Morning Report

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The country's first dementia unit for elderly prison inmates is to be set up. Audio

The delays to emissions trading, a sensible response in uncertain times or a lack of interest in the environment? The Earthquakes Commission hears two chances were missed to inspect the CTV building… Read more Audio

Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

An Auckland councillor is waging a battle against what are being called shoebox shops on Queen Street, questioning whether they have a place on the city's Golden Mile. Audio

A speed flier skier, trapped in an icy canyon at Canterbury's Temple Basin ski field, has been found and taken to the ski resort for medical attention. Audio

The country's highest-ranking Maori police officer says the police won't give up trying to reconnect with the eastern Bay of Plenty iwi of Tuhoe; A west Auckland Maori authority says it's looking… Read more Audio

A Bay of Plenty intermediate school is taking the Ministry of Education to the High Court today in a last ditch effort to stop the school's closure. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Australia's heaviest polluters will now have to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

The Economic Development minister, Steven Joyce, says he can't yet predict the number of people who will be made redundant as a result of combining four government agencies into one 'super ministry'. Audio