Morning Report for Wednesday 3 June 2015

8:56 AM.Recreational fishers are welcoming a plan by Environment Minister Nick Smith to change the rules for the Marlborough Sounds blue cod fishery. Audio

8:53 AM.National and Labour MPs are blaming each other for a plan to spend 50-thousand dollars on doors in a parliamentary corridor. Audio

8:51 AM.The special law that governs Canterbury's earthquake recovery expires in less than a year, and arrangements to transfer power back to local authorities are behind schedule. Audio

8:45 AM.Auckland leaders of the Maori Party and the Mana Movement have held informal talks about the possibility of the two political parties merging; Te Atiawa and the Kapiti District Council have signed an… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A widow will give evidence in the High Court today about seeing her husband stabbed to death in their West Auckland dairy. Audio

8:39 AM.The Junior All Whites face a tough challenge to qualify for the final 16 in the under 20s World Cup after last night's 4-nil defeat to the USA in Auckland. Audio

8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The world is facing an unrelenting refugee crisis. Audio

8:24 AM.The Ministry of Social Development is urgently investigating a complaint, received yesterday, that it sent confidential child abuse records to the wrong person. Audio

8:22 AM.ABC says the FBI declined to comment because Blatter has not been publicly identified as a target of the investigation. But sources told them the feds were conducting the FIFA probe the same way they… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.And of course, New Zealand is currently hosting the Fifa's Under 20 World Cup which kicked off in Auckland on Sunday. Audio

8:14 AM.New Zealand Football's chief executive, Andy Martin, was at the congress of the sport's ruling body in Zurich last week. Audio

8:12 AM.Sepp Blatter is quitting the FIFA presidency just days after being elected to a fifth term. Audio

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

7:58 AM.Dairy prices have fallen again at the latest global dairy trade auction. Audio

7:51 AM.Rescuers in China are struggling to find more than four hundred people who are still missing after a cruise ship sank quickly on the Yangtze River. Audio

7:47 AM.Back now to Sepp Blatters resignation, with us is investigative reporter, Andrew Jennings. Audio

7:43 AM.The Refugee Council is accusing the Prime Minister of scaremongering for saying yesterday that a boat carrying 65 refugees was trying to get to New Zealand. Audio

7:39 AM.The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is being accused of vetting job applicants based on their opinion of the proposed Ruataniwha Dam -- and getting rid of existing staff members who question it. Audio

7:34 AM.New Zealand has crushed England by 199 runs in the second test at Headingley. Audio

7:26 AM.An official report has again raised serious doubts about the accuracy of children's national standards' results. Audio

7:22 AM.The Ministry of Social Development is urgently investigating how confidential child abuse records ended up being sent to the wrong person. Audio

7:14 AM.Martin Lipton is the deputy sports editor at The Sun newspaper in London. Audio

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

6:58 AM.On Wall St, stocks have reversed earlier losses amid optimism Greece will strike a deal with its creditors, while weak US data and bearish comments from a Federal Reserve board member allayed fears of… Read more Audio

6:56 AM.Now to a firm that tends to under the radar, and this week we put the spotlight on Northland and husband and wife duo, Ian and Anne Walker. Audio

6:55 AM.Economists say New Zealand's purchasing power overseas has resumed is downwards trend, after falling fuel prices proved temporary respite at the beginning of the year. Audio

6:53 AM.A market analyst says there's likely to be more share buybacks and mergers and acquistions in the next few years, as cash-rich New Zealand companies consider their options. Audio

6:52 AM.Dairy prices have continued to fall at the latest auction. Audio

6:48 AM.The fuel retailer, Z Energy, is confident its bid to buy rival Caltex for 785-million dollars will be approved by regulators. Audio

6:43 AM.The Ministry of Social Development says it's begun an investigation after confidential child abuse records were sent to the wrong person. Audio

6:39 AM.Blatter made the announcement at a hastily arranged media conference in FIFA's headquarters in Zurich. Audio

6:27 AM.Auckland leaders of the Maori Party and the Mana Movement have held informal talks about the possibility of the two political parties merging; The High Court has ruled against Waikato-Tainui in a… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:16 AM.The Prime Minister has been accused of scaremongering after he said refugees could now reach New Zealand on boats. Audio

6:09 AM.He made the announcement at a media conference in Zurich just before 5 this morning. Audio

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

6:00 AM.The football world is in shock just days after his re-election Sepp Blatter announces he will step down as FIFA President. The shock announcement is met with joy - and relief - from his critics. Just… Read more Audio