Morning Report

The Minister of Education is refusing to talk about controversial changes to class sizes and teacher job losses signalled in the budget that have unions, teachers and principals around the country up… Read more Audio

Firefighters in Doha have told of the devastating scene as they tried in vain to rescue children trapped in this week's shopping mall fire. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The lawyer for the families of the Pike River Mine disaster says a government agency should be given responsibility for body recovery so that families are no longer left on their own when it comes to… Read more Audio

Harrowing tales are emerging of the deadly fire which killed New Zealand triplets in Doha two days ago. Audio

Waikato-Tainui says it's not fair that Tami Iti has received the same jail sentence as a hunter who accidentally killed someone; A rugby club is defending its use of a Whanau Ora grant - which is… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The secondary teachers union says the government is putting out inconsistent messages about its plan to increase class sizes. Audio

Firefighters in Doha tell of the devastating scene as they tried in vain to rescue children trapped in this week's shopping mall fire. The parents of the triplets killed in the fire speak of the… Read more Audio

After years of debate and controversy, the Whangarei District Council has decided to go ahead and build a Hundertwasser art centre. Audio

The former friends of the mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik, have described to a Norweigan court how he became increasingly isolated after leaving high school. Audio