Morning Report

Meanwhile, our Asia correspondent Ryan Bridge says Chinese consumers are apparently unconcerned by the 1080 threat to New Zealand's dairy industry. Audio

Dairy prices have fallen in the latest auction overnight, snapping six successive rises. Audio

MPs have changed the law to reduce their own pay rises, but opposition parties argue that passing it under urgency means it will not be a long-term fix. Audio

It's not over for the Chatham Islands yet, with strong gusts, rain and heavy swells still expected today. Audio

Returning now to Vanuatu, where conditions get no easier in the wake of Cyclone Pam. With relief agencies overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster, the Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office… Read more Audio

Seven Te Tai Tokerau iwi have asked to be allowed to trade their fisheries assets on the open market; Clinicians say they might have a rheumatic fever vaccine in late-stage trials in three years time… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Relief efforts begin in Vanuatu as desperate islanders plead for help. Two and a half years' hard labour in a Myanmar jail for a New Zealander found guilty of insulting Buddha and dairy prices drop… Read more Audio

As anyone with even a lick of Irish blood in them will know only too well, today is Saint Patrick's Day. Audio

The Christchurch City Mission says Maori are suffering disproportionately in the aftermath of the earthquakes with housing shortages forcing two or three families to squeeze into one home and… Read more Audio