Morning Report

The exodus of All Blacks after this year's Rugby World Cup has another member - with prop Owen Franks confirming he has signed with English club Northampton. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

New figures show two thirds of the dangerous airbags in 80-thousand cars in New Zealand have been replaced, but consumer advocates warn that the last third of car owners will be the hardest to reach… Read more Audio

It was National Party MPs rather than sausages that were being grilled at Parliament yesterday in the wake of an attack ad that has been widely panned. Coalition politicians didn't miss a beat in… Read more Audio

Earthquake-prone building owners are warning the axe still hovers over them despite the Government's offer of more money to help. Steve Quinn loves a century-old bank in the main street of Marton. But… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The security threats posed by climate change, and growing global instability, will be among the topics discussed at a high level security conference in Munich on Friday (NZ time). Our correspondent in… Read more Audio

New Zealand Cricket's high performance boss Bryan Stronach says White Ferns coach Haidee Tiffen has no reason to feel the full impact of the latest review of the team's World T20 campaign. Audio

US space agency NASA has called time on its Mars Rover, Opportunity. The robot known as 'Oppy' and its twin robot, called Spirit, landed on Mars in January 2004 with the goal of investigating whether… Read more Audio

A thick dust cloud that's been causing problems with visibility and air quality in the south east of Australia is expected to arrive in New Zealand later on Thursday. MetService says it will be blown… Read more Audio