Morning Report

The career criminal Arthur Taylor has been released from prison this morning. He's on parole, after nearly 40 years inside. His supporter Hazel Heal is on her way to Auckland to meet Taylor. She's on… Read more Audio

The next media briefing on the fires will be at Tasman District Council at 8.30am and two community meetings are scheduled for Monday. Nelson City Mayor Rachel Reese tells Susie Ferguson there is a… Read more Audio

Fire Emergency New Zealand says they may have turned a corner in their fight against the Nelson fire. Incident controller John Sutton tells Susie Ferguson he's feeling confident about the day. Audio

Dropped for the first two upcoming one-dayers against Bangladesh, Black Caps opener Colin Munro got back into form as he helped New Zealand to a 4 run victory over India in the third T20 international… Read more Audio

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

Roading contractors are worried about the risk of redundancies, as big projects wind up and the government shifts its focus. The National government had a strong focus on roading - but the Labour-led… Read more Audio

About 90 percent of Wakefield School's pupils have been evacuated from their homes. The rural school has a roll of 278 children and was closed on Friday. It will be open today at the Hope Community… Read more Audio

The state of emergency remains in place in Tasman with Civil Defence saying further evacuations can't be ruled out as the wildfire continues to burn. The forecast for Nelson this week is for it to get… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The career criminal Arthur Taylor has just been released from prison. Lisa Owen has just spoken to him outside Waikeria Prison. Audio