Morning Report

The Dow Jones Index is down 85 points to 17,991. Audio

Trading in Precinct Properties shares are on hold until this afternoon when a retail bookbuild is completed. Audio

Trading in Precinct Properties shares are on hold until this afternoon when a retail bookbuild is completed. Audio

A foam products unit of Skellerup Holdings has signed a distribution deal that gives it access to the lucrative North American market. Audio

Shares in Mainfreight have fallen almost 1-and-a-half percent after the transport and logistics company indicated slower annual earnings growth. Audio

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp says it will buy up to a 15 percent stake in APN News and Media. Audio

Sky City Entertainment says it will begin making plans to enhance its Adelaide Casino after securing a 20-year lease on carparking. Audio

Economists are expecting the economy will continue to grow strongly, despite the effects of drought. Audio

Questions and accusations over brand new bridges and dusty old roads are continuing to dog the Government in the run up to the Northland by-election. Audio

A week after Cyclone Pam crashed into Vanuatu, and many of the worst hit islands in the archipelago are still without aid. Audio

After four decades of litigation, petition and negotiations five Epa or Maori storehouse panels that were stolen from a swamp have returned home to Taranaki; Controversy at a Northland kura has… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio