Morning Report

The Labour Party says the Maori Party should end its support arrangement with the Government following the Prime Minister's comments on the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal's been told there're three different ways of resolving water ownership claims; The Federation of Maori Authorities expects an agreement it's reached with Industrial Research… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Prime Port company in Timaru yesterday told its staff the container shipping lines companies, Maersk and Hamburg Sud, will stop calling there from mid-September. Audio

Prime Minister in hot water over Tribunal comments, Harawira predicts Maori backlash from PM's comments, Maori Council lawyer speaks on Tribunal case, Anglican church agrees to discuss same sex… Read more Audio

It wasn't just Roger Federer who was in seventh heaven after his record-equalling win at the Wimbledon tennis championships. Thanks to a bequest, the British charity Oxfam was holding a betting slip… Read more Audio

Few sports require quite the degree of gentility, precision and elegance as equestrian dressage. But there's nothing remotely elegant about a row now engulfing the Australian equestrian scene. Audio

A descendant of a Te Arawa iwi has told the Waitangi Tribunal that his tribe's never before said it owned a part of the local Kaituna River, but now it wants that right; The Federation of Maori… Read more Audio

The voting period has been extended in Papua New Guinea's election because of bad weather and problems at the polling booths. Audio

Australian rugby league players and fans say they will be thrilled to welcome Sonny Bill Williams back to the code. The 26-year-old current All Black has confirmed he will return to rugby league in… Read more Audio

Smoking has already been banished from workplaces, restaurants and even some parks - and now a new study suggests it should be banned on public streets too. Audio