Morning Report

To the London Olympics now, where South Africa has been the centre of two controversies at track and field overnight. Audio

Police will continue searching today for the trio lost off the coast of New Plymouth on Wednesday night - though now it is considered a body recovery operation. Audio

Parents have again challenged the Ministry of Education to remove a commissioner from a Maori language school in South Taranaki; Descendants of 13 hapu and iwi in the Auckland region have until noon… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Divers in Tonga claim they've found a ship wreck containing sunken treasure. Audio

The Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has appointed a new prime minister. Audio

A sombre occasion in Christchurch last night as the bodies of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week are welcomed home. Police will continue the search for three missing rock climbers off the… Read more Audio

A new arrival in the Bay of Islands has bird watchers all a twitter. Audio

Thousands of New Zealanders will have to change their diabetes monitoring equipment after a hotly debated decision by Pharmac. Audio

The work practices of the construction manager for the CTV building have been questioned at the Inquiry investigating the building's failure in the February 2011 earthquake. Audio

The Chinese firm poised to own 16 former Crafar farms says its door is still open to Maori groups - if they're still interested in buying some of the land; A Ngati Raukawa kaumatua - highly praised… Read more Audio