Morning Report

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

The Maori Council says it's lined up some of the best researchers in the world for its Waitangi Tribunal hearing over freshwater and the sell-off of stakes in some state owned assets; The body… Read more Audio

Ugandan authorities say they are a step closer to capturing Joseph Kony, the rebel leader made famous by an internet campaign earlier this year. Audio

A Wellington woman has been chosen to paddle in a dragon boating crew of breast cancer survivors as part of the Queen's diamond jubilee pageant in London next month. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The new All Black coach Steve Hansen has named his wider training group and there are some new faces. Audio

A group of Northland residents are calling for government intervention in a dispute over rates rises. Audio

There are now more than ten thousand fewer truck journeys as a result of a two year old scheme designed to boost productivity. Audio