Morning Report

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Segolene Royal, the former partner of French President Francois Hollande, has joined the government in a major Socialist reshuffle. Audio

Transpower, has told the Government it can pay a bigger dividend next year now that its upgrade of the national electricity grid is finished. Audio

Tsunami warnings have been lifted along most of South America's Pacific coastline after yesterday's 8.2 earthquake off the coast of Chile. Audio

A large North Island iwi has given the thumbs up for oil and gas exploration around Danniverke - provided there's no harm to the environment; A Hamilton-based Maori Women's Refuge believe vulnerable… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Green Party says the Energy and Resources Minister, Simon Bridges, should step down as associate climate change minister because he supports more oil drilling in New Zealand. Audio

Aftershocks continue in Chile after yesterday's 8.2 earthquake but tsunami alerts have now been lifted. Higher dividends to the Government or cheaper electricity for consumers? The opposition and the… Read more Audio

Animal lovers in the United States have started a campaign to help black dogs, which they say are much harder to find new homes for. Audio

Pristine conservation land at the centre of a battle between environmentalists and a mining company, could be ruined to make way for a project which may not even go ahead. Audio

The Japanese public seems to have largely shrugged off yesterday's international court decision outlawing whaling in the Southern Ocean. Audio