Morning Report

Doubt cast on Bamiyan being safe for PRT team; PM under pressure over Dotcom spy scandal; Joyce says opposition should support new mines; Forest & Bird on call to withdraw legal challenge against… Read more Audio

A joint initiative to tag dozens of sharks by NIWA and the Department of Conservation has been underway for several years. Audio

If you've ever scoffed at your inbox and said email really is for the birds - you might have been right. Audio

Moriori are calling for the Crown and Ngati Mutunga to give them compensation for the loss of nearly all of their land and the lives of their ancestors - who were killed by Taranaki Maori in the… Read more Audio

Zurich-based Mona Lisa Foundation says this week it will unveil evidence showing that Leonardo painted another version of his famous painting - ten years earlier. Audio

After going largely unrecognised in his homeland during his avant-garde lifetime, the experimental artist Len Lye is to be honoured with an art gallery in New Plymouth dedicated to his works. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

It has been a slash and burn week for hundreds of workers in the state sector. Audio

Chairperson of the Human Rights Foundation Audio

Illegally obtained information on internet tycoon Kim Dotcom could already be in the hands of overseas governments, although the man himself may never get to see it. Audio

Miners from Spring Creek are making their way across Cook Strait this morning to meet with the State Owned Enterprises Minister, Tony Ryall, to present a plan to limit the job losses. Audio