Rowan Quinn
HMNZS Canterbury approaching Lyttelton
The HMNZS Canterbury is approaching Lyttelton Harbour where it will be delivering much needed supplies for Christchurch. Audio
HMNZS Canterbury due to arrive back in Lyttelton later today
HMNZS Canterbury has just left Pt Nicholson in Wellington bound for Lyttleton with emergency supplies and our reporter Rowan Quinn aboard. Audio
RNZ reporter on board HMNZS Canterbury
The HMNZS Canterbury leaves Wellington for Lyttleton in the early hours of tomorrow with a load of supplies for Christchurch on board. Audio
Critics say milk is already subsidised
While the Government insists it will not intervene in the domestic milk market, some critics say there should be no problem giving consumers a subsidy on milk given that dairy farmers are enjoy their… Audio
Troubled bookstores not honouring vouchers
Whitcoulls, Borders and Bennetts bookshops are refusing to honour customer vouchers today - as the future of the stores remains in doubt. Audio
Noted historian Judith Binney dies
One of the country's most respected historians has died, at the age of seventy. Audio
Police apologise for using derogatory racial description
The police are being criticised for describing a missing woman as half caste, with the term labelled unacceptable and derogatory. Audio
Place names: dual Maori/European names
Aoraki/Mt Cook, Taranaki/Mount Egmont, Whananui/Wanganui, Piopiotahi/Milford Sounds, Matiu/Somes Island, Makarora/Ward Island, Te Moeka o Tuawe/Fox Glacier: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW… Audio
Summer Report media and entertainment report
Mary Cubey discusses the intricacies of shopping and payment. Audio
National surfing championships wrap up in Dunedin
Gisborne surfer, Jay Quinn, has beaten his brother to become the 2011 mens national champion. Audio
Population of tiny Herbertville booms over summer
We head to historic Herbertville, a tiny and remote coastal settlement in southern Hawke's Bay, whose population over the summer holidays increases by more than nine hundred percent. Audio
The world of art and culture
Time to check out what's happening in the arts around the country. Audio
Morning Business for 17 January 2011
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Pike River contractors and suppliers plead for financial help
The mayor of Greymouth has appealed to the government for a 13 million dollar stimulus package to help those put out of work by the Pike River Coal Mine disaster. Audio
Death toll climbs as floodwaters recede
The clean-up in flood-devastated Queensland is underway. Audio
Scitech segment: cloning technology gets better
Peter Griffin discusses rapidly improving cloning technology, the iPad only newspaper and NASA's prototype airliner. Audio
Mayor of Wellington encouraging councillors to learn to dance
Ballroom dancing may not be on many employers list of required skills but the Mayor of Wellington is encouraging city councillors to pick up a new skill set. Audio
Regional update from the Kapiti Observer.
We to talk to Randall Walker from the Kapiti Observer about what's happening in the Kapiti region. . Audio
Telecom database breach warning to other companies
The Privacy Commissioner says the threat of unauthorised access to Telecom's customer database should serve as a warning to other companies to tighten their security. Audio