Morning Report

Ten people were evacuated from two homes in Coal Creek, near Greymouth, because of flooding. The Grey District Mayor, Tony Kokshoorn, updates the programme. Audio

Freezing temperatures and icy roads are the new menace across Canterbury this morning, as yesterday's severe weather system moves on. Audio

Scott Guy's father has told the High Court in Wellington that his farm gun was not locked away in a safe, but hidden behind a cupboard on the day his son was shot dead. Audio

The ongoing legal battle over evidence seized from Kim Dotcom's house during a police raid could delay his extradition hearing. Audio

Opposition parties are accusing the Government of trampling over parliamentary process as it rushes its controversial asset sales legislation through the finance and expenditure select committee. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the ratings of six German banks including the country's second-biggest lender Commerzbank. Luis Garicano is a Professor of Economics and Strategy at the… Read more Audio

Power was cut to thousands of homes when the snow hit yesterday, with many left without electricity overnight. Orion lines company chief executive Rob Jamieson updates the programme. Audio

The North Canterbury area manager for the New Zealand Transport Agency, Barry Stratton, updates the programme. Audio

School sector groups say the government can avoid cutting teacher numbers and save millions of dollars from its education spending by cutting staffing at the education ministry and deferring new… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister denies the cabinet ever discussed the possibility child abusers could be sterilised. The former Green MP and campaigner on welfare issues, Sue Bradford, and the national director of… Read more Audio

The National Party's proposal to give the courts the power to order some parents not to have any more children may struggle to gain support from its parliamentary allies. Audio