Morning Report

Heavy rain in South Canterbury and North Otago may have eased slightly but the region's rivers are continuing to flow at dangerously high levels. Audio

Most of the New Zealand Olympic team arrive back in the country this morning. Audio

The Transport Agency may soon be allowed to borrow large sums of money to fund roading projects. Audio

The police, local MPs and senior officials will face worried Whanganui locals this afternoon at a meeting in the city about the release of the serial sex offender, Stewart Murray Wilson. Audio

The inquest into the Fox Glacier skydiver aircraft crash, has heard harrowing eyewitness accounts of the moment the airplane plummeted to the ground. Audio

There has been a major attack in Afghanistan by a gang of suicide bombers in a location rarely touched by the years of violence. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A piece of art painted by Tame Iti, in prison has sold at auction for more than eight thousand dollars. Audio

Eight and a half thousand police officers won't get any payrise next year and only 1 percent in 2014 and 2015. Audio

The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes. Audio

Water levels may have begun to drop in North Otago as heavy rain eases off, but emergency services will continue monitoring a risky situation. Audio

Labour Party MPs start work today with a clear message from their leader David Shearer to keep their mouths shut about rumours of disunity. Audio