USA
Giant weta at Burning Man
A giant, articulated steel Weta will represent New Zealand at one of the world's biggest outdoor art installation events. For 30 years, at the Burning Man, hundreds of artists from around the world… Audio, Gallery
Media with Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis on a damning report on kickbacks in the U.S. advertising industry is leading to calls for greater transparency in our part of the world; The PWC outlook for New Zealand media over the next… Audio
Roger Thurow: The First 1,000 Days
During Pulitzer prize nominee and Wall Street Journal reporter of three decades Roger Thurow’s time as a foreign correspondent he covered famines in Africa. Now he advocates for better nutrition… Audio, Gallery
USA correspondent - Steve Almond
Steve Almond reports from the US on the Orlando shooting, and how Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson could be the rising US election 'spoiler'. Audio
FBI trying to determine killer's motive in mass shooting
The FBI Director James Comey says authorities are still trying to determine the killer's motives, but there is no indication he was part of an organised terror network, although he may have been… Audio
Hawai'i university to look into Zika virus
The US State of Hawai'i has approved the import of a live sample of the Zika virus as researchers step up efforts to find a vaccine.
Gorilla at US zoo shot to save boy
A male gorilla in the Cincinnati Zoo was shot by keepers on Saturday after he dragged around a four-year-old boy who fell into the enclosure.
Trump has delegates to clinch Republican nomination
Donald Trump, who has been derided, dismissed, scoffed at and written off, now formally has the number of delegates required to be be the Republican candidate in November's US Presidential elections… Audio
Trump win - against the odds
Donald Trump has enough votes to win the Republican Party presidential nomination. Who would've thought? Audio
Texan finds solution to homelessness in Austin
As the entire country confronts homelessness, emergency housing, overcrowding, and the best Government responses to it, an American man has found a solution to housing homeless people in Austin… Video, Audio
US Correspondent, Susan Milligan
The civil war raging within the Democratic party. For most of this election season, the divisions have been occurring among Republicans but now, the battle between Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton… Audio
Linda Tirado - Down and Out in Utah and Washington DC
In her book Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America Linda Tirado writes eloquently of the millions of people in her home country – the US – who work hard, yet still struggle. She knows because she… Audio
Former Air NZ engineer pleads not guilty in US
A New Zealand man has just appeared in a US court on charges of trying to buy spacecraft parts on behalf of a Chinese client. Audio
Nights' Sport - United States of America
Every major sports league now relies on replays and reviews. These take time, leaving spectators restless. Is it better to review many plays and make games go slower, or maybe let a mistake go and… Audio
Trump expected to win in New York tomorrow
The US presidential candidates have just completed their final day of campaigning in New York, ahead of the state's crucial primary vote tomorrow. And as Lorna Shaddick reports, Donald Trump is… Audio
Obama's Libya regrets
Barack Obama believes the way the US ousted Libya's Muammar Gaddafi was the biggest mistake of his presidency. Audio
'Whittier: tight-knit town living in one building'
Welcome to Whittier, Alaska. It has a funny sounding name and an even funnier living situation. Nearly all of its 200 residents live under the same roof. The town's Mayor, Daniel Blair on his… Audio, Gallery
Battle for democratic nomination gets fractious in US elections
The battle for the Democratic presidential nomination is getting increasingly fractious. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won Wyoming yesterday, his seventh victory in the last eight match ups. The… Audio
Chaos expected as US primary circus hits Wisconsin
Voting is about to get underway in Wisconsin in the increasingly chaotic US primaries. Joining Morning Report are the Republican commentator Lenny McAllister and the Democratic strategist, Mary Anne… Audio
Voting begins in Wisconsin primaries
Voting is under way in the Wisconsin primaries where the overall front runners to contest the American presidency, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, are both trailing in state wide polls. With more… Audio
