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Morning Report for Tuesday 4 June 2013
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Top Stories for Tuesday 4 June 2013
6:00 AM.Calls for greater protection for prison officers after riot; Police investigate warehouse fire that claimed girl's life; Zero road toll this Queen's Birthday weekend; Bradley Manning - Wikileaks trial… Read more Audio
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Australian Greens senator gives advice to Green Party
6:11 AM.An Australian Greens Senator, Richard Di Natale has told the New Zealand Green Party it must be well prepared for any talks on forming a government after the next election. Audio
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Foster parents, rugby coach and writer recognised in honours
6:14 AM.A couple who have fostered 82 babies, a prominent poet and novelist, and the country's most successful rugby sevens coach are among the New Zealanders named in the Queens Birthday honours. Audio
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Pacific News for 4 June 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 June 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 June 2013
6:27 AM.Tuhoe will sign its Treaty settlement today - a package a hapu is describing as 'cheap and nasty'; An Auckland based kuia - described as a guardian of taonga Maori - has become a Dame Companion of the… Read more Audio
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Owner of warehouse says teenagers should not have been there
6:35 AM.The owner of the Rotorua building where a blaze claimed the life of a 14-year-old girl says she was part of a group of teenagers who had been evicted and should never have been in the building. Audio
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Morning Business for 4 June 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Calls for greater protection for prison officers after riot
7:09 AM.The riot at Spring Hill Prison in north Waikato has reignited calls for greater protection for prison officers - including allowing them to carry pepper spray. Audio
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Critics call for change to prison system following riot
7:13 AM.The Corrections chief executive, Ray Smith responds to criticism over the handling of the riot at Spring Hill Prison in North Waikato. Audio
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Police investigate warehouse fire that claimed girl's life
7:17 AM.The owner of Rotorua warehouse where a teenage girl died in a fire at the weekend, suspects the fatal blaze was caused by a faulty generator. Audio
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Zero road toll this Queen's Birthday weekend
7:20 AM.For the first time ever the Queen's Birthday weekend has ended fatality-free. Audio
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Bradley Manning - Wikileaks trial begins
7:23 AM.An American soldier accused of providing hundreds of thousands of secret documents to the WikiLeaks website has gone on trial charged with the biggest leak of classified information in US history. Audio
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Some Wellington slip victims may lose homes forever
7:28 AM.Some of the people evacuated from their homes in Wellington after a major slip on Saturday may never be able to return. Audio
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Green Party optimistic it will be part of next government
7:38 AM.The Green Party has been told it must be prepared to walk away from any coalition deal if it becomes part of the next Government. Audio
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Tuhoe to sign Treaty settlement
7:42 AM.The Crown will today sign a Treaty settlement with Tuhoe - another step toward repairing their turbulent and grievous relationship. Audio
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Sports News for 4 June 2013
7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Death reported as protests continue in Turkey
7:50 AM.Protests have been continuing for a fourth day in Istanbul, as anger at Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, intensifies. Audio
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Japan begins new whale meat marketing push
7:56 AM.Japan has launched a new campaign to get people eating whale meat, saying it helps increase physical strength. Audio
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Spring Hill guards should have had pepper spray - union
8:09 AM.The union representing prison officers says the gang members who sparked Saturday's riot at Spring Hill prison should never have been at the rehabilitation facility. Audio
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The family of Mihinui Tamiana talk about their grief
8:13 AM.The family of Mihinui Tamiana say they're still coming to terms with their grief over the death of the 14 year old in Rotorua over the weekend. Audio
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The Green Party talk about future coalition plans
8:17 AM.The Greens believe the tide is turning against National, and that they have a real chance of being in a position to form a government with Labour after next year's election. Audio
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Albert Wendt becomes a member of the Order of New Zealand
8:23 AM.Professor Albert Wendt, the recipient of New Zealand's highest honour says his family, former students and the Samoan community are over the moon he has been made a member of the Order of New Zealand.
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Sir Gordon Tietjens 'humbled' to receive knighthood
8:26 AM.Rugby Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens is one of four knights announced in the Queens Birthday honours yesterday. Audio
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Markets Update for 4 June 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 4 June 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Deadly driver will leave prison today
8:39 AM.One of New Zealand's deadliest drivers is to walk out of prison today a free man, despite concerns he may re-offend. Audio
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Govt idle after seven months on domestic violence charge
8:41 AM.Seven months after a senior judge declared it untenable for New Zealand not to have a specific criminal charge for domestic violence, the Government hasn't considered any change. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 June 2013
8:45 AM.Tuhoe will sign its Treaty settlement today - a package a hapu is describing as 'cheap and nasty'; An Auckland based kuia - described as a guardian of taonga Maori - has become a Dame Companion of the… Read more Audio
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Wake up to more birdsong on Morning Report.
8:48 AM.Over the next few weeks we're going to be rolling out some new bird calls on Morning Report, which come from New Zealand Birds Online. Audio
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NZ violinist among top six chosen in Queenstown
8:52 AM.New Zealand violinist Natalie Lin has made it through to the top six semi-finalists in the 2013 Michael Hill International Violin Competition after a gruelling overture in Queenstown. You can follow… Read more Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio