Morning Report

The Norwegian Broadcasting Service's Tomm Kristiansen has been a regular contributer to Morning Report during Breivik's 10-week trial, he says there's a sense of relief all over the country with the… Read more Audio

Calls for a capital gains tax reignited after Inland Revenue published figures revealing just half of all New Zealanders worth more than $50-million are paying the top personal tax rate. Audio

The first human to set foot on the Moon has taken the final step in his journey. Neil Armstrong's biographer Dr James Hansen describes the space pioneer's life. Audio

Syrian opposition activists have accused President Bashar al-Assad's army of massacring hundreds of people in the town of Daraya, close to the capital Damascus. Audio

The Maori Party is meeting the Government this morning to urge it to take account of last Friday's Waitangi Tribunal report into water and delay the sale of shares in Mighty River Power. Audio

The Government has been accused of trying to downplay the dangers posed by people who take illegal drugs and then drive. Audio

The lawyer acting for serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson is confident he can convince the High Court to reduce the restrictions that are to be imposed on his client. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The lawyer for convicted sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson is confident the High Court will agree Wilson should not be electronically monitored, or require escorting by two minders every time he… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Waitangi Tribunal unable to establish whether Maori have rights to aquifers; Maori Council's legal team says Waitangi Tribunal findings on water rights offer win-win solution to Crown and claimants; A… Read more Audio

Labour says New Zealand needs to be careful not to impose its ideas on other Pacific Islands Forum nations; opposition in PNG to Nautilus Minerals' sub-marine exploration in the Bismarck Sea, the… Read more Audio