Morning Report

The Film Commission is scrapping a major source of public funding for ten industry groups. It announced yesterday that a more than $1 million pot divided up among the screen sector bodies will stop from the end of June next year. It means groups like the Screen Producers Guild and the actors' union, Equity, will lose funds. Women in Film and Television - known as WIFT - is also affected. Its Executive Director Patricia Watson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

For most people staring down a sentence for drug-related crime, the result is prison. But, in Auckland, there's another way. As part of our five-part series on meth addiction, RNZ has taken a look inside an innovative court that aims to rehabilitate, rather than incarcerate. Finn Blackwell has the story.

Veteran sports journalist and broadcaster Phil Gifford has died aged 79. Blessed with a laconic turn of phrase and insightful wisdom, he was twice named New Zealand sportswriter of the year, and three times won the sports columnist prize. Fellow sports journalist Tony Johnson spoke to John Campbell.

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Springtime graduation ceremonies have been taking place across the country, but while the weather may be starting to improve, the climate in the job market for new grads remains particularly bleak. Matthew Theunissen reports.

Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at new data showing how credit scores vary around the country, and between age groups. She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Warehouse Group is a revenue monster, $3 billion in sales, but net profit after tax $11.2 million. Stefan Knight, Warehouse Group chief financial officer spoke to John Campbell.

Councils around the country are re-assessing how they manage the natural hazards facing their communities, after an independent report found the six deaths in the February Mount Maunganui landslide were preventable. Selwyn District Council chief executive Steve Gibling spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A full-scale train model allows passengers, accessibility advocates and train crews to provide feedback before the 18 battery-electric trains are manufactured. Greater Wellington is leading the Tuhono programme, and council chair Daran Ponter spoke to John Campbell.