Morning Report

The Labour MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rino Tirikatene, is facing questions about how well he represents Maori in Christchurch; The Maori rugby legend, Norm Hewitt, says a touring Maori Rugby Team is well… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The South Canterbury town of Waimate is in shock after two bodies were found in the nearby Waitaki Valley during a charity event for Waimate Main School. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The youth wing of the National Party is pushing to make adoption legal for gay couples. Audio

Pressure is mounting on the Government to introduce tougher laws for coastal shipping in the wake of the Rena disaster. Audio

NZ fails to meet Earth Summit Commitments, aged care pay rates, gay adoption debate, Houla massacre, coastal shipping regulations, bodies found in Waimate. Audio

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

That's Jennifer Lopez, who tonight will grace New Zealand television screens in the American Idol finale. Audio

In Papua New Guinea the government and judiciary have been thrown into fresh turmoil after the country's deputy prime minister stormed into the Supreme Court and demanded the arrest of the nation's… Read more Audio

The Maori Party MP, Te Ururoa Flavell, says a police apology to the people of Ruatoki is a slap in the face for everyone involved in the Urewera raids of 2007; An Otago University Professor of Maori… Read more Audio

The jury in the retrial of former Zimbabwean vet, George Gwaze, will begin its deliberations today. Audio