Morning Report

The surfing world is in shock after the death of a renowned champion New Zealand surfer and surfboard designer. Audio

Business New Zealand says businesses will fail if they don't start learning how to interact with Maori and their protocols; The national body for Maori medium education says the Qualifications… Read more Audio

A Christchurch catering company has joined forces with the City Mission to tackle what is being described as a new era of poverty after the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

Listening to that was the Primary Industries Minister, Nathan Guy. Audio

The Labour Party says the Government is favouring big companies at the expense of recreational fishers in its proposed changes to snapper catches. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A warning for couch potatoes everywhere; obesity is set to be a greater cause of disability and loss of life than smoking. Audio

New Zealand Post's chairman Sir Michael Cullen says the company will soon run out of cash to give its subsdiary Kiwibank the investment it needs to expand. Audio

Westport residents are pinning their hopes on mining the Denniston plateau to prevent their area from becoming a ghost town. Audio

Analysts are expecting the partial float of Meridian Energy to get under way as early as next month, after a final hurdle was cleared yesterday. Audio

Fonterra officials are meeting Government ministers this morning as the investigations into the contamination scare enter a new phase. Audio