Morning Report

Exit polls show the left-wing candidate, Francois Hollande, has secured 52% of the vote, making him the first Socialist president in nearly two decades. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A woman who was abused at the Centrepoint commune as a child says her family and hundreds of other victims are still suffering the effects of Bert Potter's reign of abuse. Audio

The Bay of Plenty iwi, Ngai Tuhoe, says it hopes to reach a settlement with the Crown by the end of this year; The Maori Party's Education spokesperson, Te Ururoa Flavell, says the tertiary changes… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Four organisations have criticised New Zealand's human rights record at a UN special hearing in Geneva. Audio

Exit polls in France show that the country has elected a new President. Audio

France elects a new President; Greek elections; New Zealand dollar falls; NZ Conservative Party; locked out Affco workers attempt talks; Christchurch protest; end of Olympic windsurfing. Audio

Australia's budget next week. Audio

Shell says the chances of a big oil discovery in the Great South Basin are slim but it has high hopes of finding a huge gas field Audio

A Professor of Maori language and customs says the National Party appears to have done more for revitalising Te Reo Maori than Labour; But Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson, Parekura Horomia, is… Read more Audio