Morning Report

The New Zealand cricketers have won the second Twenty20 match in East London. Audio

The Vatican doesn't usually spring to mind as a centre for fashion. But it's most well known resident, Pope Benedict, has won plaudits from fashion critics for his snappy dress sense. Audio

Hot on the heels of news that Nadzeya Obstapchuk was being stripped of her shot put gold medal after a positive drugs test, came the revelation that a Scrabble player was thrown out the United States… Read more Audio

Some more Christmas thoughts from our political leaders. Audio

The Human Rights Commission says it will try again early next year, to find out what people in New Zealand think the word Rangatiratana means in today's society; An Auckland University scientist is… Read more Audio

On Valentine's Day while many listeners were spending time with that special someone we spared a thought for what happens when things don't quite go as planned. Audio

With less than a day to get the Christmas shopping done, figures for December show spending in eftpos transactions is well up on last year. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

In March we spoke to a Victoria University anthropologist who'd conducted a survey and discovered that if you've grown a beard in the hope of making yourself more attractive then think again. Audio

It's not the fastest of birds but in May a kiwi broke a Guinness world speed record in Huntly . Audio

Let's hear from more of our political leaders with their Christmas thoughts. Audio

A gap in Government guidelines has left the Education Minister, at the centre of a privacy complaint, which the Labour party says may not be an isolated case. Audio