Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

New Zealand Oil and Gas says it expects to find bargain assets to buy and expects to start dipping into a 100-million dollar war chest next year. Audio

The Australian-based car parts company, Bapcor, says it won't be raising its takeover offer for the investment firm, Hellaby Holdings despite being shunned by shareholders and knocked back by trhe… Read more Audio

The long-running, multi-million dollar court case involving the stock exchange operator, NZX, and a Melbourne-based commodities company has ended with no winner though there's still a chance that one… Read more Audio

A shortage of commercial office space in Wellington and a spike in demand from companies and government departments disrupted by the earthquake could drive up rents in the short-term. Audio

The Director of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, Sarah Stuart-Black, has just given a briefing in Parliament's bunker. Audio

Patients are finding powerful anti-psychotic drugs are difficult and dangerous to give up, partly due to problems getting the necessary support, an Auckland psychologist has found. Read more Audio

Four hundred and fifty tourists were evacuated from quake-stricken Kaikoura yesterday in a scene one person compared to Dunkirk. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Auckland's mayor Phil Goff supports Ateed's efforts to boost Auckland's film industry - but he doesn't want time and money wasted on branding. Audio

The airforce has flown in emergency water to Ward in Marlborough, as the settlement struggles to restore its local supply. Audio