Morning Report for Tuesday 20 January 2015

8:56 AM.Young refugees fleeing violent homelands are finding a new home, and a voice, on the theatre stage. Audio

8:55 AM.The two world tennis number ones will be in action at the Australian Open today, with Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams expected to breeze past their first round opponents. Audio

8:50 AM.Keeping young people out of trouble will be a focus of a new Pasifika community patrol in Wellington. Audio

8:45 AM.With house prices in Auckland being ranked one of the least affordable in the world, a Maori housing advocate is calling for legislation to provide Maori with more security in the rental market; A… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.New Zealand First has made a fresh call for the Government to fund school pools to ensure children leave school able to swim. Audio

8:38 AM.A new study's found premature babies who were given repeat doses of steroids before they were born are unlikely to develop health problems in later life from the treatment. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, published yesterday, showed it now requires more than six times the median household income to buy a property in both Tauranga-Western Bay… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey has underlined the two speed nature of New Zealand's housing market with provincial cities offering more affordable homes than Auckland… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.ACT was the only Party to show support for National's proposed Resource Management Act changes last year. Audio

8:12 AM.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, David Seymour, saying he will back them. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.Air New Zealand will soon be offering customers flying economy and premium economy just one brand of wine, after deciding to cut back to just one supplier for most passengers. Audio

7:51 AM.A New Zealand company's software is being used by American police hunting a gang of thieves suspected of stealing tens of millions of dollars in 34 states. Audio

7:45 AM.The Brazilian woman who tipped police off to killer Phillip Smith during last year's prison break, will soon be packing her own bags, courtesy of a Nelson lawyer who wants to treat her to a holiday in… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.An aircraft remains on standby amid concerns a large scrub fire in Seddon in Marlborough could re-ignite. Audio

7:37 AM.Joining us is the Waimakariri District Council's principal rural fire officer, Tim Sheppard. Audio

7:34 AM.Firefighters north of Christchurch are hoping for cooler weather after two more fires yesterday including one that threatened homes west of Kaiapoi. Audio

7:22 AM.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

7:15 AM.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.

7:11 AM.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

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.Wall Street is closed for the Martin Luther King Junior public holiday but in Europe, stocks have risen. Audio

6:57 AM.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

6:56 AM.An economist is expecting jobs confidence to rebound later this year. Audio

6:53 AM.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.

6:51 AM.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

6:48 AM.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

6:42 AM.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

6:40 AM.A resource management lawyer says stream-lining the notification process for consents could help speed up the rate of housing development. Audio

6:28 AM.With house prices in Auckland being ranked one of the least affordable in the world, a Maori housing advocate is calling for legislation to provide Maori with more security in the rental market; A… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:21 AM.The stand-off between asylum seekers and guards at a compound inside the Manus Island detention centre has been resolved according to PNG government sources. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.The Act Party promises to give the Government the support it needs to overhaul planning laws. Oxfam says the world's richest 1 per cent are poised to own more wealth than everyone else put together… Read more Audio