Morning Report

You may think of New Zealand as a sporting nation - but it turns out we are a country of couch potatoes. Audio

A group advocating for investors says the guilty verdicts handed to three men over the collapse of the finance company Capital and Merchant have come too late. Audio

The country's largest local body is spending 104 million dollars on a new headquarters four times the size of it's present building. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Statistics New Zealand says last year's babies can expect to live to 91-and-a-half. Audio

The National Party goes into its annual conference this weekend after a rocky start to its second term in office. Audio

The Pike River Royal commission will consider next week whether to re-open hearings into the mining disaster. Audio

It has been revealed KiwiRail was forced to replace sub-standard brakes on all of its 500 Chinese made freight wagons before they entered service last year. Audio

A leading member of the influential Iwi Leaders Group is backing an agreement between the Maori Party and the Prime Minister that Maori interests and rights in water should be negotiated between the… Read more Audio

An investigation has been launched in Christchurch after more than 100 patient documents and health records were found on a suburban street. Audio

It is not only Damascus where fighting is intensifying. Audio

Syria government forces have stepped up their assault on the rebel forces they are battling in the capital Damascus. Audio