Summer Report

Maori businesses and the Maori Party are criticising a proposed land tax, saying Maori would be hit especially hard. Audio

Questions about whether New Zealand's rules on company registration are too lax and are being exploited by fraudsters have prompted the Commerce Minister Simon Power to call for a review. Audio

For an update on the markets we're joined by Keith Ferguson, an investment adviser with Craigs Investment Partners based in Wellington. Audio

United States President Barack Obama has proposed plans to limit the size of American banks. Audio

The publication of photos of New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan and the use of biblical references on rifle sights is causing issue for the Defence Force. Audio

Seventy five thousand Haitians have been buried in mass graves amid fears the earthquake death toll could be more than double that number. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The Maori Party says its arrival at this year's Ratana celebrations will send a message that despite being part of the Government, it's still independent of National. Audio

Both the police and Waikato District Health Board say they will investigate an incident which has resulted in a mental health patient being charged with murder. Audio

The SAS photograph issue comes at the same time as references to biblical passages are being discovered in the form of codes inscribed on gunsights used by New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan. Audio

New Zealand Defence forces in Afghanistan are today dealing with two difficult issues, the publication of a photograph of SAS troops in Kabul and references to biblical passages discovered on… Read more Audio

A french photographer defends photographing two New Zealand SAS servicemen on patrol in Kabul. Seventy five thousand Haitians are buried in a mass grave and the Maori Party says it wants to challenge… Read more Audio