Morning Report

The government has signalled more increases in user pays charges after increasing the cost of prescriptions for the first time in 20 years. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Opposition parties are calling for the Government to drop its legal battle against a group of families fighting to be paid to care for their disabled children. Audio

The Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says an increase in prescription charges will have fatal consequences. Audio

A Maori physician says the rise in prescription charges means whanau will be forced to choose between spending on medicines and putting food on the table; A southern Taranaki iwi says the public needs… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Students in Auckland will soon have access to a whole new world of careers advice, as local companies open their doors to show off the jobs they can offer. Audio

An employment lawyer says Government plans to change labour laws will erode workers' conditions, prompting more of them to head overseas. Audio

Mana Party warns prescription price increase could have fatal consquences; unions baulk at proposed employment law changes; New Zealand photojournalist freed from a Zimbabwean prison; Elliot Turner… Read more Audio

Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes Audio

Despite some - sometimes inconceivable - setbacks, new and innovative businesses are starting to emerge in post-quake Christchurch. Audio