Morning Report

Pumpkin Patch has warned there is a risk that it will breach its bank covenant agreements, if it fails to meet its Christmas trading targets. Audio

Veritas is hoping for sunny days as the barbecue season is yet to sizzle for its Mad Butcher business. Audio

Abano Healthcare's chief executive, Alan Clarke, has announced plans to retire in a year's time. Audio

Methven's first-half net profit rose 3.4 percent over the year earlier, which it says is satisfactory, considering last year's result reflected a significant overstocking by key customers. Audio

Eroad says it's gaining market share in New Zealand and the size of its other major market, Oregan, is larger than it first thought. Audio

The Reserve Bank could further downgrade its interest rate forecasts after its latest survey of businesses showed a significant drop in inflation expecations over the next one to two years. Audio

Overseas and the Missouri town of Ferguson has seen the worst violence on its streets since the African American teenager Michael Brown was fatally shot last August. Audio

Opposition parties are calling on the Prime Minister, John Key, to resign after the release of a report heavily criticising the way the Security Intelligence Service released information embarrassing… Read more Audio

An iwi group leasing its catch quota to a fishing company is agreeing with a call for Maori to step up and seize opportunities in the industry; A leading scholar in Maori history says the subject of… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Prison reform advocates say the recommendations that've come from a review into the escape of inmate Phillip John Smith are a complete overraction. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio