10:00 am today

Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 14 January

From Morning Report, 10:00 am today

The Government hopes a law change will give the electricity authority more teeth to maintain a fair and competitive market; Business confidence has risen to its highest level since March 2014 according to the latest survey by the Institute of Economic Research; New Zealand has the world's highest melanoma death rate, but University of Auckland scientists hope a $1 million grant will help bring a new treatment to patient trials in just over five years; President Trump argues his country needs the mineral rich Island to protect against security concerns; This time of year sees a surge of people filing for divorce or breaking up with their partners.