Morning Report

The head of the Construction Industry Council says the scale of redundancies announced by the receivers for Mainzeal, may be an early sign the company will be broken up and sold off piece by piece. Audio

South America has more Catholics than any other continent. Brazil has the most Catholics of any country. Freelance journalist Andrew Downie comments on the Pope's resignation. Audio

The Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said he was "greatly shaken by this unexpected news". The French President, Francois Hollande, said the Pope's decision to resign was eminently respectable. Audio

Pope Benedict XVI has stunned the Roman Catholic world by announcing he will resign on 28 February, the first pope to do so in 600 years. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The union representing some of the 200 workers who are being made redundant by the receivers of building company Mainzeal says their job prospects are slim unless they're prepared to head south to… Read more Audio

Pope Benedict XVI is resigning his leadership of the Roman Catholic Church. It's the first papal resignation since 1415. Audio

The Electoral Commission has told Maori organisations tasked with spreading the word about the upcoming Maori electoral option to do so with strict impartiality; Ngati Kahu says the Waitangi Tribunal… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

The Prime Minister's being accused of talking up the possibility of boat people arriving in New Zealand waters, in order to justify deals being struck with Australia. Audio

Pope resigns surprising 1.2 billion Catholics; Germany reacts to Pope's resignation; World's most populous Catholic nation reels from Pope news; Uncertainty over remaining Mainzeal jobs; Govt says… Read more Audio