Morning Report

The American conglomerate, General Electric, is calling for reforms in India to make it easier to do business in the country. Audio

The hardware and building supplies retailer, Mitre 10, says it's seeing strong growth in its online business and it looks likely to be a driver of future growth. Audio

The Canterbury based dairy company Synlait Milk is optimistic about the coming season and its market leading forecast to suppliers of $5 a kilo of milk solids. Audio

New Zealand's oil, gas and mining industries are in for harder times with lower prices and higher costs hitting all sectors although there may be a bit of a glow for gold miners. Audio

Economic headwinds are proving to have little impact on the growth in the profits of the main banks - and that has one financial analyst wondering what it would take to stymie their earnings. Audio

Shares in the German car maker, Volkswagen, have fallen to a four year low, as the scandal surrounding its cheating in US emissions testing escalated further. Audio

Almost seven people a day are reported missing in New Zealand, with a search and rescue trainer saying that could increase as more tourists come ill-prepared. Audio

Ngapuhi faction, Te Kotahitanga is calling on the Government to stop its negotiations with Tuhoronuku, which earlier this month was found by the Waitangi Tribunal to have serious flaws in its mandate… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

President Obama meets with Pope Francis today ahead of the Pope's first ever address to a joint session of Congress tomorrow. Audio

A special taskforce set up to slash red tape has identified a host of what the Government calls loopy regulations that need to go. Audio