Morning Report

A brand and marketing consultant is backing a ministerial push for a Maori representative to be at all international trade talks involving countries with indigenous people; The Government isn't ruling… Read more Audio

The Department of Conservation and industry groups are trying new ways to get the safety message across to those who tackle the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Audio

The future of council-funded events may be in jeopardy if the new Local Government Amendment bill before parliament becomes law. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Faye Kennedy was one of the 115 people who perished inside the CTV building and her husband, Brian, says he wants an apology from the engineer who designed the office block. Audio

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission begins looking into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building today, with dramatic evidence due to be heard from some of the survivors. Audio

A lawyer specialising in youth justice is calling for the Childrens' Commissioner to investigate the case of a young woman placed in the care of a convicted rapist. Audio

We talk to Egyptian political writer Ashraf Khalil. Audio

An Auckland high school principal is disputing findings by an American academic that some of the city's secondary schools are deliberately skewing their zones to get a higher decile rating. Audio

Egyptians have chosen the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, Mohammed Mursi, to replace Hosni Mubarak as the country's president. Audio

120 Maori and Pacific artists are about to fly out of Whenuapai airbase to represent New Zealand at the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts in the Solomon Islands. Audio