Morning Report

A brief update from the business sector.

The Black Caps are no doubt breathing a sigh of relief that there's no super over in Test cricket.

Questions are mounting about the legality of the secretive New Zealand First Foundation. The amnesty for banned guns will continue after the firearms buyback ends next month. An almost 20-pct increase in electricity prices proposed for Otago is being met with horror and fear. Prince Charles and Camilla make an historic visit to Waitangi today.

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, continue their week long royal tour on Tuesday and there are more than just whistlestop photo opportunities on the agenda.

One of the first stops of the day for the duchess will be a visit to the domestic violence charity Shine in Auckland on Tuesday morning.

Jane Drumm is the executive director of Shine.

Women on probation in Whanganui say learning about make up and fashion could be the ticket to turn their lives around.

About 12 women have taken part in the fourth Te Korowai Aroha programme held in the river city.

The workshop is taking a new approach to get them back into the workforce.

Out goes a bank and in comes a diva, the ASB Theatre in Auckland's Aotea Centre is now officially the Kiri te Kanawa Theatre.

Dame Kiri was among the guests at a cultural blessing service that's was held to mark the name change on Tuesday morning.

RNZ reporter Jordan Bond is there.

Owners of small-scale power schemes say some government policies aimed at achieving a key climate change goal are instead hindering its path.

The Labour-led coalition has set a target of 100 percent renewable energy by 2035.

The association of businesses that own and operate small, low-impact power schemes say they can help achieve that target, if the power is in the right hands.

Tracy Neal reports.

A debate has emerged about whether euthanasia has a place within te ao Māori.

The End of Life Choice Bill passed through the house last week, but not without intense debate among Māori MPs from across the house.

Māori community leaders are split, with some saying euthanasia does not sit with the Māori worldview on death, while others say there is no one tikanga and whānau should have the choice.

Meriana Johnsen reports.

An expert group set up by the government to help it reduce child poverty say the government has failed to take any immediate measures to fix the problem.

The Welfare Expert Advisory Group submitted a report to the government in February but speakers at the Child Poverty Action Group Summit in Wellington say it has essentially been ignored.

Ben Strang reports.

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector.