Morning Report

A registered nurse is facing four counts of murder after a fire at a Sydney nursing home, and as the death toll rises, the police say more charges will follow. The fire, which has now claimed six… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

This week we are continuing our series of extended interviews and debates between the party leaders. Audio

The Ministry for the Environment is about to commission a study into whether New Zealand's strict controls on foreign organisms are hindering business. Opponents of genetic modification say it's… Read more Audio

The president of the United States, Barack Obama, and a slew of other leaders at an Asian summit have confronted China over its expansive claims to the South China Sea. The annual East Asia summit in… Read more Audio

A crowd of about two thousand people gathered to pay their respects for the victims of the Pike River mining disaster one year to the day at a special service in Greymouth on Saturday Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The co-leader of the Maori Party, Pita Sharples, says he'll continue to lobby hard for iwi to have preferential access to shares in state assets. But the National Party leader, John Key, says he isn't… Read more Audio

Grey Power has asked the Auckland Council to review the number of Asian immigrants in the city. It made the plea in a submission to the Council about the city's plan for the next thirty years. Audio

In the streets of Cairo, and other cities across Egypt, clashes between pro-democracy activists and the police have continued for a second day. The eruption of violence has already cost the lives of… Read more Audio

John Key's warning of political instability if Winston Peters holds the balance of power after the election. Audio