Morning Report

Authorities say the chance of a widespread fruitfly infestation is looking increasingly unlikely- but that hasn't stopped them from sending more than a hundred extra staff to Auckland this week to… Read more Audio

An American exchange student remains in critical condition this morning, after a car accident near Turangi that killed three others. 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; Trustees of a… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

One of Afghanistan's top peace negotiators has been assasinated in his car during rush hour in Kabul. Audio

The chief coroner has won backing for his call to change the way coroners' recommendations are handled. Audio

Turangi car crash, HIV positive primary school student, Avondale fruit fly, Monday-ising public holidays, Greece politics, tax cuts, internet acccess for schools. Audio

Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

The government is being urged to be cautious as it plans how it will store personal data in the future, especially if it is considering contracts with overseas companies. Audio

Tenants at a Housing New Zealand complex in Wellington, say their lives have been thrown into disarray after being told they have six days to leave their homes. Audio

Auckland health authorities say they've reduced the rate of hospital-acquired infections in patients by improving hand hygiene. Audio