Morning Report for Thursday 10 October 2013

8:56 AM.Bob Sheridan's in Auckland for another heavweight fight, tonight's clash between the New Zealand boxers Joseph Parker and Afa Tatupu. Audio

8:50 AM.The Breakers begin a new era in Auckland tonight as they start their campaign for an unprecedented fourth straight Australian National Basketball League championship. Audio

8:47 AM.The Cabinet is to consider whether to pay extra compensation to two brothers who received life changing injuries in the Defence Force; The Maori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, says the party… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.A Hawke's Bay regional councillor says despite promising the Ruataniwha dam project won't add to rates bills, council staff are unable to explain how ratepayers will avoid being stung. Audio

8:41 AM.In the midst of financial turmoil and a government shut down, the US President Barack Obama has said he'll nominate Janet Yellen as the new chief of the Federal Reserve. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:26 AM.David Cunliffe has declared a return to "red" Labour, and has pledged to roll back National's changes to employment law. Audio

8:22 AM.Christchurch's move past Auckland as the most expensive place to rent has come as no surprise to the housing sector. Audio

8:18 AM.Local body elections are under way around the country, but there is one region where people don't get to have their say on who sits on the local council. Audio

8:14 AM.Greenpeace is defending its personnel over drug accusations by the Russian authorities. Audio

8:09 AM.The political deadlock in Washington and the resulting fiscal freeze has spread as far as Antarctica where hundreds of American scientists and support staff are being sent home. Audio

7:55 AM.Susan St John is from Auckland University's Retirement Policy and Research Centre. Audio

7:50 AM.The future of Superannuation is once again becoming politically divisive, with parties at odds over recommendations being made in a new report. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:40 AM.The Green Party says Labour has missed the point of the living wage campaign and could end up turning workers against one another. Audio

7:36 AM.The government is to review the licensing of immigration advisers amid criticism the law is failing to adequately punish and deter serial abuse of clients. Audio

7:26 AM.A politics lecturer at Canterbury University says the low turnout so far in this year's local body elections is a sign of the growing gap between the haves and the have-nots. Audio

7:21 AM.The Corrections Association says a directive sent to all staff at Mt Eden Correctional Facility shows Serco, the company running it, is putting unacceptable pressure on guards to work in unsafe… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The government shutdown in America has reached its ninth day, and an agreement between the Democrats and Republicans still looks to be a long way off. Audio

7:12 AM.Listening to that was Antarctica New Zealand's operations manager, Graeme Ayres, who joins me now on the line from Scott Base in Antarctica. Audio

7:09 AM.The United States will suspend all its research in Antarctica from next week as funding runs out because of America's fiscal freeze. Audio

6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:43 AM.A group of 30 Greenpeace activists detained in Russia after a protest against oil drilling in the Russian arctic, could face further charges after investigators reportedly found drugs onboard their… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The prison officers union says Serco, the company running Mt Eden Correctional Facility, has sent out a directive to all staff that pressures them to work in unsafe conditions or face disciplinary… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Hundreds of American scientists and support staff are being sent home as all field and research activities in Antarctica are suspended because of the United States government shutdown. Audio

6:27 AM.The Cabinet is to consider whether to pay extra compensation to two brothers who received life changing injuries in the Defence Force; The Maori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, says the party… Read more Audio

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

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.The Justice Minister Judith Collins is heading to Australia this week to discuss ways to improve the information that's passed on about criminals deported here. Audio

6:00 AM.Russia alleges, Greenpeace denies, Illegal drugs found on a Greenpeace protest ship. Scientists worried that Research in Antarctica will suffer as the United States programme moves to "caretaker"… Read more Audio