Morning Report

The Finance Minister, Bill English, has indicated that with cost savings high on the agenda, the Budget, will close tax loopholes for high income earners. Audio

The Labour MP, Shane Jones says he'll take time to consider his future in politics, pending an investigation into his dealings with a Chinese businessman. Audio

More than a few trees have died in service of the New Zealand government's budgets. This year you'll be able to view the budget documents and speeches from your cellphone or tablet. Audio

It has been revealed that the Treasury wrote its report on the select committee hearings into the Government's partial asset sales legislation before they were finished. Audio

European leaders have arrived in Brussels for a meeting aimed at finding a way to keep the eurozone crisis from spiralling out of control. It is the first summit of the European Union's 27 countries… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Fifteen months after Hosni Mubarak was swept from power in Egypt after a popular uprising, Egyptians have gone to the polls to elect a president. Audio

Auckand's mayor has fought off renegade councillors to get his 10-year budget through, which includes a rate rise of nearly 4%. Councillors debated the super city's Long-Term Plan yesterday and… Read more Audio

One of the original accused in the Urewera raids case says no one in New Zealand wants to see the four being sentenced to go to jail. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, is promising to deliver a sensible Budget this afternoon as the Government sticks to its aim of getting its books back into surplus in 2014-15. Audio

Internet law expert Rick Shera discusses the FBI taking evidence from the Kim Dotcom case. Audio

The Solicitor-General is refusing to comment on whether copies of electronic files seized at Kim Dotcom's mansion were taken to the United States illegally by the FBI. Audio