Morning Report for Tuesday 25 August 2015

8:54 AM.Figures just made public show the Government gave tens of millions of dollars worth of free emissions credits to large companies last year. Audio

8:51 AM.A Maori delegation from the Far North who travelled to Norway to confronted Statoil will protest outside a closed meeting being held here in New Zealand; Three central plateau iwi, Ngati Tuwharetoa… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Retailers and tourism hubs say relaxing Easter Sunday trading laws will boost local economies and remove inconsistencies that allow some towns to trade while banning others. Audio

8:42 AM.A lawyer says reports condemning the care provided to two patients in separate prisons have only scratched the surface of what's really going on in the country's jails. Audio

8:38 AM.A spokesperson for Waikato Tainui says the Maori king's treaty claim for Auckland is not intended to override settlements already negotiated between the Crown and Auckland iwi. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.The Reserve Bank says new lending limits in Auckland will take some of the heat out of the housing market. Audio

8:22 AM.The Reserve Bank says tightening lending restrictions in Auckland will help protect the health of the financial system. Audio

8:15 AM.The Workplace Safety Minister, Michael Woodhouse, says there's still some fine tuning needed on the Health and Safety Reform Bill. Audio

8:09 AM.The US stock market has just closed with all stocks down. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down more than 3.5 percent after earlier experiencing its biggest one-day drop ever. Audio

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

7:55 AM.If it wasn't for a local school pool, New Zealand swimming legend Lauren Boyle may never have become a world champion. Audio

7:51 AM.The Australian treasurer is sounding the alarm more and more Australians are moving to New Zealand because of the lower income tax rate. Audio

7:44 AM.A union representing shop workers says a plan to let councils decide whether retailers can open on Easter Sunday puts staff in a difficult position. Audio

7:40 AM.KiwiRail says it would consider selling off the Wellington Railway Station if there was an opportunity to do so. Audio

7:36 AM.Last Friday we ran the story about Te Ao Marama Wensor, who told us her state house in Auckland was so mouldy it was killing her children. Audio

7:24 AM.The widely ridiculed Health and Safety Bill returns to Parliament today. Audio

7:18 AM.New Zealand, too, wasn't immune from the tumble. The NZX50 was awash with red ink yesterday as stocks were sold off. Damage however was limited compared with reaction on world markets.Mark Lister is… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Jack Mohr is a research director at Wall Street publication The Street. He's been monitoring the global fallout. Audio

7:11 AM.Stock markets across the world have fallen sharply as fears of a Chinese economic slowdown continue to haunt investors. Audio

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

6:59 AM.As mentioned earlier, stock markets have continued to decline as investors keep a wary eye on China. Audio

6:57 AM.NIB Holdings New Zealand says it's reversed a decade of decline in the number of policyholders, with growth of 6 percent in the past year. Audio

6:56 AM.The telecommunications network company, Chorus, says one in ten people wanting ultra fast broadband are cancelling their order. Audio

6:53 AM.Auckland International Airport is expecting its strong growth to continue, despite concern about a slowing global economy and the potential impact of a weaker New Zealand dollar. Audio

6:52 AM.The full removal of mortgage lending restrictions to those with small deposits may be delayed. Audio

6:50 AM.Stock markets have continued to plunge as concerns deepen about China's slowing economy. Audio

6:45 AM.The Government's giving an assurance employees who don't want to work on Easter Sunday will be able to refuse without giving a reason. Audio

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

6:23 AM.A Maori delegation from the Far North who travelled to Norway to confronted Statoil will protest outside a closed meeting being held here in New Zealand; Four Ngai Tahu entities have lodged an appeal… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:18 AM.KiwiRail is considering selling Wellington Railway Station as it looks to sell assets in a bid to shore-up its revenue. Audio

6:10 AM.Billions of dollars have been wiped off the value of shares today across the world's stock markets. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Wall Street's Dow Jones reacts - and then rallies - to Black Monday in China as trillions of dollars are wiped off the value of global stock markets. Back home, Michael Woodhouse defends the Health… Read more Audio