Morning Report

Govt wants law change to allow borrowing for transport projects, Infrastructure Council favours changes to transport funding, Law Commission wants cyber-bullying criminalized, Labour MPs told to fall… Read more Audio

How long does it take to unload your bags, find a trolley, wrangle children and farewell your loved ones before setting off overseas? Audio

The Department of Conservation is keeping tracks near Mount Tongariro closed until they know more about the behaviour of the mountain. Audio

The SPCA says proposed changes to animal welfare laws will make it easier to crack down on rule-breakers. Audio

The Ngati Kahu leader, Margaret Mutu, says she feel sorry for private property-owners caught up in the iwi's land claim; New Zealand First is welcoming official scrutiny of Whanau Ora spending; Tai… Read more Audio

Wellington Rape Crisis will be closing its doors one day a week as it struggles to make ends meet. Audio

Opposition parties are asking why it took so long to appoint commissioners to run Kaipara District Council. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A hearing has been told that parts of the Canterbury Television building didn't meet the building code, and that structural improvements made several years later were suspect. Audio

Rena's salvors will decide soon whether today is the day to lift the broken vessel's bow off of Tauranga's Astrolabe reef. Audio

The Electoral Commission says the number of MPs in Parliament may need to be increased. Audio