Morning Report

Police are urging Palmerston North parents to talk to their children about staying safe, in the wake of last week's abduction of a five year old. Audio

According to GeoNet here were two moderate aftershocks, measuring magnitude 3.6 and 3.9, and one strong aftershock measuring 4.2 at 6.30 following yesterday's quake. Audio

A Christchurch lifeguard and several children had a narrow escape during yesterday's earthquake when the cliffs they were jumping from began falling around them. Audio

Christchurch residents say the 5.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday afternoon was like a nightmare starting all over again. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Wall Street rebounded strongly Friday, heading into a three-day holiday weekend, following a week of negative sentiment that saw equities and oil prices fall. Audio

This week's business agenda. Audio

And after a brusing 2015 where the mining and resoruce sector took a hammering and consumer sentiment suffered accordingly, the new year has started better . Audio

The corporate earnings season gets into full swing this week with at least 16 businesses due expected to report financial results. Audio

The view that the world's central banks have run out of ammunition to help stave off a re-run of the 2008 crisis has been challenged by one former fund manager. Audio

The staff at Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital are refusing to discharge a 13-month-old baby because they don't want it sent back to the Nauru detention centre. Audio

The team behind the campaign to buy a beach at Awaroa in the Abel Tasman National Park is urging New Zealanders to keep pledging right up until the 3 o'clock deadline this afternoon. Audio