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Morning Report for Friday 25 July 2014
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:57 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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World Cup and Premier League games boost NZ football
8:54 AM.Could football ever take over from rugby as New Zealand's national game? Audio
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New research shows alarming lack of privacy in digital age
8:49 AM.A social media expert is warning about what she describes as an alarming lack of digital privacy, with some companies retaining far more information about customers, than the client is aware. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 July 2014
8:46 AM.A Human Rights Review Tribunal Hearing has heard if it doesn't uphold a complaint about two cartoons, it gives the media an unconstrained right to publish material without regarding the law; A bill to… Read more Audio
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Social workers: 'Hidden problem elderly migrant abuse'.
8:43 AM.Social workers in Auckland say there's a hidden but growing problem of abuse against elderly migrants, who are living in constant dread and loneliness. Audio
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Northland principals say standards data dubious
8:39 AM.Northland principals say national standards data showing falling achievement levels are unreliable - but may reflect deepening poverty in the region. Audio
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Govt accused of creating a 'brown bureaucracy' for Te Reo
8:36 AM.The Mana movement is accusing the Government of creating a brown bureaucracy to take charge of revitalising Te Reo. Audio
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Markets Update for 25 July 2014
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Is Mike Hosking impartial enough to host leaders debate?
8:26 AM.TVNZ is standing by its man and says Mike Hosking will host the one on one leaders debate between David Cunliffe and John Key - despite concerns from Labour. Audio
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PM says there's no point Hauiti quitting now
8:24 AM.The Prime Minister says there'd be no point in his MP Claudette Hauiti quitting now, rather than at the September election, with her continued refusal to reveal how much taxpayer money she has… Read more Audio
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NZ specialists en route to The Netherlands
8:14 AM.New Zealand specialists are on their way to the Netherlands to help in the identification of victims from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Audio
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Gold medal cyclists celebrate their Games success
8:09 AM.New Zealand has won its first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, beating England in the men's team sprint cycling. Audio
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Sports News for 25 July 2014
8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian Treasurer defends increasing retriement age
7:57 AM.The Australian Treasurer, Joe Hockey, says he had no choice but to increase the retirement age across the Tasman. Audio
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Tauranga launches international abortion recovery programme
7:55 AM.Tauranga is the first city in New Zealand to run a recovery programme for women struggling after having an abortion. Audio
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Panel on Maori Party's future
7:47 AM.The departure of such high-profile leaders as Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia has led many to question whether the Maori Party will be able to survive as a political force. Audio
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Maori Party's founding co-leaders bow out of Parliament
7:43 AM.The Maori Party co-leader, Tariana Turia, says she will stay on after the election as co-leader if no female Maori Party MPs are elected to Parliament. Audio
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Police apologise to victims of rapist Malcolm Rewa
7:39 AM.The police have apologised to some of the victims of serial rapist Malcolm Rewa and admitted they were let down by shoddy police work. Audio
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More bodies from MH17 arrive in the Netherlands
7:34 AM.The remains of more victims from flight MH17 have touched down in the Netherlands. Audio
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Transport Minister investigated by CAA
7:27 AM.The Minister of Transport is being investigated by his own officials in the Civil Aviation Authority for avoiding a security check at Christchurch Airport yesterday. Audio
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UN school shelled in Gaza
7:20 AM.At least 15 people have been killed in an attack on a UN shelter in Gaza. Audio
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New Zealand cyclists win gold, bronze
7:17 AM.New Zealand's won its first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, beating England in the men's team sprint cycling event. Audio
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Speculation over cause of deadly Algerian plane crash
7:12 AM.A plane carrying 110 passengers has crashed over the Sahara Desert. Audio
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Sports News for 25 July 2014
7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Morning markets for 25 July 2014
6:58 AM.A moment ago, Wall Street was inching higher buoyed by data showing initial jobless claims in the world's largest economy dropped to their lowest in more than eight years. Audio
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LIC cuts its dividend because it plans heavy investment
6:56 AM.The Livestock Improvement Corporation expects to continue to invest heavily and has slashed its dividend to accommodate its plans to grow. Audio
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Little market reaction to stronger than expected trade surplus
6:54 AM.New Zealand's trade surplus was stronger than expected in June, but financial markets have barely reacted. Audio
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Economists: the next OCR rise won't be til Dec at the earliest
6:52 AM.Mr Wheeler was careful to leave open how long his review of the impact of interest rate hikes to date will take. Audio
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Reserve Bank governor finally gets a fall in the NZ dollar
6:49 AM.The Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler finally got one thing he wanted yesterday: a fall in the New Zealand dollar. Audio
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Fierce debate on Scottish independence
6:44 AM.New Zealand has won its first medals of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with the men's sprint cycling team winning gold and the men's 4-thousand-metre pursuit team winning bronze. Audio
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Brownlee holds on to job despite security breach.
6:40 AM.The Transport Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has held on to his job despite breaching security at Christchurch airport yesterday morning. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 July 2014
6:26 AM.A bill to transfer the leadership of Te Reo revitalisation to iwi has passed its first reading in Parliament, despite strong opposition from the Labour Party, the Mana movement, and the Maori Council… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 July 2014
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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NZ wins first medals in the velodrome
6:20 AM.New Zealand has won its first medals of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with the men's sprint cycling team winning gold and the men's 4-thousand-metre pursuit team winning bronze. Audio
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Pacific News for 25 July 2014
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Sports News for 25 July 2014
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 25 July 2014
6:00 AM.New Zealand wins its first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. At least 15 people are killed in an attack on a UN shelter in Gaza and an Air Algerie plane with 110 people on board goes missing over… Read more Audio