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Morning Report for Monday 15 September 2014
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Fate of UK hangs in balance after latest Scotland polls
8:55 AM.With just four days of campaigning ahead of Scotland's independence referendum, the opinion polls suggest the outcome is still too close to call. Audio
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Conservatives say support in Napier seat is growing
8:52 AM.The Conservative Party says its support in the Napier seat is growing and it believes people will vote strategically on Saturday. Audio
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Poor children still under-represented in exam help figures
8:49 AM.Poor children with learning disabilities are missing out on help when sitting their NCEA exams. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 15 September 2014
8:45 AM.A prison reform advocate says the Department of Corrections needs to think about tangi as being a healing process rather than a security exercise; The Maori Women's Refuge in Whangarei says more… Read more Audio
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NZ's treatment of people with disabilities under spotlight
8:40 AM.For the first time, New Zealand's treatment of people with disabilities is to be scrutinised by the United Nations. Audio
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Labour claims NZ could become world leader in clean technology
8:36 AM.The Labour Party claims its new sustainable investment policy, NZ Inc, could see New Zealand become a world leader in clean technology. Audio
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Markets Update for 15 September 2014
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Wages lag despite more productive firms
8:28 AM.Firms are becoming more productive, but it's not being reflected in workers' pay packets. Our economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara has been looking at the reasons. Audio
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Britain vows to 'confront' ISIS menace
8:23 AM.The British prime minister, David Cameron, says those responsible for the beheading of the British aid worker, David Haines, will be hunted down and brought to justice, no matter how long it takes. Audio
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Intelligence analyst on Glenn Greenwald's GCSB revelations
8:17 AM.Listening to that is an intelligence analyst from 36th Parallel Assessments, Paul Buchanan. Audio
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PM considers releasing classified documents on GCSB
8:10 AM.The Prime Minister says he'd be prepared to release classified documents on the GCSB to protect his reputation, information that he hadn't previously considered to be in the public interest. Audio
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Sports News for 15 September 2014
8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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All Blacks test against Springboks a major step up
7:56 AM.Saturday night's 14-10 triumph over South Africa in the Rugby Championship gives the All Blacks a three year unbeaten run against the Springboks. Audio
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MP says more needs to be done for homeless teens
7:51 AM.Questions are being asked about how and why a teenager killed in a housefire in Christchurch over the weekend had ended up without a home of his own. Audio
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Paula Bennett outlines Nats policy for children and families
7:46 AM.The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, launched details of National's children and families policy yesterday. Audio
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Political leaders agree they would struggle on low income
7:43 AM.The country's political leaders agree they would struggle to live on the incomes of the poorest households. Audio
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P use or labs in state houses cost taxpayer $1.55 million
7:40 AM.State houses that may have been used as P labs have cost the taxpayer more than one point five million dollars in the past two years. Audio
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Australia to send troops to the Middle East
7:35 AM.Australia is to send 600 military personnel to the Middle East as international efforts to take on Islamic State extremists step up. Audio
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Fiji campaigning ends in run up to Wednesday's vote
7:27 AM.All political campaigning in Fiji has now finished and all the promotional banners, posters, shirts and caps should be off the streets. Audio
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Journalist promises to reveal mass surveillance by GCSB
7:18 AM.Glenn Greenwald responds to John Key's claims about the GCSB, and talks about the documents he is releasing on Monday night. Read more Audio
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PM defends stance on GCSB, dismisses Dotcom
7:10 AM.With only five days until the election, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Glenn Greenwald, is promising to reveal new details on the government's spy activities. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 15 September 2014
7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Investors look forward to an action-packed week
6:57 AM.The Federal Reserve meeting in the United States, local economic growth figures and the general election are among events the markets will be watching keenly. Audio
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Rakon CEO says company will return a profit in FY 2016
6:54 AM.The Rakon board of directors faced some angry shareholders at the annual meeting in Auckland on Friday afternoon, wanting to know when the company will return to profitability. Audio
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$252 million off Xero's value after resignation
6:51 AM.Investors shaved as much as 252 million dollars off Xero's value on Friday after the company revealled its North American head, Peter Karpas, has stepped down after just 6 months in the job. Audio
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Infratil sells Australian energy businesses for $A605 million
6:47 AM.Infratil has sold its Australian energy businesses for 605 million Australian dollars to Snowy Hydro, the operator of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Audio
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Labour Party would create sovereign wealth fund if elected
6:33 AM.The Labour Party says that, if elected, it would create a sovereign wealth fund that could see shares in state-owned energy companies bought back. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 15 September 2014
6:26 AM.The Maori Women's Refuge in Whangarei says more wahine are becoming confident at reporting domestic violence incidents; The Maori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, is warning tangata whenua to vote… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 September 2014
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 15 September 2014
6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Sports News for 15 September 2014
6:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 15 September 2014
6:00 AM.PM defends stance on GCSB, dismisses Dotcom 'sound and light' show, Journalist promises to reveal mass surveillance by GCSB, Fiji campaigning ends in run up to Wednesday's vote, Australia to send… Read more Audio