Morning Report

Mana Party warns prescription price increase could have fatal consquences; unions baulk at proposed employment law changes; New Zealand photojournalist freed from a Zimbabwean prison; Elliot Turner… Read more Audio

Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes Audio

Despite some - sometimes inconceivable - setbacks, new and innovative businesses are starting to emerge in post-quake Christchurch. Audio

The Maori Council says it's lined up some of the best researchers in the world for its Waitangi Tribunal hearing over freshwater and the sell-off of stakes in some state owned assets; The body… Read more Audio

Ugandan authorities say they are a step closer to capturing Joseph Kony, the rebel leader made famous by an internet campaign earlier this year. Audio

A Wellington woman has been chosen to paddle in a dragon boating crew of breast cancer survivors as part of the Queen's diamond jubilee pageant in London next month. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The new All Black coach Steve Hansen has named his wider training group and there are some new faces. Audio

A group of Northland residents are calling for government intervention in a dispute over rates rises. Audio

There are now more than ten thousand fewer truck journeys as a result of a two year old scheme designed to boost productivity. Audio

An American exchange student remains in critical condition this morning, after a car accident near Turangi that killed three others. Audio