Morning Report

The serial rapist Stewart Murray Wilson is to appeal stringent conditions placed on his release from prison. Audio

The search for two students and their outdoor pursuits instructor in the seas off New Plymouth will be resuming shortly. Audio

A Ngati Raukawa kaumatua - highly praised for helping the tribe reach a Deed of Settlement - will be buried on Saturday; The Chinese firm poised to own 16 former Crafar farms says its door is still… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

More details have emerged about the fate of the white supremacist gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in the US state of Wisconsin. Audio

19 people have died in severe flooding in the Philippines capital, Manila. Audio

Hopes fading for three lost off coast of New Plymouth, New Plymouth mayor says town shocked by rock accident, Sailing crew wins silver, NZ's 100th Olympic medal, NZ women fall to the Netherlands in… Read more Audio

Back to the Olympics now, and the Chinese dragon is roaring. Audio

Scientists have shown the moa survived major climate change - only to be forced to extinction by the arrival of humans. Audio

The Christchurch Mayor says "it's no skin off his nose" if he doesn't travel to sister cities over the coming years, but wants the council to hurry up and decide. Audio

The Chairman of a group reviewing the operations of a West Coast Maori health provider which was on the verge of being insolvent, says there's now a proposed plan to take it into the future; A… Read more Audio