Morning Report

Polytechnics are warning the government's decision to open millions of dollars of their funding to competition from the private sector could be the death knell for some institutions. Audio

At least nine people have been killed in the Mont Blanc mountains in what French police are calling one of the worst single disasters in the French Alps. Audio

The horrific car crash which claimed the lives of 4 Argentineans near Mt Ruapehu on Wednesday night has prompted calls for people to take extra care when driving in the popular holiday area. Audio

Whangarei's departing police chief is being criticised by his own union for airing what it calls dirty laundry in public. Audio

An urgent inquiry into water rights has heard Mighty River Power is the wrong state asset to be opened up to private investors first because it's too tangled up in the water ownership debate. Audio

With just 15 days to go before the start of the Olympic Games in London, three and a half thousand troops have had to be called in to bolster security. Audio

The Transport Agency is making a major change to one of the roads of national significance in an effort to save 300-million dollars. Audio

Concerns about reduced competition in the telecommunications market are being downplayed. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Transport Agency says instead of spending 400-million dollars on a four lane expressway from Otaki to Levin, it will now spend just a quarter of that to simply upgrade the existing two-lane… Read more Audio

The Telecommunications Users Association is playing down concerns the takeover of New Zealand's second largest phone company will create a cosy duopoly. Audio

Waikato Regional Council has paid tribute to one of Maoridom's most respected leaders, Timoti (Timi) te Heuheu, who died yesterday; A Northland iwi chairperson has told the Waitangi Tribunal that… Read more Audio