Morning Report

A Tongan community leader says the appointment of the King of Tonga's 29 year old daughter as high commissioner to Australia is a backward step for democracy in the kingdom and for Tongans in New… Read more Audio

The Government is pushing for private sector money in what would be a bigger and and brighter convention centre for Christchurch. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

An Auckland bus driver, suspended from work after she left her broken down bus on a railway crosing to alert an oncoming train, has been re-instated. Audio

Kiwirail is downplaying the risk posed by thousands of sleepers rotting under its rail network. Audio

In a year and a half the first charter schools will open their doors, and now the government's spelled-out exactly how they'll be run. Audio

Rowers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan are being celebrated by the New Zealand Olympic team, after claiming the country's first gold medal at the London Games. Audio

Tomorrow night is the beginning of the end for a unique marathon series of Gilbert and Sullivan productions. Audio

The Christchurch Anglican Cathedral is coming down - the only question is, how much of the original building might be left as a foundation for the future. Audio

Secondary school principals are warning that the government's charter schools could damage New Zealand's good international reputation, by backing an experiment. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio