Morning Report

Listening to that is our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

The investigative journalist, Nicky Hager, says New Zealand's electronic spy agency spied on candidates vying to be the director general of the World Trade Organisation in a bid to help the New… Read more Audio

Residents on Vanuatu's outer Islands are running out of food and water and desperately need help. Audio

Listening to that is the Finance and Housing New Zealand Minister, Bill English. Audio

The Government's plans to sell off as many as eight thousand state houses to social housing providers has been dealt a major blow. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

On Wall St, stocks rose following a fall in the US dollar, pushing the Nasdaq to a 15-year high and helping the S&P 500 snap a three-week string of losses. Audio

On the corporate front, Fonterra releases its half-year earnings on Wednesday, as does Kathmandu and Nufarm, while Hallenstein Glasson reports its half-year results on Friday. Audio

Across the Tasman, and an investment bank has bowed to pressure from the New South Wales state government and doctored its research on a contentious privatisation plan. Audio

The analyst who questioned whether Xero could succeed at all in the United States is now forecasting it will achieve a 5 percent market share there. Audio

Pumpkin Patch says it remains on track to reap the full benefit of its plan to reverse the company's fortunes this financial year. Audio

Analysts are expecting a rebound in Fonterra's half-year earnings when it reports on Wednesday, thanks in part to lower milk costs. Audio