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News from the business sector, including a market report.

It was a record breaking day at the Football World Cup as the one of the game's greats broke the all-time scoring record. Argentina's Lionel Messi scored two goals against Austria to take his tally to 18 goals. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

A 70-year-old Chinese woman, who came to New Zealand to follow the religious instructions of a self-proclaimed sect leader, was leader found dead, wrapped in rubbish bags, in Auckland's Gulf Harbour. The Crown says Shulai Wang was at the bottom of the hierarchy in a strictly controlled house in Orewa, where it's alleged she was starved, stuffed in a suitcase, and likely suffocated. Four people are on trial, accused of Ms Wang's manslaughter. Lucy Xia reports.

DOC is on the hunt to take a DNA sample from a dolphin spotted cruising in Northland waters, in order to determine whether it is a Hector's or Maui dolphin. Either would be special, but a Hector's has only been spotted in Northland three times in the past 100 years. University of Auckland Associate professor in biological and marine sciences, Dr Rochelle Constantine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Schools and alternative education experts agree thousands of the most vulnerable - and sometimes most difficult - students need a lot more support than they are getting. A new Education Review Office report says most teens enrolled in various forms of alternative education leave without any qualifications and too many go on to benefits or crime. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has met with some Pike River families, who fear workplaces are about to get more dangerous. The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill would exempt businesses with fewer than 20 workers from legally having to manage non-critical safety risk. The families are asking NZ First to withdraw it's support for the bill. Winston Peters spoke to Lisa Owen.

In the small Central Otago town of Ophir, the country's oldest continually operating post office is thriving in new hands. When the community's long-standing postmistress retired, it left a unique vacancy in the town of about 70 people. But a bit over six months ago Harriet Cameron seized the Ophir-tunity and took on the job. Tess Brunton reports.

Parliament is holding an urgent debate on the failure of an IT project officials are accused of misleading ministers over. The biometrics project was scrapped last year, having cost more than $30 million over about seven years, and the public service commission has ordered an investigation which was launched today. Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Lisa Owen.

Some survivors of abuse in care say there are still fighting for geniune recognition of what happened to them, two years on from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care. They say meaningful redress and recognition for what they suffered is still lacking. Timothy Brown reports.

Yesterday Dave Rennie revealed the first squad he has tasked with bringing the All Blacks back to the top of world rugby. But what about those who missed the cut? Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.