Morning Report for Friday 29 May 2015

8:55 AM.The New Zealand Deer Industry says a downturn in vension prices is being countered by strong growth in the use of deer velvet in healthy food products destined for Asia. Audio

8:51 AM.Christchurch bar owners expect they will have to lay off staff if they're forced to close early as part of stricter licensing rules. Audio

8:48 AM.A Bay of Plenty Iwi has been given leave to go to the Supreme Court in its bid to stop the sale of farmland by Landcorp; The head of the Federation of Maori Authorities says the organisation is moving… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Internal Affairs Minister, Peter Dunne, says the government can't afford to pay for the fire service, and it will continue to be paid for out of insurance money. Audio

8:40 AM.Hamilton is one of the cities that paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to host some of the Under 20 World Cup matches. Audio

8:35 AM.Back now to our lead story and allegations of widespread corruption in football's world governing body won't stop the FIFA Under-20 men's World Cup kicking off as planned in Auckland tomorrow… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.All New Zealand workers could soon be automatically enrolled into Kiwisaver. Audio

8:20 AM.Media analysts say the proposed shake-up at Fairfax New Zealand could signal the death of newspapers in this country, as companies continue to shift their focus to online news. Audio

8:10 AM.Sepp Blatter insists he's determined to root out any wrongdoing in football. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The Green Party will have a new male co-leader by the end of the weekend - and the race is tight between the two leading candidates. Audio

7:52 AM.A legal expert says the outcome of the Lecretia Seales right to die case could have wider implications than just setting a legal precedent. Audio

7:49 AM.Meanwhile there are growing calls for a new push for regional immigration and development. Audio

7:45 AM.The Government will this morning unveil the first blocks of crown land to be offered to developers for housing in Auckland. Audio

7:41 AM.Police say they are considering setting up a national phone line solely for non-emergency calls. Audio

7:34 AM.The parents of a logging worker killed on the job say the Government will have blood on its hands if it waters down changes to workplace health and safety law. Audio

7:27 AM.More than 180 jobs at Fairfax New Zealand could be axed in a shake-up of the country's biggest news publisher. Audio

7:24 AM.Just days after scrapping the one thousand dollar KiwiSaver kickstart payment, the Government is considering automatically enrolling all workers in the retirement savings scheme. Audio

7:17 AM.At a press conference yesterday in Auckland, Fifa officials in town for the start of the Under 20 World Cup faced nothing but questions about the corruption scandal enveloping the organisation's upper… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Calls are growing for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to stand aside after his organisation was rocked yesterday by a major scandal. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is in the red, after a rise in US jobless claims. Audio

6:57 AM.Arvida says its full year profit is ahead of its prospectus forecast following the successful integration of its 17 new retirement villages driving revenue growth. Audio

6:55 AM.Gentrack's share price has fallen 8 percent, after warning shareholders it might miss its full year prospectus forecast, with possible delays in signing two new major contracts. Audio

6:54 AM.Moa's chief executive says the craft brewer has hopes to turn a profit, but won't say when. Audio

6:53 AM.Shares in the cancer diagnostics firm, Pacific Edge, have fallen 8 percent after the company reported a bigger annual loss and sought an additional 35 million dollars from investors. Audio

6:51 AM.AWF Goup is changing its name and shifting its focus on placing people in permanent jobs Audio

6:49 AM.The Co-operative Bank has lifted its annual profit by a quarter, due to strong interest income and lower bad debts. Audio

6:48 AM.Fonterra is joining the chorus for interest rate cuts after forecasting another tough season for its farmers. Audio

6:43 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the automatic enrolment of all workers in KiwiSaver is now back on the agenda. Audio

6:39 AM.Fifa's Under 20 World Cup gets underway in Auckland tomorrow when New Zealand play Ukraine at North Harbour stadium. Audio

6:26 AM.A Bay of Plenty Iwi has been given leave to go to the Supreme Court in its bid to stop the sale of farmland by Landcorp; The head of the Federation of Maori Authorities says the organisation's moving… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. 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.Sepp Blatter vows to clean up world football but says he won't be stepping aside. Everyone might be made to join up to Kiwisaver and a massive shakeup at Fairfax Media is seen by some as signalling… Read more Audio