Morning Report

Competition with the booming Auckland housing market, is likely to constrain progress in the Canterbury rebuild, this year. Audio

Infometrics sees the Auckland housing market heating up again, as pent up demand drives prices ever higher. Audio

The prices of New Zealand's commodities fell further in January for the 11th consecutive month, although dairy products may have bottomed out. Audio

The global dairy price index has risen for a fourth consecutive time, led by a jump in the whole milk powder price. Audio

Paris is still reeling from the after effects of the killings at the Charlie Hebdo Headquarters last month, and the series of sieges that followed. Audio

A building expert says Maori need to wake up to the issue of earthquake-prone marae, describing the situation as a 'big runaway train hurtling towards them'. An Australian-based study shows the Maori… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Jordanian pilot burnt to death;UK parliament votes on triple parent;Dairy analyst discusses latest results from overnight auction;New chair of Waitangi marae asks for civil welcome for PM;Waitangi… Read more Audio

Passengers on an Australian domestic jet moving a Tamil asylum seeker yesterday joined in with a protest against the man's forced deportation. Their refusal to sit down and do up their seat belts… Read more Audio

Indonesia's new government is taking a hardline approach to illegal fishing by foreign vessels in its waters. Since October when President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, came to office, Indonesia has… Read more Audio

The Maori Law Society says there is a trend of Maori lawyers leaving the profession early on in their career, particularly wahine; A Tauranga Te Reo campaigner says the Tauranga City Council isn't… Read more Audio