Morning Report

An Otago University Professor of Maori Studies, is highly critical of announcements in the budget for tertiary education; The director of a Maori anti-tobacco organisation says an increase in… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The president of the education union, the Educational Institute, Ian Leckie, says the Budget shows the government does not value education. Audio

Greypower's national president, Roy Reid, says he was concerned at changes to asset testing for rest home care. Audio

The Business New Zealand economist, John Pask, says it was a reponsible budget with not too many surprises. Audio

If you weren't aware, yesterday afternoon the Finance Minister Bill English delivered his fourth Budget. Audio

It's been called drab, dull and the "yawn" budget ..but is it just what the economy needs? We'll have a special panel with us to review Bill English's fourth Budget and we'll look at other news… Read more Audio

Science and rap may seem like they have little in common, but one American biology teacher is bringing them together. Audio

Stretching the household budget could be getting marginally easier with cheaper prices for milk, cheese and butter on the back of a global slump in dairy prices. Audio

The former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer is to lead an investigation into whether the capital could be turned in to a super city. Audio

Auckland Council has been told it's not giving any priority to meeting Maori needs through its planned spending over the next decade; A Resource Centre in Wairoa which Ngati Kahungunu iwi set up to… Read more Audio