Morning Report

With Christmas little more than a month away the Pope has sounded a gloomy note, describing this year's christmas celebrations as ``empty''. Audio

Steven Joyce is the Minister for Economic Development. He says one or two of the mayors have legitimate concerns. Audio

Councils are lobbying the government to come up with better transport options for the regions, saying Air New Zealand's actions show how vulnerable these areas can be. Audio

Rekindling free trade talks with India remains a faint hope for the Prime Minister, John Key. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A Tongan family has won a last-ditch appeal to stay in the country, after a community leader mucked up their residence application Audio

Labour leader Andrew Little is brushing off concerns taxpayers will be funding Phil Goff's bid to become the next mayor of Auckland. Audio

As we reported earlier Qatar's attorney-general has ordered an appeal against the acquittal of several people over the Doha Mall fire in 2012. Audio

Barry Waterland is the quality assurance manager at Alpine Adventures. Audio

Poor weather is still hampering the recovery of four bodies from Fox Glacier. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Lydia Ko is looking for a strong finish in final round of the last tournament of the season, the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples in Florida. Audio