Morning Report for Wednesday 28 January 2015

8:51 AM.One of the biggest names in tennis, Rafael Nadal, has been knocked out of the Australian Open in Melbourne Audio

8:47 AM.Millions of dollars worth of horses have been sold over the past two days at the 89th National Yearling Sales at Karaka just south of Auckland. Audio

8:46 AM.A group of landowners against a wastewater plant planned for their land, hope their oral history can be used as evidence in an appeal to stop the plant; Both scientists and tangata whenua will be… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Surf Lifesaving New Zealand says drownings could be prevented if people better understood their competence and assessed conditions before diving in. Audio

8:35 AM.The Australian Prime Minister's shock decision to award Prince Phillip a knighthood has done more than just raise eyebrows and draw ridicule. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.Back-to-school costs are a hot topic for many parents as schools begin to reopen this week and next. Audio

8:23 AM.The Labour Party leader, Andrew Little, has told an audience of predominantly small business owners in Auckland how Labour would boost economic growth to create more, higher paying jobs. Audio

8:16 AM.A blizzard has dropped more than 30 cm of snow across the northeastern United States. Audio

8:11 AM.Extra firefighters from have joined the effort to tackle the large blaze burning on Flock Hill station in Arthur's Pass. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:51 AM.Listening to that was the Minister for Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce. Audio

7:47 AM.New Zealand First is claiming student visas are being promoted as an easy way to gain New Zealand residency. Audio

7:42 AM.Greece's new Prime Minister has named his cabinet and has appointed Yanis Varoufakis to the critical role of finance minister. Audio

7:38 AM.The Reserve Bank will review the cost of borrowing tomorrow and although banks have been lowering fixed mortgage rates, the Institute of Economic Research is recommending the official cash rate is… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A service station company says customers filling up soft drink bottles with cheap petrol are risking explosions on the forecourt, and at home. Audio

7:29 AM.A public inquiry into the death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has opened in London. Audio

7:26 AM.A blizzard warning and ban on travel has been lifted for New York after the city was spared from the worst effects of Winter Storm Juno with less than a 30 centimetres of snow falling. Audio

7:16 AM.The Prime Minister John Key will use his state of the nation speech today to outline just how many state houses the Government intends to sell. Audio

7:14 AM.300 Auschwitz survivors, along with an international delegation of politicians from 50 countries, gathered overnight at Auschwitz concentration camp to lay wreathes and hear speeches to mark the 70th… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.The fire, near Arthur's Pass in Canterbury is now mostly contained, but is still burning. Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is down 306 points to 17 372. Audio

6:57 AM.An analyst says investors are not panicking about Greece's future in the 19-nation eurozone, but turmoil may not be far away. Audio

6:55 AM.Hallenstein Glasson Holdings will open its second largest store in a new building in Christchurch's emerging retail precinct by the end of next year. Audio

6:54 AM.Investors are pricing in a half chance of an interest rate cut by October this year, but the Institute of Economic Research's Shadow Board is urging caution. Audio

6:52 AM.Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's recent strong performance has lead to lower gearing and a likely increase in dividends. Audio

6:51 AM.New Zealand Oil and Gas says early results indicate that more can be extracted from the Kupe gas and oil field. Audio

6:48 AM.The phone retailer, Spark, is about to take the next step in improving its fortunes in the competitive telecommunications market. Audio

6:40 AM.The Prime Minister will outline the Government's plan for social housing in his first major speech of the year in Auckland today. Audio

6:38 AM.The Department of Conservation's technical fire support officer, Craig Alexander, says the hard work really starts this morning as six teams of firefighters work with heavy machinery, to cut down… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.A group of landowners against a wastewater plant planned for their land, hope their oral history can be used as evidence in an appeal to stop the plant; Both scientists and tangata whenua will be… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.A blizzard warning and ban on travel has been lifted for New York after the city was spared from the worst effects of Winter Storm Juno with less than a foot of snow falling. Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.A fire continues to burn near Arthur's Pass. Firefighters are arriving from around the country to help. Holocaust survivors - remember the liberation of Auschwitz seventy years ago today and the… Read more Audio