Morning Report

Queenstown retailers and restaurateurs are being urged to learn Mandarin to capitalise on a new wave of Chinese tourists. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A man, separated from his mother at the end of the Second World War and raised in New Zealand, is meeting his German family for the first time after discovering his true identity. Audio

A mercy mission to save an unwell man's life on the remote Pitcairn Islands has proven to be futile. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Landlords are being warned about a legal loophole that means they may not know if their tenant is on home detention. Audio

A gigantic Wellywood sign is back on the agenda for the capital and once again, its causing an uproar. Audio

The families of the men killed in the Pike River mine tragedy are preparing for a showdown with authorities at a major meeting in Christchurch later today. Audio

The Labour Party's new policies have been dismissed as old-hat, with the Prime Minister saying it proves Labour's learned nothing from its two-and-a-half years in opposition. Audio

Scientists have discovered several new species of tropical fish during New Zealand's largest ever scientific expedition of the Kermadec Islands. Audio

Some teenagers are aghast schools are regulary snooping on them via the internet. Audio