Morning Report for Monday 16 November 2015

8:57 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:53 AM.There continues to be widespread opposition to purse seining fleets fishing in Cook Islands waters, despite the government hailing its latest fishing negotiations as the best deal yet. Audio

8:50 AM.The Department of Conservation is predicting next year will be bad for predators and says it could be worse than in 2014 when they had to respond with the country's largest 1080 drop. Audio

8:48 AM.Fewer children are being adopted and the Government is under increasing pressure to modernise its 60-year-old law. Audio

8:44 AM.A double century by Ross Taylor and the second century in as many matches from Kane Williamson, dug New Zealand out of a big hole in the second test against Australia in Perth last night. Audio

8:40 AM.The Prime Minister John Key and his Vietnamese counterpart Nyugen Tan Dung have condemned the deadly attacks in Paris. Audio

8:35 AM.Some Syrian New Zealanders fear reports that at least one of the terrorists behind the Paris atrocities may have posed as a refugee to enter France could prompt a backlash here. Audio

8:27 AM.Christmas Island's top elected official, Gordon Thompson, wants the detention centre there closed, calling it an affront to democracy and a blight on the island's tourism potential. Audio

8:20 AM.Islamic State's Paris attacks, coming soon after the suspected bombing of a Russian airliner, mark a change in strategy by the group. Audio

8:18 AM.United Kingdom government ministers and officials have been in emergency talks this weekend, which continue today, discussing national security in light of the Paris terror attacks. Audio

8:12 AM.It's now thought it might have been been firecrackers that started the panic, crowds have now returned to the square. Audio

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

7:55 AM.A young off-duty lifeguard in Gisborne single-handedly averted tragedy, dragging four people caught in a dangerous rip back to shore. Audio

7:52 AM.The mother of one of the men who died in the Pike River Mine says the Great Walk planned through the mine area will be like desecrating a grave. Audio

7:47 AM.As the world joins in condemning the Paris attacks, an Afghani community in Auckland is urging the government and the United Nations to work harder to stop killings by Islamic extremists. Audio

7:45 AM.The Prime Minister says New Zealand is at war with Islamic State alongside France but there won't be any change in the way this country is fighting that war. Audio

7:40 AM.The weekend's attacks in Paris have changed the focus of this week's G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey. Audio

7:35 AM.Scott Watson has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest to protest his innocence of the murder of Olivia Hope and Ben Smart in the Marlborough Sounds more than seventeen years ago. Audio

7:24 AM.This time last week, Australia's Christmas Island Detention Centre was rioting. Audio

7:20 AM.A woman who used to live in New Zealand was shot as she was about to get takeaways from a restaurant which was one of the scenes of the terrorist attacks in Paris. Audio

7:15 AM.There's been more panic in Paris with hundreds of people fleeing the Place De La Republique. The BBC's Olivier Weber is in Paris. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Turning to the markets...Wall Street fell sharply on Friday hurt by a selloff in technology companies, while department stores dropped on concerns about the upcoming holiday shopping season. Audio

6:58 AM.The annual meeting season continues with GeoOp, A2 Milk, Fletcher Building, Trustpower, Veritas, Sanford, Precinct Properties, The Warehouse and Kathmandu. Audio

6:55 AM.Sky City Entertainment's increased numbers of gaming machines and tables as the payback for building the convention centre in Auckland begins today. Audio

6:52 AM.Company directors are less confident about the outlook for the economy over the next 12 months, and also a little more downbeat about their own prospects, according to the annual survey of the… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The latest look at the health of the economy suggests it remains in a soft patch with uneven activity, rising unemployment, and a need for further interest rate cuts. Audio

6:47 AM.Financial markets are bracing for a fallout after the French terror attacks -- in all likelihood it will be short and sharp .. with investors ditching risky assets and looking for safety. Audio

6:46 AM.A young off-duty lifeguard in Gisborne is being lauded for single-handedly saving four beach-goers from a dangerous rip. [region]East Coast Audio

6:43 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, expects the Paris attacks to figure prominently when Asia Pacific leaders meet for this week's Apec summit in the Philippines. Audio

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

6:21 AM.Early business news. Audio

6:17 AM.The French Ambassador to New Zealand Florence Jeanblanc-Risler says her country is still coming to terms with the attacks. Audio

6:15 AM.Stories of New Zealanders in Paris are still emerging. Audio

6:10 AM.Several Kalashnikovs have been found in an abandoned car believed to have been used by some of the Paris attackers. [tags[Paris attacks, terrorism Audio

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

6:00 AM.Paris correspondent update latest with Paris attacks;New Zealander's wife shot in Paris terror attacks;Local Christmas Islanders condemn Australia's detention centre;Scott Watson breaks 17-year… Read more Audio