Morning Report

An investigation into solar hot water heaters has revealed they offer only lukewarm benefits for users. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Niue government is pinning its hopes on a hotel spruced up with New Zealand aid money to help keep the small island in the black. Audio

The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, says the prospect of an election in Zimbabwe is putting his power-sharing arrangement with President Robert Mugabe under strain. Audio

In a very unusual occurrence, opposition parties succeeded in passing three members' bills through their first readings and sending them to select committee in Parliament last night. Audio

Planning how to remove the bow of the container ship Rena that's stuck on the Astrolabe reef gets underway today when the American salvage company, Resolve meets the Rena's insurers today. Audio

Inmates at the Hawke's Bay Regional Prison say learning Te Reo Maori and tikanga will help keep them out of jail when they are released. Audio

The Government is considering returning Canterbury's regional council to only a limited form of democracy at next year's local body elections. Audio

The deputy mayor of the Japanese city where 12 victims of the Canterbury Television Building collapse came from, has flown to Christchurch to attend the Royal Commission looking into the disaster. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Fadi Salem is a researcher, based in Dubai who is originally from Aleppo. Audio