Morning Report

Several of the capital's weekend fires were in the Porirua area and the local MP, Labour's Kris Fa'afoi, was with police when they were called to a blaze at a tyre centre in the city on Saturday… Read more Audio

23 of the 40 samples taken from an organic farm south of Hamburg have found no trace of the bacteria and, while testing will continue, the rest of the results won't be known for some time. Audio

The quake hit at nine-minutes-past-nine yesterday morning, and was centred near the town of Rolleston, half an hour outside of Christchurch. Audio

The Secretary of the Howard League for Penal Reform, Auckland lawyer Heeni Phillips, says her client asked to move to a different wing of the prison, to avoid getting one done-and she's calling for… Read more Audio

An engineering geologist is questioning the decision to resume work on an Auckland water project while the source of an onsite gas explosion remains a mystery. Audio

Those working to reduce the safety on New Zealand roads are jubilant at the record 'zero' fatalities over the Queen's Birthday weekend. Audio

BillEnglish was listening to the article on Govt. borrowing and joins the programme with a response. Audio

Figures provided by Treasury suggest the Government could be borrowing significantly less than the current $380-million per week which it claims is necessary to maintain current levels of expenditure… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Figures provided by the Treasury suggest the Government has been borrowing about $100-million a week more than it needs to this financial year. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio