Morning Report for Tuesday 19 January 2016

6:00 AM.One person is still in hospital after the dramatic tour boat fire off the Whakatane coast yesterday. We'll talk to the skipper of one of the vessels who came to the rescue and the grandparents of a… Read more Audio

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

6:09 AM.So far there have been no reports of major flooding or damage from torrential rain which was forcast to hit Nelson, Marlborough, Taranaki and the Bay of Plenty overnight. Audio

6:12 AM.The hunt to find who killed a 69 year-old-woman in her Auckland home is entering a fifth day. Audio

6:19 AM.The cost of pouring greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere has reached the highest level in four years Audio

6:21 AM.Our business editor, Gyles Beckford, is in now with what's happening in the financial world. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Accident investigators will begin work today to find out what caused a tourist boat to catch fire and sink off the coast of Whakatane yesterday afternoon. Audio

6:42 AM.The lifting of economic sanctions on Iran could open up a significant new market for New Zealands' exporters. Audio

6:50 AM.Analysts are looking to the release of some fresh China's economic data, due out later today, in the hope that it will help bring some stability to volatile financial markets. Audio

6:53 AM.Workers are being cautioned to expect the labour market to remain a relatively tough place this year, despite a rebound in sentiment. Audio

6:54 AM.Meanwhile, a report by a human resources firm, Randstad, reveals New Zealanders are not confident of a wage rise in the near term. Audio

6:58 AM.American stocks are closed for Martin Luther day .. European markets were down between 0.2 and 0o.4 percent. Audio

6:59 AM.Business reports coming out today. Audio

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

7:11 AM.One person still in hospital after dramatic boat fire off Whakatane. Audio

7:13 AM.Terry Robinson is the owner of Morning Glory, which was one of the boats that went to help with the rescue. Audio

7:19 AM.The grandparents of a five-year-old with terminal brain cancer have called in a lawyer after doctors refused to consider medical cannabis to treat the child. Audio

7:24 AM.Tennis has become the latest major international sport to become ensnared in allegations of corruption. Audio

7:36 AM.The battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination turned into an all in brawl in their final debate yesterday. Audio

7:41 AM.Exporters say the lifting of sanctions on Iran is an opportunity for New Zealand to tap into new markets and renew its relationship with an old trading partner. Audio

7:41 AM.150 children in Hawkes Bay have spent the past five days learning everything from life jackets to kaimoana. Audio

7:48 AM.A drug and alcohol counsellor, Jeanette Saxby, is serving a seven month sentence of home detention for running a cannabis cafe that also provided a number of medical patients with the drug. Audio

7:55 AM.So how did the new multi-media approach, dubbed Radio with Pictures, work? Audio

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

8:11 AM.Transport safety investigators will today begin their work to determine the cause of yesterday's charter boat blaze off the coast of Whakatane. Audio

8:16 AM.New Zealand has started the process of removing the sanctions against Iran. Audio

8:21 AM.Donald Trump's take no prisoners approach in his bid to become the Republican Party's presidential nominee may have won him considerable support, but it has also alienated many. Audio

8:24 AM.The pair attacked each other's policies on guns, healthcare and their links with big money. Audio

8:28 AM.As "a job for life" becomes a thing of the past, the Labour Party is promising a radical shift in employment policy. Audio

8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:40 AM.Financial markets across the globe are on tenterhooks as they await the latest economic data coming out of China. Audio

8:43 AM.The first day of the Australian Open was dominated by media coverage the allegations of matchfixing of previous tournaments. Audio

8:47 AM.Rain has been falling in Canterbury for the past few days, but is it enough to dent the worst drought in decades? Audio

8:51 AM.The Papua New Guinea police chief has declared 2016 will be the year ill-discipline and police brutality are stamped out. Audio

8:56 AM.For many New Zealanders the sight of a Pohutukawa tree in full bloom signals the start of summer. Audio