Morning Report for Tuesday 14 February 2017

8:57 AM.If you haven't got your roses for your loved one today, Valentine's Day, then you may be out of luck. Anna Walraven from Bunches Florist in Wellington says roses are flying out the door at $14 a stem.

8:54 AM.The next set of top rowers battle it out on Lake Ruataniwha at the NZ Rowing Champs as the Olympic stars take a well earned rest. Audio

8:48 AM.Thirty years after what became known as the Unfortunate Experiment, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, has made a public apology to the women affected… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Surging rental prices in Auckland and Wellington are making it hard for students to not just find flats but to keep paying rent and ongoing costs. Audio

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

8:26 AM.Residents who opposed plans to increase housing intensification in Auckland's well heeled suburbs have lost their legal battle against the Supercity's Unitary Plan. Sally Hughes is the spokeswoman for… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.An overstayer who gave birth to her children under assumed identities and later abandoned them has been jailed. Our Auckland court reporter, Edward Gay, has the details. Audio

8:18 AM.Sydney-based journalist, Ky Chow, says fires are more under control after a cool change. There are 30 homes destroyed but few injuries reported. Audio

8:14 AM.The Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says there is still a risk the Hawkes Bay fires could get into a 200 hectare forest and it would be a disaster if that happened. "It's calmer now and cooler but mother… Read more Audio

8:07 AM.As firefighters continue to battle the fires burning in Christchurch's Port Hills evacuees share their stories of escape. Audio

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

7:54 AM.New Plymouth councillor, Murray Chong, is at the centre of a backlash over a Facebook post in which he says te reo Maori is "being kept alive on a respirator". The former mayor of New Plymouth, Andrew… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The chalk and cheese North American leaders are meeting today. Audio

7:18 AM."The paddocks were on fire below us." Hastings farmer Richard Chambers tells the story of how the fire has devastated his property. "It's not a pretty sight out here." Audio

7:14 AM.The five fires south of Hastings are largely under control after a tense battle overnight. Our reporter Eva Corlett is near the cordon on Tuki Tuki Road. Audio

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

6:47 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report.  Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:08 AM.Fire engines and water tankers are at two fires in Christchurch's Port Hills this morning. Our reporter Maja Burry is at the command centre in Early Valley Road and says the ridge is lit up with fire… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Two fires burn on the Port Hills in Christchurch, one house is destroyed others are threatened. A state of emergency remains in place in Hawke's Bay as fire crews bring fires under control there and… Read more Audio