Morning Report

Firefighters north of Christchurch are hoping for cooler weather after two more fires yesterday including one that threatened homes west of Kaiapoi. Audio

Oxfam has warned that by next year, the richest one per cent of the world's population will own more wealth than the other ninety-nine per cent combined. Audio

The Labour Party is offering cautious support to potential changes to the RMA, but warns it won't be a quick fix to housing problems, and says environmental protections and consultation must continue.

Changes to the Resource Management Act look to have enough support to be passed into law before they've even been announced, with ACT's only MP saying he will back them. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Wall Street is closed for the Martin Luther King Junior public holiday but in Europe, stocks have risen. Audio

Infratil's preferred growth path for RetireAustralia will be from it building its own units and villages, but the Australian retirement village operator may also purchase existing villages. Audio

An economist is expecting jobs confidence to rebound later this year. Audio

Moves afoot in Europe later this week are likely to make New Zealand's relatively high interest rates more attractive to foreign investors, providing yet another reason to buy the New Zealand dollar.

At least one retail analyst is cautiously optimistic about Hallenstein Glasson's fortunes, after a strong Christmas period prompted the Australasian clothing retailer to issue a profit upgrade. Audio

The Shareholders' Association says Pyne Gould deserves to be suspended, after the company was publicly censured and fined by the stock market's disciplinary arm for the second time in three months. Audio

Iain White is Professor of Environmental Planning at Waikato University. He says planning doesn't build houses, developers do - so it's is all about sending the right market signals. Audio