Morning Report for Wednesday 7 May 2014

8:53 AM.According to financial forecasters, it's only a matter of time before the world's first trillionaire emerges. Audio

8:50 AM.The Labour Party's newly-promoted Maori Affairs spokesperson is attacking the government's Te Reo strategy; Statistics New Zealand is now delivering never before published data on Maori to Government… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Oscar Pistorius' three nearest neighbours have been in court today, saying they heard a man crying loudly on the night the athlete shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Audio

8:39 AM.A critical Environmental Protection Authority report may stop New Zealand's first offshore seabed mine. Audio

8:32 AM.Queenstown is considered one of New Zealand's most challenging airports for pilots because of both its geographic location and changeable weather. Audio

8:29 AM.Queenstown is considered one of New Zealand's most challenging airports for pilots because of both its geographic location and changeable weather. Audio

8:27 AM.A Queenstown residents' group says safety is its paramount concern when it comes to night-flights in and out of the resort. The Civil Aviation Authority has given the go ahead for the night flights… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Infant formula exporters are concerned about the Ministry for Primary Industries' ability to negotiate with Chinese authorities, following China's hard line on what's allowed into the country. Audio

8:18 AM.Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey is accused of charging up to $22,000 a year to belong to a group being offered VIP meetings with him. Audio

8:14 AM.Susanna Galea from the Waitemata DHB comments on whether regular synthetic drug users will struggle to cope with the products' removal and may suffer from the effects of withdrawl. Audio

8:10 AM.Drug support groups are worried regular users will struggle to cope and may suffer from the effects of withdrawl. Audio

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

7:57 AM.A Christchurch recruitment agency is questioning a new government scheme which would pay $3000 to beneficiaries who move to the city for work. Audio

7:54 AM.The Government's scrambling this morning to figure out how to ensure infant formula on the way to China is let into the country. Audio

7:41 AM.The Greens Party is accusing National of racketeering over the so-called Cabinet Club, which allows supporters pay to attend functions with senior ministers. Audio

7:35 AM.The father of the New Zealander killed in Argentina last week is preparing for the return of his son's body to Australia. Nicholas Heyward was shot dead during an attempted robbery in the city of… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The opposition attack on the government minister, Judith Collins, has ratcheted up another notch. Labour's Trevor Mallard accused the minister in Parliament of giving her husband - a director with… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The chief executive of the Alcohol Drug Association, Paul Rout, believes the drugs' sudden withdrawal from shelves could have a bad effect on users. Audio

7:11 AM.From midnight it will be illegal to sell, supply or possess synthetic drugs. Parliament has rushed through legislation under urgency that will effectively ban all synthetic cannabis and party pills. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:57 AM.Chinese visitors arriving at Christchurch Airport jumped 60% in the six months to March compared with the same six months last year. Audio

6:54 AM.Bancorp says most of the clients of the private banking business it has just listed on the secondary board of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange are in Asia. Participant: Bancorp managing director Craig… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.One of the biggest global issuers of New Zealand dollar denominated debt, or Kauris, the World Bank, says interest in the Kauri market from central banks is growing, particularly in Asia. Audio

6:50 AM.The agribusiness, Scales Corporation, says it's set for a good 2014 year, with apple prices in the market strong enough to offset the high kiwi dollar. Audio

6:49 AM.International milk prices have dropped for the sixth time in a row at Fonterra's fortnightly auction, down 1.1% Audio

6:42 AM.A former British prime minister is calling for a combined offer of help from Britain and the US to locate up to 276 Nigerian girls kidnapped last month. Audio

6:40 AM.The Alcohol and Drug association is warning that a sudden ban on synthetic drugs may cause problems for users. Audio

6:27 AM.The Labour Party's newly-promoted Maori Affairs spokesperson is attacking the government's Te Reo strategy; Statistics New Zealand is now delivering never before published data on Maori to Government… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.A long-time worker at a decile one school where more than $30-thousand was stolen by its former principal says the fraud ruined people's lives. Audio

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:09 AM.The Justice Minister faces her last day at Parliament, before taking leave. Audio

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

6:00 AM.New laws are passed to pull synthetic drugs off shelves; Opposition ratchet up attacks on Judith Collins; Family of man killed in Argentina hurting. Audio