We crossed the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Richard Willingham from ABC in Tasmania.

Vai-aso o le Nga-gana Samoa, Samoa Language Week finishes this weekend. Pulea Ifopo, chairman of the Nelson Samoan Community spoke to John Campbell.

A real estate agent from Waipukarau is amassing tens of thousands of views and attracting international interest with social media advertising. Field Correspondent Charlotte Cook has the story.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

A major KiwiSaver provider says about half of its members so far have not contributed enough to get the full Government tax credit into their accounts this year. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Heart Foundation's fundraising portal is offline after it was flooded with spam, advertising everything from pokies to pornography. A cybersecurity expert says it's yet another example of opportunistic scammers inserting themselves wherever they can. Felix Walton reports.

1 News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and All Black and Manu Samoa player, Lima Sopoaga join Morning Report for this week's sports panel.

Forecasters say bad weather blowing across the North Island is bringing with it a risk of thunderstorms and the possibility of tornadoes. Metservice forecaster and meteorologist John Law spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Music 101 is inviting you to vote for your all time favourite New Zealand song, with a countdown of the top 100 coming on Matariki weekend. Kara Rickard spoke to John Campbell.