Morning Report

A former German language teacher, Jean-Marc Ayrault, has taken over as France's new Socialist prime minister, a day after Francois Hollande was inaugurated as president. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Twenty years after the beginning of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina, the trial of the man who commanded Bosnian Serb forces during that conflict has begun in The Hague. Audio

Dairy farmers are being warned to expect their incomes to drop dramatically as commodity prices slide. Audio

The Labour Party is demanding John Banks be stood down as a minister for not declaring he had accepted a gift basket from internet millionnaire Kim Dotcom while visiting Hong Kong. Audio

The Primary School Teachers' Union says changes to the way schools are funded mean every school in the country will be left with fewer teachers and bigger classes and parents should be concerned. Audio

Housing New Zealand told Morning Report last night it had never intended to build more than 17 houses under the gateway scheme. Audio

The government is withdrawing a scheme to help first-home buyers build houses in its Hobsonville Point housing development. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Opposition parties say the potential loss of teachers' jobs under new education policies, makes a mockery of the government's claim it would not cut frontline public service jobs. Audio

A government scheme to build affordable housing in Auckland that was launched with a promise of up to one hundred low cost homes has been wound up with just 17 built. Audio

A Northland kaumatua has won damages from the Department of Conservation, which didn't do enough to stop people trespassing on his land; A Whanganui tertiary institution says it's prepared to fight… Read more Audio