Morning Report

After sailing 43 thousand nautical miles Team New Zealand finished the Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday by coming second in the Galway In-Port race in Ireland. Audio

The stage for the ANZ netball championship grand final has been set - and it's going to be in Australia. Audio

Dire predictions tougher emmission standards would halve used vehicle imports have failed to materialise. Audio

Donor countries and organisations including the World Bank meeting in Tokyo have promised US$16 billion in aid to Afghanistan. That's on top of the money NATO will spend on supporting the Afghan… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Thousands of Solomon Islanders are attending the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts, now into its second week in the capital, Honiara. Despite widespread doubt about the capabilities of a country to host… Read more Audio

The All Black, Sonny Bill Williams, will soon announce his sporting plans and there is a widespread expectation he will return to rugby league in Australia as well as continue his embryonic boxing… Read more Audio

At least 42 people have died in a heatwave that has brought soaring temperatures to a dozen US states from the Midwest to the East Coast. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal will begin an urgent hearing that the Maori Council hopes will delay the sale of shares in state-owned energy companies. Audio

Peaceful elections have been held in East Timor. The incumbent party, Xanana Gusmao's CNRT, secured 36% of the vote, ahead of Fretilin's 30%. Audio

The Tauranga police will focus on locating a car involved in an attack on two French tourists over the weekend. Audio

Egypt's newly elected president has ordered the country's parliament be reconvened. In June Egypt's constitutional court ruled the country's parliament was invalid and it was dissolved. Audio