Morning Report

News from the Waatea team. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Outspoken ACT MP floats idea of voluntary sterilization, Chile quake damages Fonterra's business, Live Aid money was diverted to pay for guns, Maori Television comments on free to air decision, Rugby… Read more Audio

A 'pay-to-confess' telephone hotline for Catholics too busy to go to church has been condemned as 'utterly unacceptable' by bishops in France. Audio

Two thousand roading workers in the United States have just been laid off. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Government is considering spending hundreds of millions of dollars upgrading Kiwi Rail. Audio

An infrastructure engineer says cyclone shelters are a must for the northern Cook Islands if the people living on them are to be safe as weather patterns change. Audio

Some of the world's top sailors meet on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour this morning at the start of the four-day Auckland Match Racing Regatta. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio