Morning Report

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Cronulla Sharks are considering fighting the one-million-dollar fine imposed by the National Rugby League, after an investigation into the club's supplements programme in 2011. Audio

Councils come off badly in a study of iwi and hapu making resource management applications; The Secondary Principals' Association says whether a student likes a teacher of feels cared for at school is… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The lobby group, Fight the Obesity Epidemic, says the food industry is to blame for an increasing number of New Zealand children being defined as overweight or obese. Audio

Our Auckland correspondent previews today's crucial meeting, New councillor supports vote of no confidence in Mayor Brown, Greenpeace activists to be freed after amnesty bill passes, No further… Read more Audio

The quarterly current account deficit swelled to the largest in nearly five years, and dairy prices rise again. Audio

The head of a Hamilton company caught in a David and Goliath battle against the technology giant Apple says his victory feels surreal. Audio

The outcome of a parliamentary inquiry into Pacific languages in early childhood education is being labelled a death sentence for some languages and a blow to raising Pasifika achievement. Audio

The head of Quitline is praising tobacco tax hikes and smoke-free environments for major cuts in Maori high school student smoking rates; A block of land on the Kapiti Coast has been bought by a local… Read more Audio

Australia took back the Ashes at the WACA last night, but one New Zealand-born player did his bit to try to delay the home side's march to victory. Audio