Morning Report

The New Zealand International Arts Festival is into its final week and the artistic director has left some of the biggest overseas events until last. Audio

The New Zealand anti-whaling campaigner, Pete Bethune has been officially handed over to Tokyo prosecutors, who will decide whether to formally indict him for boarding a Japanese whaling ship. Audio

The Flight of the Wellington Phoenix finally came to a halt on Saturday night after the team finished third in the Australasian A-League competition. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Negotiations towards a long-awaited free trade deal with the United States get underway today in Melbourne. Audio

Thousands of pro-democracy protestors have descended on Thailand's capital, Bangkok, demanding free and fair elections. Audio

Seven weeks of freeze-dried food, loneliness, and sheer hard yakker have ended in triumph for the trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincy. Audio

The environmental lobby group Forest and Bird claims the Government is running scared over its plans to open up the conservation estate to mining. Audio

Fiji correspondent Vijay Narayan says there have been several significant developments overnight. Audio

A nationwide curfew has been put in place in Fiji, as Cyclone Tomas intensifies. Audio

For the first time, the Ministry of Health has released league tables that rank the performance of the country's primary health organisations. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio