Morning Report

The Australian terrorist suspect Christopher Havard, who was killed by an American drone strike last November, spent up to two years in New Zealand before he went to Yemen. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

US stocks have risen, with the S&P 500 hitting another intraday record high as investors brushed off weaker-than-expected labor market data and focused on an acceleration in services-sector growth. Audio

Northland Port Corporation says tough economic times, combined with poor shoreside infrastructure, mean a Whangarei marina it's buying is always half-empty. Audio

Steel & Tube Holdings has been fined 12-thousand dollars and publicly censured by the NZX's markets disciplinary tribunal for several breaches of the exchange's listing rules. Audio

The latest report is warning New Zealand firms that they need to increasingly use digital media to engage with their customers. Audio

The administrators of Postie Plus say they have reached a conditional agreement to sell the 82-store retail chain as a going concern to an unnamed international retail group. Audio

Separately, commodity prices fell for a third consecutive month, with record prices for seafood and gains in wool, kiwifruit and sheepmeat prices unable to offset falls in dairy and forestry prices. Audio

It's contrasting fortunes for two of the mainstays of the country's expanding economy. Audio

Ever wondered why koalas hug trees? Audio

An investigation is underway in Ireland into the discovery of the remains of nearly eight-hundred babies near a former Catholic home for unmarried mothers. Audio

An Australian terrorist suspect who was killed by a American drone strike last November is thought to have spent up to two years in New Zealand before he travelled to Yemen. Audio