Morning Report for Monday 14 December 2015

8:55 AM.Rugby League fans in the Far North will have a lot more competition to watch next year and the games will be a lot closer to home. Audio

8:52 AM.A breakaway Far North rugby league competition is gathering support as teams balk at travelling up to three hours each way for 80 minutes on the field Audio

8:47 AM.One the largest police forces in the United States is in turmoil after a relatively unknown journalist forced them to release video footage they had kept secret for over a year. Audio

8:42 AM.If you noticed lights in the sky last night, you really DID see something, it wasn't an elaborate marketing ploy ahead of the new Star Wars movie. Audio

8:37 AM.The Government is adamant it's on the right track to hold up its end of the bargain to tackle climate change. Audio

8:28 AM.The Black Caps look set to shrug off their test series defeat against Australia with a confident win against Sri Lanka today in Dunedin. Audio

8:24 AM.Kim Dotcom still owes his former lawyers two million dollars in legal fees, more than a year after they stepped down from the case. Audio

8:22 AM.A horror weekend on the roads has left seven people dead in a series of crashes across the North Island. Audio

8:14 AM.Green Party's co-leader James Shaw. Audio

8:11 AM.New Zealand farmers appear to have won a reprieve from any rapid movement to make them pay for the cost of their greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

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

7:57 AM.A New Zealander has beaten the world record for the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe on a bike. Audio

7:54 AM.A Northland farmer is preparing to sue Kiwirail for barricading a railway bridge and splitting his farm in half. Audio

7:50 AM.The government has announced six new schools will be built under public private partnership, which it says will save the taxpayer millions of dollars. Audio

7:47 AM.Saudi Arabia has for the very first time lifted its ban on women taking part in elections. Audio

7:42 AM.Hailed as a turning point in the history of our planet the Paris Agreement is being talked about as the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era. Audio

7:37 AM.This fire season is shaping up to be the worst in 10 years with fire bans expected to be in place much earlier than usual. Audio

7:34 AM.Businesswoman Victoria Crone will today to confirm she'll seek the Auckland mayoralty in next year's election. Audio

7:27 AM.The Republican presidential hopeful, Ted Cruz, is leading Donald Trump in the crucial primary state of Iowa. Audio

7:23 AM.Tornados, hail and lightening hit Canterbury yesterday, starting fires, overturning silage wagons and flooding parts of the region. Audio

7:21 AM.Russia has confirmed one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in teh Aegean Sea. Audio

7:16 AM.John Key says New Zealand consumers will pay about $100 extra dollars a year to meet New Zealand's targets Audio

7:10 AM.World leaders are hailing the landmark climate change agreement adopted in Paris as a turning point towards a low-carbon future. Audio

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

6:59 AM.The international deal on climate change, is likely to put even more pressure on oil prices. Audio

6:58 AM.This week's business agenda Audio

6:56 AM.The software maker, Atlassian, has broken records with its planned public listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange in the United States. Audio

6:50 AM.Financial markets and investors face the last big week of the year with September quarter current account and economic growth figures due out on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Audio

6:42 AM.The results from the second round of regional elections in France are expected in the next few hours Audio

6:38 AM.Hundreds of protesters gathered in Wellington yesterday to show oil companies they're not wanted in local waters. Audio

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

6:21 AM.Our business editor Gyles Beckford is in now and it's the last big week of the year. Audio

6:16 AM.Mother Nature was out in full force in Canterbury yesterday as tornadoes, hail and lightening whipped through the region. Audio

6:12 AM.The Climate Change Minister says Government policy will not need to change in the near future to meet commitments agreed to in Paris. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Landmark deal agreed in Paris, Consumers will pay more as New Zealand aims to meet targets, Kremlin fires warning shot at Turkish fishing vessel and, Storm wrecks havoc in Canterbury Audio