News from the rural farming sector.

An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere.

The retail, construction and manufacturing sectors are cautiously optimistic about recent growth in the country's economy. Delphine Herbert reports.

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

It's been a busy week in economic and business news, with fresh GDP figures showing the economy grew in the September Quarter, and the new Reserve Bank Governor releasing her first major monetary policy message this week. Gareth Kiernan, Chief Forecaster and Director at Infometrics spoke to Corin Dann.

The police union says frontline officers are being verbally abused and spat at in the wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal; Firefighters are questioning a police decision not to send a helicopter to rescue a teenage girl stranded on a Coromandel cliff. Police later apologised, saying they mistakenly believed she was dead, but emails suggest cost may have been a factor; The Ministry of Health isn't renewing its contract for the country's online Flu Tracking surveillance tool; For more than 40 years, Bernard Egan has been tasked with the job of being Santa's helper. Listening to Christmas wishes and taking notes from kids back to Santa; Children at Auckland's Starship Hospital have been given a rare chance to light up one of the city's most recognisable landmarks, the Sky Tower.

Enthusiasts from as far as Australia, joined a convoy of the little cars from Christchurch to a working farm station in Canterbury's Avoca Valley, for the annual Great Honda City road trip The event's creator, Jared Campbell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Ministry of Health has decided not to renew its contract for the online FluTracking surveillance tool. Pretoria Gordon reports.

The government is returning more than 3000 hectares to Maori in the top of the South Island, along with 420-million dollars in compensation. Attorney-General, Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.