Morning Report for Monday 18 January 2016

8:56 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:51 AM.Nudists from all over the world are booking their tickets down-under. Audio

8:44 AM.An International Labour Organisation mission is to visit Fiji this month. Audio

8:36 AM.It used to sell out in just minutes but now there's a battle on to breathe life back into the Wellington Sevens. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.The Australian Open gets underway in Melbourne today. Audio

8:23 AM.At some stage this year Kaikoura will get a new civic building, but with the construction over a year overdue and the final cost still unknown, not all locals are happy about it. Audio

8:19 AM.Israel's prime minister is unimpressed with the decision to lift long-held sanctions against Iran. Audio

8:14 AM.The mother of Alex Renton is dismissing a report by doctors at Wellington Hospital which found medical cannabis had no effect on her son's prolonged seizures. Audio

8:10 AM.Cyclone Victor picked up again overnight hitting the northern Cook Islands. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:56 AM.Checkpoint with John Campbell launches this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Audio

7:52 AM.As items on a New Year To Do list go, negotiating the resolution of a millenia old theological controversy is not for the faint-hearted. Audio

7:48 AM.A battle has developed in the Mackenzie Basin over the humble lupin, and taxpayer money is now being spent to simultaneously cultivate and eradicate what's become an iconic tourism emblem. Audio

7:42 AM.The mother of a New Zealand man who has just been transferred to the notorious Christmas Island detention centre says Australian authorities refused to allow her son to return to New Zealand. Audio

7:41 AM.The Chief Executive of the New Plymouth Council is determined that the death of a pedestrian at a rail crossing on the city's Coastal Walkway this month will never be repeated. Audio

7:38 AM.A fire has destroyed the Savalalo, Market in Samoa. Audio

7:34 AM.A man left brain-dead after an experimental drug trial in France has died. Audio

7:27 AM.It was a world record effort by Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill when the pair guided the Blackcaps to a 10-wicket- victory over Pakistan in their second T20 match in Hamilton last night Audio

7:23 AM.The Government is being told it needs to push harder to help New Zealanders who are being held in Australian detention centres. Audio

7:18 AM.IAEA yesterday said Iran had complied with a deal agreed last year to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. Audio

7:14 AM.A heavy summer fog's grip on Wellington brought a frustrating end to many airline passengers' holidays yesterday. Audio

7:11 AM.An National list MP who lives less than 100 metres from the home in which Auckland grandmother Cun Xiu Tian was killed says she was known as a kind and quiet woman. Audio

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

6:58 AM.American stocks Wall Street bled on Friday on sliding oil and fears grew about China. Audio

6:57 AM.Looking ahead to this week's business agenda. Audio

6:56 AM.Across the Tasman, and the Australian government, business leaders and share market investors are hoping for better fortunes this year after a difficult 2015. Audio

6:50 AM.A little under three weeks into the new year and as the Chinese saying goes, we've been in interesting times. Audio

6:46 AM.More than a month before the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo arrives in Wellington, it appears every bed in the Capital has already been booked. Audio

6:40 AM.To the lifting of sanctions against Iran now and there are developments in the prisoner swap that has followed. Audio

6:38 AM.An MP who lives about 100 metres from the home in which an Auckland grandmother was killed says neighbours remember her as a quiet and good woman. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.Our business editor, Gyles Beckford, is in now with what's happening in the financial world. Audio

6:09 AM.The fog in Wellington that stopped flights in and out of the capital yesterday has cleared with flights expected to resume shortly. Audio

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

6:00 AM.The killer of an Auckland grandmother remains on the loose - Te Atatu residents are warned to beef up security. Massive delays for frustrated travellers held up by heavy fog at Wellington airport. Audio