Morning Report for Tuesday 18 November 2014

6:00 AM.Australia-China Free Trade Agreement, Slavery in NZ, End of early-bird parking in Auckland, Waikato fire deaths, CERA leader role up for grabs, Pasifka leaders oppose net fishing ban, Immunisation in… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:10 AM.The terms of reference for the ministerial inquiry into the escape of paedophile and murderer Phillip Smith will be determined by the Government early next week. Audio

6:12 AM.Meanwhile, Smith's lawyer, Tony Ellis, says his client has had three court appearances since his arrest five days ago but is unlikely to appear again until he has legal representation. Audio

6:22 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:25 AM.A group of British businessmen, none of them Maori, have performed the well-known haka, Ka Mate, to kick start Britain's Global Entrepreneurship week in London; Meanwhile, a tribal guardian of the… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:47 AM.A stronger-than-expected increase in the volume of retail sales probably hasn't driven up economic growth in the September quarter, as actual retail prices are still under pressure. Audio

6:50 AM.A lack of disasters globally has led to a glut of capital in the international reinsurance market and that's meant local insurance companies don't have to pay so much to spread their risks. Audio

6:52 AM.Milford Asset Management says the proposition behind the Evolve float is risky but believes it's a punt which has some chance of paying off. Audio

6:54 AM.The creators of pricy, pre-packaged foods, fit for a caveman, are hoping to raise $4million to expand and build their product range. Audio

6:55 AM.The latest survey of activity in the services sector has revealed a slowdown in the pace of jobs' growth, but an economist is still predicting a spanking pace of overall employment expansion. Audio

6:58 AM.An international accountancy firm is urging the government and businesses to give priority to continuous research and development, in order to ensure the ongoing success of New Zealand as an exporting… Read more Audio

6:59 AM.An update on the markets this morning. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:08 AM.New Zealand may be going back to the negotiating table with China after the Australians signed a free trade deal with the Chinese that looks like its better than New Zealand's. Audio

7:12 AM.New Zealand's trade minister Tim Groser says he'll analyse the deal between China and Australia, and if the Australian deal IS better than New Zealand's, he'll take that up with the Chinese. Audio

7:18 AM.A global human rights organisation says an estimated 600 people are enslaved in New Zealand. Audio

7:25 AM.Auckland council is getting rid of its discounted early bird parking. Audio

7:35 AM.A University of Otago Professor says government regulation of the rental market would save lives. Audio

7:40 AM.The position to lead the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will soon be advertised, after its chief executive called it quits yesterday after sexual harassment allegations. Audio

7:45 AM.Pasifika leaders in Auckland say a proposal to ban set-net fishing at a popular holiday spot, is less about safety than the attitudes of more affluent local residents. Audio

7:50 AM.An immunisation expert says vaccinating pregnant women and young girls needs to be a focus now childhood immunisation rates are on the rise. Audio

7:56 AM.Theatre lovers have rejoiced in Christchurch, with the long-awaited re-opening of the 'grand old lady', the Isaac Theatre Royal. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:10 AM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, is promising fresh trade talks with the Chinese if Australia's new trade deal with China is better than New Zealand's. Audio

8:15 AM.A poultry farm in the Netherlands has been closed after an outbreak of Bird Flu and officials in Britain have also discovered a case of Bird Flu in an East Yorkshire duck breeding farm. Audio

8:20 AM.A new report says New Zealand has an estimated 600 people living in some sort of slavery, often employment related. Audio

8:25 AM.The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive Roger Sutton has resigned following allegations of sexual harassment. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:35 AM.Japan is the world's third largest economy. But a second successive quarter of woeful GDP results has seen it spiral into a technical recession. Audio

8:40 AM.Residents living in Ferguson, Missouri are boarding up their windows and bracing for more racial protests as a grand jury decides the fate of police officer Darren Wilson. Audio

8:45 AM.The Westland District Council has consented the clearance of more than fifteen hundred hectares of native bush for farming and mining in the past fifteen years. Audio

8:50 AM.An anti-violence network says ending the cycle of domestic abuse in Maori can only be done by involving tangata whenua; A group of British businessmen, none of them Maori, have performed the… Read more Audio