Morning Report for Tuesday 26 August 2014

8:56 AM.The U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows in New York is underway. Audio

8:54 AM.An icon to some but an eyesore to others, the 198-metre New Plymouth Power Station chimney will survive New Zealand's biggest ever demolition. Audio

8:50 AM.King Tuheitia is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack. The Maori Party's latest list candidate, Tame Iti, says he's willing to sit at the table with any political party if it means it… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:39 AM.Crown lawyers will spend today defending search warrants used to raid the Kim Dotcom's mansion, which the internet tycoon says should be declared unlawful. Audio

8:10 AM.The special election debate with leaders of the minor parties. Read more Audio

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

7:58 AM.Controversial freedom camping bylaws passed by the Thames Coromandel District Council have been ruled illegal. Audio

7:53 AM.Family and supporters have celebrated the life of a black teenager slain by police at a funeral service in Ferguson, Missouri. Audio

7:50 AM.The Human Rights Commission and disability groups want political parties to pledge to enforce the right of children with disabilities to go to their local school. Audio

7:43 AM.The housing market is starting to spark again, fuelled by a mortgage war. Audio

7:37 AM.The Prime Minister is heading to the West Coast for a blitz of campaigning this morning - but the dirty politics saga won't be far behind him. Audio

7:29 AM.Yesterday Labour announced it would delay some of its spending programmes, previously announced two weeks ago. Audio

7:27 AM.As the National Party tries to put the Dirty Politics scandal behind it, John Key is hinting at tax cuts. Audio

7:23 AM.Police say they expect to lay charges today against a gunman who was wounded during a dramatic confrontation in Hamilton. Audio

7:17 AM.The Maori King is in Waikato Hospital after suffering a heart attack yesterday. Audio

7:13 AM.Joining us is human rights lawyer Michael Bott. Audio

7:10 AM.The United Nations is being asked to investigate the case of an intellectually disabled New Zealand man who has been kept in detention for 44 of the past 45 years. Audio

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

6:59 AM.The New Zealand sharemarket rose, with the benchmark Top 50 Index gaining 16 points to 5183. Audio

6:56 AM.A large private training provider trying to fill its courses says it's competing with well-paid positions in the Christchurch job market. Audio

6:55 AM.The head of the Australia-based, accounting software company, MYOB, says the company thrives on competition, as demonstrated by its record sales and profit. Audio

6:54 AM.Heartland New Zealand has raised its forecast for annual profit this year and now says it may rise as much as 25 percent. Audio

6:52 AM.The head of Metlifecare says the company is in a strong financial position and is looking for opportunites to expand its property portfolio. Audio

6:50 AM.Bank of New Zealand is dramatically reducing its lending to people with less than a 20 percent deposit while at the same time hugely growing safer lending. Audio

6:48 AM.Chorus is warning its operating profit could fall as much as 9 percent this year because of the corporate regulator forcing it to cut its copper wire prices from December the first. Audio

6:47 AM.Peter Halkett is leaving Kathmandu after 8 years of leading the outdoor clothing retailer. Audio

6:27 AM.King Tuheitia is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack. The Maori Party's latest list candidate, Tame Iti, says he's willing to sit at the table with any political party if it means it… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.UN being asked to consider case of 45-year-detention of man in prison, Human rights lawyer says the state fails to care for mentally ill offenders, King Tuheitia in hospital after heart attack… Read more Audio