Morning Report

A Pakistani doctor thought to have helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason. In a case that is expected to heighten tensions between… Read more Audio

A law specialist says there seems to be a growing trend towards plea bargaining in New Zealand courts which runs the risk of people getting off on lesser charges. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The newborn son of a woman who died soon after giving birth at a Huntly birthing unit has died after two days in intensive care. The baby's mother, 20-year-old Casey Nathan, was rushed from Huntly… Read more Audio

Shareholders have launched legal action against Facebook and its underwriters over the company's increasingly controversial flotation. Audio

Navy divers will arrive at Lake Sumner in North Canterbury later today, to help search for a helicopter believed to have crashed there. The helicopter and its pilot, Michael Graeme Mehrtens, went… Read more Audio

Dick Hubbard has seen a number of Budget's come and go, since he founded his Hubbards cereal company more than two decades ago. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, has indicated that with cost savings high on the agenda, the Budget, will close tax loopholes for high income earners. Audio

The Labour MP, Shane Jones says he'll take time to consider his future in politics, pending an investigation into his dealings with a Chinese businessman. Audio

More than a few trees have died in service of the New Zealand government's budgets. This year you'll be able to view the budget documents and speeches from your cellphone or tablet. Audio

It has been revealed that the Treasury wrote its report on the select committee hearings into the Government's partial asset sales legislation before they were finished. Audio