Latest from outside Whanganui Prison, $10 million set aside for more speed cameras, New drug testing legislation aims to humilate… Read more Audio

Tropical Storm Isaac has disrupted US offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico and is threatening to hit Louisiana on the anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Audio

A west Auckland urban Maori authority says it would not have poured money and resources into delivering a Government welfare scheme, if it had known the plug was about to be pulled; An Auckland iwi… Read more Audio

The former president of the foundation for cosmetic and plastic surgery says the number of botched procedures is likely to be a lot more than is being reported. Audio