RNZ: Sunday Morning

Party leaders picking on the media post-election; too much talk about too few polls; the Hef's death tops the bulletins

While Winston Peters awaits the counting of special votes before deciding on a coalition partner, many business leaders are sitting on their hands, loathe to commit to any future deals until a new government is confirmed. Business NZ CEO Kirk Hope believes the three-year election cycle is damaging to business and the economy.

There is no shortage of applicants for New Zealand's Pacific Quota immigration scheme, which is drawn by ballot every year. RNZ Pacific reporter, Sara Vui-Talitu looks into the quota system and whether it's living up to the ideals behind its establishment.

The spokeswoman for a family whose five-day old baby was taken away from them at North Shore Hospital on Friday says the parents are distraught. Social workers took the baby because the couple's other child, now 14 months old, was put into foster care after suffering unexplained broken bones. The parents say that baby was later diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or Brittle Bone Disease, but the child remains in state care. Sue O'Callaghan is the spokesperson for the family. Oranga Tamariki says a Family Court judge ultimately grants any order for taking babies into care at birth.  

A group of Paekakariki residents has come together to hopefully keep a much loved local family in the area after the house they were renting was put up for sale. Mark Amery from the Paekakariki Housing Trust is looking for social investors to buy a house for Raima Kingi and her whanau.

A baby boy whose body was found in an Auckland Park last year has been laid to rest with song and prayer by his local community. The infant was found in a reserve on Mona Avenue in Mangere last November . The local community organised a service and burial at the Mangere Lawn Cemetery on Saturday. Sally Murphy was there.

New Zealand has scored medals of every colour at the World Rowing Championships in Florida this morning. RNZ Sports editor Stephen Hewson talks about the success and what's to come.

Kiwi vulcanologist Brad Scott from GNS is in Vanuatu to assist the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department with their monitoring. The Ambae volcano is sitting at level 4 " an ongoing moderate eruption state".

An authority on North Korea and war is warning about the very real possibilities of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un's war of words becoming an actual war. Professor Joseph DeThomas is a former US ambassador and worked for 32 years in the US state department. Most recently he worked as an adviser to that department on implementing sanctions and attempting to impede the weapons of mass destruction efforts for Iran and North Korea. He offers an insight into how the US-North Korea situation could unfold.

Live with Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan from the Backbencher pub in Wellington and including panellists Jane Clifton, Bryce Edwards and Chris Wikaira. Comedy with Pinky Agnew, Jame Nokise and music with Nick Tipping and the Electoral Rollers. Plus guests.

Live with Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan from the Backbencher pub in Wellington and including panellists Jane Clifton, Bryce Edwards and Chris Wikaira. Comedy with Pinky Agnew, Jame Nokise and music with Nick Tipping and the Electoral Rollers. Plus guests including Kirk Hope and Chris Roberts commenting on the election. 

Live with Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan from the Backbencher pub in Wellington and including panellists Jane Clifton, Bryce Edwards and Chris Wikaira. Comedy with Pinky Agnew, Jame Nokise and music with Nick Tipping and the Electoral Rollers.

Colin Peacock presents a live critical overview of the news media's election performance from the Backbencher. Also: a look back at how the election campaign unfolded in the media - and the political divide between town and country exposed in the rural media.

Fiona Barker, Neil Miller, and Stephanie Rodgers join Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan for the live post election special from the Backbencher pub in Wellington. With guests including Grant Robertson, Geoff Simmons, Gareth Hughes, Greg O'Connor, Oliver Hartwich, Richard Wagstaff and many others. Plus Pinky Agnew and Nick Tipping's jazz band. [topic] politics [tag] Election17

Fiona Barker, Neil Miller, and Stephanie Rodgers join Wallace Chapman and Megan Whelan for the live post election special from the Backbencher pub in Wellington. With guests including Greg O'Connor, Oliver Hartwich, Richard Wagstaff, Jess Hammond Doube and many others.Plus jazz with Nick Tipping and the Electoral Rollers.