Morning Report

Parents are complaining Fonterra's mixed messages about the contamination scare have left them unsure which baby formulas are safe. Audio

Dairy prices have dipped in Fonterra's global dairy auction overnight, the first held by the company since last week's contamination alert. Prices fell 2.4 percent, after rising more than 5 percent in… Read more Audio

Ngati Kahungunu wants to tell a government appointed panel why it's opposing the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's proposed Ruataniwha dam; The Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs in New Zealand is working to… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

Fonterra appears to have escaped an immediate backlash on global dairy markets with prices dropping only slightly in its overnight auction. Audio

International milk prices; Fonterra won't answer questions but the markets judge; Tourism industry worries about Fonterra fallout; GCSB Bill makes progress through Parliament; Heightened security… Read more Audio

The singer of one of New Zealand's best known songs, Blue Smoke, has died. Pixie Costello, also known as Pixie Williams, was 85. Audio

A new generation of people moving into aged care has prompted a welfare group to launch a how-to kit for carers looking after gay retirees. Audio

The government's being encouraged to work with Maori to make sure a trade agreement with Taiwan becomes a reality; Two Waikato iwi that have partnered up with Lincoln University to develop a new… Read more Audio

The world's first stem-cell hamburger has been made, and eaten in London overnight. Audio

New Zealand's recycling industry is starting to feel the heat - from a Chinese crackdown on plastic imports. Audio