Morning Report

The more than four-thousand kilometre swathe covering Aoraki/Mount Cook national park and the Mackenzie Basin makes up what is now the largest dark sky reserve in the world, and just the fourth for… Read more Audio

Hundreds of Cantabrians flocked to a careers expo hosted by Fletcher Building this weekend looking for jobs with the business. Audio

A report out today into the future retirement income of New Zealanders says private savings will have to be boosted to reflect the increasing longevity of the population. Labour Party finance… Read more Audio

Spain's Prime Minister says the credibility of the Euro has been saved but the Institute for Economic Research's principal economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, says it's only a short term fix. Audio

The first North versus South rugby match in the professional era looks likely to raise only a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of dollars expected. Audio

The new leader of the Syrian opposition movement, Abdel Basset Sida says the rule of President Bassar Al Assad is nearing its end. Our correspondent in neighbouring Lebanon, Mitch Prothero, says the… Read more Audio

Public hospitals are preparing to change the way they manage medicines for patients, from paper-based to electronic systems. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Detective Inspector Scott Beard outlines the latest police activity in the hunt for the Murray Toleafoa. Audio

The Socialist party has won the majority of the votes in the first round of France's parliamentary elections overnight. Audio

South Islanders are being warned to prepare themselves for strong and bitterly icy winds as another cold front moves in today. Audio

Thousands of square kilometres of South Island landscape, in the Mackenzie Basin and surrounds, have been declared a Dark Sky Reserve because of its clear night skies. Audio