Morning Report

A diplomatic stand-off is raging in London after the granting of political asylum to Julian Assange by Ecuador. Audio

The government's just announced another 121 quake-affected properties in Christchurch's hill suburbs will have to be abandoned. Audio

The education minister is denying claims by a teachers' union that her office accessed teachers' personal information to expose their political opinions to their employers. Audio

A memo leaked to Radio New Zealand shows the Health Ministry is against Government's plan to cancel welfare payments to beneficiaries who fail drugs tests. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A leaked memo from the Ministry of Health shows it's warning the government off its policy to drug test beneficiaries. Audio

The government's plan to sell shares in state owned assets is being likened to killing the goose that lays the golden egg; Whanganui river iwi say they will be talking with the Corrections Department… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Doctors and nurses are bracing for a sudden rush of people needing help, when 120-thousand diabetes patients are forced to use new equipment to monitor their life-threatening illness. Audio

Leaked documents reveal the Health Ministry has serious concerns about the cost of the government's plan to drug test beneficiaries. More than 160 Christchurch residents are finally told the status of… Read more Audio

They say that cheats never prosper, and it seems that's true of both the Olympics, and now the United States National Scrabble Championships. Audio