Morning Report for Thursday 9 July 2015

8:55 AM.New research has found a summer visitor to New Zealand's waters - the spine-tailed devil ray - spend winters in the tropics and are fantastic divers. Audio

8:51 AM.The slump in dairy prices is forcing one Nelson farming family to find new ways to make their farm pay after 171 years on the land. Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Malcolm Turnbull, the former Australian Liberal Party leader who was rolled by Tony Abbott, has warned against over reacting to the threat posed by Islamic State. Audio

8:44 AM.A Māori health academic is calling for official recognition of electronic cigarettes, or vapourisers as a way to help Māori quit smoking; New research shows that food taxes and subsidies could improve… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The All Blacks leave Samoa today, with a test win under their belt as well as a lot of good will from the Samoan people. Audio

8:38 AM.Cantabrians will have to wait another four years before being able to elect a full regional council. Audio

8:36 AM.The property market in Northland has sprung back to life for the first time since the global financial crisis. Audio

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

8:22 AM.Rogue immigration advisers, who defrauded vulnerable clients of thousands of dollars, have not paid a cent of the hundreds of thousands of dollars they were ordered to repay. Audio

8:18 AM.Social service agencies say census data has highlighted the new working poor - those who can't afford to put a roof over their heads. Audio

8:14 AM.The suspension of trading on the New York Stock exchange comes as stocks nose dive in China and Greece continues to haggle with European creditors over another economic rescue package. Audio

8:11 AM.Investors on Wall Street started their day worrying about China and the 3 trillion dollars of value wiped off its stock market. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Beware the killer selfie is the message from police to Russian youth after a dozens of deaths related to self photography attempted while performing dangerous stunts. Audio

7:51 AM.A new study says a 20 pct tax on unhealthy foods and subsidisies on healthy ones could prevent or postpone thousands of early deaths each year. Audio

7:38 AM.MPI is encouraging the public to remain vigilant after a number of venomous spiders from Mexico were found in bunches of table grapes. Audio

7:36 AM.Warnings remain in place for drivers around the country as icy conditions continue to make driving treacherous. Audio

7:33 AM.The fire service will today begin investigating the cause of a fire at Auckland's historic St James theatre. Audio

7:28 AM.The AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd will ask for a discharge without conviction when he appears for sentencing in Tauranga today. Audio

7:26 AM.Sangster Saulala is a Tongan MP and former chairman of the Tonga Rugby Union. Audio

7:21 AM.The All Blacks fly home today from Samoa having won their test match against Manu Samoa 25-16. Audio

7:16 AM.Meanwhile trading on the New York Stock Exchange has just restarted after a computer glitch shut it down more than 3 hours. Audio

7:11 AM.China's sharemarket rout gathered pace again yesterday after the eyewatering amounts of Government cash allocated to prop up stocks over the weekend failed to staunch the bleeding. Audio

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

6:59 AM.There's been changes at Cavelier Corporation's board. Audio

6:58 AM.Wall Street is down as China suffers another heavy day of losses. Audio

6:55 AM.The light bulb company, Energy Mad, says after shedding about ten jobs, and moving another ten more staff to an agency, it hopes to make it's first profit for five years. Audio

6:52 AM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, says he's still waiting for a serious offer on opening up the dairy markets of countries involved in the Pacific-wide trade talks Audio

6:49 AM.The Government's books are on track to return to surplus, but an economist warns the slowing economy means it may not last. Audio

6:48 AM.Chinese stocks have continued to fall sharply, despite a raft of government measures to restore calm. Audio

6:28 AM.A Māori health academic is calling for official recognition of electronic cigarettes, or vapourisers as a way to help Māori quit smoking; A doctor opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership is warning… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:15 AM.Trading on the New York Stock exchange has been halted for more than 2 and a half hours (as at 6am NZT) due to a computer glitch Audio

6:10 AM.Trading on the New York Stock exchange has been halted for more than 2 and a half hours (as at 6am NZT) due to a computer glitch Audio

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

6:00 AM.Massive falls on the Chinese stock market.. what will it mean for the world. Computer glitches bring the New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines and the Wall Street Journal to a halt.. but the White… Read more Audio