Morning Report

A Maori council member says Tuwharetoa should be supporting the Waitangi Tribunal claims over fresh water - rather than threatening the crown with legal action over asset sales; Maori in Tamaki… Read more Audio

The British man accused of killing his New Zealand girlfriend, Emily Longley, says he didn't realise she was dead because he was "no paramedic". Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Christchurch residents will find out in two and a half months what their rebuilt central city is going to look like. Audio

Responding to Barack Obama's public support for gay marriage Prime Minister John Key says he also has no problem with same-sex marriage. Audio

Opposition parties say an official document obtained by Radio New Zealand confirms the National-led Government has no plan to make the economy grow faster. Audio

Officials have made urgent calls to New Zealand's trading partners to assure them after the discovery of a fruitfly in Auckland. Audio

Solid Energy says it will take the creation of an entirely new mine at Pike River, before any attempt can be made to recover the remains of the miners killed in the Pike River tragedy. Audio

Fifty-five people have been killed and more than 300 wounded by two suicide car bombs in the Syrian captial, Damascus. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters says the Whanau Ora scheme is a sick joke and should be shut down. Audio