Morning Report

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Listening to that is Roy Pilott -- a former editor at the Taranaki Daily News, which is owned by Fairfax. Audio

Digital start-ups, and small online-only media players appear poorly placed to step into any void created by a proposed merger of two New Zealand's industry heavyweights. Audio

Financial experts are divided over the Reserve Bank's suggestion that it might introduce debt-to-income ratio restrictions. Audio

A Flaxmere man working to reduce family violence says families and the community need to look to themselves, not government agencies, to solve problems in the Hastings suburb. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The message from the MetService is to batten down the hatches as wild weather bears down. Audio

The Crown says murder-accused Kamal Reddy told undercover police officers information that only the killer could have known. Audio

The central North Island's sleeping giant Mt Ruapehu has been stirring in recent weeks and vulcanologists have just raised their alert level by a notch Audio

Wellington City Council has voted to increase oversight over a controversial economic development fund criticised as a secret slush fund. Audio

The Queen's comments about Chinese President's visit to London might have strained diplomatic relations between China and the UK. Audio

Opposition MPs are putting the boot into the Prime Minister after he got kicked out of the House yesterday. Audio