Morning Report

A team excavating a quarry in Shrewsbury has unearthed a road that they believe was not the brainchild of Roman invaders but rather of Iron Age Britons. Audio

In Germany, poisonous cucumbers have been blamed for a disease outbreak that's killed ten people and infected hundreds more. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Trucking, bus and towing companies are being rated on their safety, with the scores eventually to be made public, but the trucking lobby says the provisional ratings from the new safety regime are… Read more Audio

The Category One listed building has stood since 1876, and until 1934, a ball was dropped from the stone tower mast to signal the time to ships in Lyttelton Harbour. This year it was severely damaged… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The filming of Mister Pip, the Booker Prize shortlisted novel by New Zealander Lloyd Jones, is due to begin today in Bougainville. Audio

An historian is challenging new research which says Maori only began using physical punishment on their children once Europeans arrived in New Zealand. Audio

Football's world governing body FIFA says there will be no investigation into the conduct of its president Sepp Blatter, despite claims he turned a blind eye to alleged corruption. Audio

Former Auckland City Councillor, Aaron Bhatnagar, is seeking the National Party's nomination to stand against his old Citizens and Ratepayers ally John Banks for Act. Audio

Criminal defence lawyers across the country are considering work to rule measures as a way of showing their opposition to the government's legal aid reforms. Audio