Morning Report

Opponents to proposed Government changes to prison strip searches say they could give a free reign to rogue prison guards to humiliate and degrade inmates. Audio

The Green Party will focus on how to expand its presence in Parliament at its annual meeting this weekend. Audio

The growing backlash against the government's education reforms and signs its political partners are getting nervous. As the violence in Syria escalates, the United States accuses Russia of… Read more Audio

A government advisory group has warned that a large number of under-five-year olds - especially those in poor neighbourhoods - may not be receiving a good quality education. Audio

Australian miners insist they have nothing against New Zealanders working across the Tasman despite union concerns about the influx of foreign workers. Audio

Peter O'Neill has been sworn in as Papua New Guinea's prime minister. Audio

A rugby club is defending its use of a Whanau Ora grant - which is facing political criticism; The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, says Winston Peters hasn't grasped what the new social… Read more Audio

Staying with rates and further north, the embattled mayor of the Kaipara District has welcomed an offer of help from the government to tackle its rates and debt crisis. Audio

The Christchurch City Council will this morning begin hearing from about two hundred locals keen to have their say on the draft annual plan for the quake-damaged city. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The former editor of the News of the World has been arrested under suspicion of perjury, the latest development in the phone hacking scandal that has engulfed British media and politics. Audio