Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Maori Party and the Prime Minister have agreed the Government should negotiate with iwi over the vexed question of Maori claims to rights over water in lakes and rivers. Mana Party leader Hone… Read more Audio

Former US state department adviser, Aaron David Miller, is now a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and he says the assassinations in Syria won't bring a… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Olympic track cycling squad is the biggest and arguably the strongest ever with a 15-strong team, plus reserves, heading to London. Southland's Eddie Dawkins will again be the heart of… Read more Audio

The chairman for Air New Zealand, John Palmer, says the company would have found it more difficult to replace its incumbent chief executive, Rob Fyfe, were the airline totally owned by the Government… Read more Audio

Legal experts say Judge David Harvey was right to step down from hearing the Kim Dotcom extradition case after making a controversial quip about the United States being the enemy. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Health authorities in Hawke's Bay have issued a warning today about an outbreak of listeria that's caused one death and contributed to another. Audio

Tributes are flowing for New Zealand's only living Victoria Cross holder, Corporal Willie Apiata, after his decision to leave the Defence Force after 23 years. The Minister of Defence, Jonathan… Read more Audio

Radio NZ Political Editor Brent Edwards was listening to Dr Sharples in the previous interview and makes some observations. Audio

Prime Minister John Key has promised the Maori Party there'll be no foreshore and seabed-style legislation that extinguishes Maori claims to water. The Maori party's co-leader Dr Pita Sharples talks… Read more Audio

A founding member of the main Syrian opposition group, the Syrian National Council, who is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas in the United States, Najib Ghadbian, says the… Read more Audio