Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The architect of Auckland's local body amalgamation has attended his first meeting of one of the newly created Local Boards. But the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, has found that so far… Read more Audio

Syria's government has lifted the country's decades-old state of emergency as protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad continue. Audio

Britain is to send a team of military officers to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, in eastern Libya. Audio

An Auckland lawyer says a review of the family court is unnecessary because the system is extraordinarily efficient and cost effective. A government review has been set up to examine the court's… Read more Audio

A South Auckland community's hailing a programme using music to keep children on the straight and narrow. The idea, pioneered overseas, is credited with reducing crime, keeping children from gangs and… Read more Audio

The Deerstalkers Association is joining environmentalists to oppose what's known as heli-hunting in some of the country's most pristine conservation areas. Audio

Nearly one in three New Zealanders expect to have problems paying their credit card and hire purchase bills over the next three months. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Industry insiders say Telecom's record fine for anti-competitive behaviour should put paid to plans to give ultrafast broadband providers a regulatory holiday. Audio

Should we stay or should we go? The question's taken on new urgency for Christchurch people in suburbs facing flooding and drainage problems with the arrival of wet weather. Audio