Morning Report

And listening on the line has been Affco's operations manager, Rowan Ogg. Audio

Three hundred unionised workers at the Affco meat plants will not be at work today, despite the company making what it has called a good-will gesture of lifting their lockout notices. Audio

An expert on international terrorism says the U.S. policy of focusing on the Asia-Pacific region may hurt the war on terror. Audio

A furious John Banks has issued a challenge to Labour's Trevor Mallard, to repeat claims about Kim Dotcom and an accommodation deal in Hong Kong outside of Parliament. Audio

Labour's Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Phil Goff, says the government is shellshocked that documents about cuts to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade were leaked to him before they'd even… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Maori Council's legal team says the clock's ticking for it to get its evidence together to be heard by the Waitangi Tribunal; The Far North iwi Ngati Kahu is taking a stand against mining - saying… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Wellington City Council is nearly three-quarters of a million dollars out of pocket after a number of organisations pulled out of holding conferences at the Town Hall because of concerns about its… Read more Audio

Relations between the meat processor Affco and its unionised workers have soured further. Audio

Labour says a government backdown on cuts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade shows staff morale was severely threatened. John Banks challenges Labour to repeat new claims about his… Read more Audio