Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

From today, a new company is in charge of running the country's biggest payroll, which delivers more than 150 million in salaries and wages each fortnight to a hundred thousand teachers and other… Read more Audio

Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad has made his first appearance in public since a bomb attack in Damascus last month killed several senior officials. Audio

An offshore search has been underway for an hour this morning for the bodies of the two people still missing after they fell off New Plymouth's Paritutu Rock and into the sea 12 days ago. Audio

The Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, has hit out at the United States in his first public address since seeking refuge at Ecuador's embassy two months ago. Audio

Three New Zealand soldiers serving with the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan's Bamyan province have been killed by a roadside bomb. Audio

A legal challenge to the strict release conditions imposed by the Parole Board on serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson heads to the High Court today. Audio

Auckland's one hundred million dollar public transport ticket project could be about to take an expensive U-turn. Audio

All but one of 2970 red zoned Christchurch property owners have accepted the government's offer to buy their land and homes. Audio

Returning now to our top story and the deaths of three more New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio