Morning Report for Wednesday 27 August 2014

12:22 PM.Official figures show the Food Price Index fell zero point 7 percent in July, compared with the previous month. Audio

12:21 PM.Genesis Energy has exceeded its prospectus forecast, although both revenue and profit for the year ended June, fell 53 percent from the year earlier. Audio

8:57 AM.New Zealand's Marina Erakovic has beaten the 2004 US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets at the US Open. Audio

8:54 AM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, is as confident as he's always been that he will keep his seat come polling day. Audio

8:50 AM.Those accusing a former Catholic brother of sexual abuse are relieved to hear the Justice Minister's ruled he should be extradited to Australia -- but they are disappointed with how long it has taken.

8:46 AM.A Motiti island hapu group says the man employed by the Government to protect the environment and people on the remote island has a conflict of interest; The Maori King's Council will meet today to… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Two thousand of the world's top scientific minds are meeting in Auckland for a series of international science summits. Audio

8:38 AM.The Crown has rejected claims from Kim Dotcom that search warrants used to raid his mansion have created a miscarriage of justice. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:29 AM.An independent economic institute is forecasting the Government will return its books to surplus a year later than forecast by the Treasury. Audio

8:28 AM.Judith Collins admits her interpretation of media reports was wrong. Audio

8:25 AM.National continues to avoid committing to tax cuts before the election, but Bill English has put a figure on how much any tax cuts might be worth. Audio

8:21 AM.After more than seven weeks of heavy fighting and two thousand deaths, Israel and Hamas have announced yet another truce over Gaza, and unlike the other recent ceasefires, there's hope this one will… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.And listening to that report was party leader Winston Peters, who joins the program. Audio

8:11 AM.New Zealand First has unveiled its new party list and one of its top-ranked MPs, Andrew Williams, is gone while another sitting MP has been dropped so far down the list she is unlikely to make it back… Read more Audio

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

7:56 AM.Talks are underway between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukranian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the Russian city of Minsk. Audio

7:49 AM.A Motiti Island group is calling for the resignation of its Planning Officer, saying he has a conflict of interests. Audio

7:44 AM.Mental health professionals say the complex laws for intellectually disabled prisoners who are serving life sentences makes it difficult for the offenders to get the help they need. Audio

7:41 AM.Further to our story yesterday about the child sex offender who's spent 44 of the past 45 years in detention. Audio

7:24 AM.Economic policy was the focus of a major debate in Queenstown last night. Audio

7:19 AM.Still on the subject of Dirty Politics, and one of the National Party's failed contenders from the past election campaign, Brent Robinson, has confirmed he was a target of Cameron Slater in 2011. Audio

7:15 AM.The Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei joins us. Audio

7:14 AM.The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has declined to appear on Morning Report, with his office instead referring us to a post on the Commission's blogsite. Audio

7:10 AM.The Justice Minister, Judith Collins is insisting she has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Privacy Commissioner over her disclosure of the name and job title of public servant Simon Pleasants to… Read more Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:56 AM.SLI Systems subscription-based revenue grew 29 percent in the year ended June, which is 11 percent faster than the market it serves. Audio

6:54 AM.Tourism Holdings is confident sales and profits will continue to grow following a better than expected result for the year ended June. Audio

6:52 AM.An analyst says Auckland International Airport will probably produce a better 2015 underlying profit than the between 160 and 170 million dollars it is forecasting. Audio

6:50 AM.Pacific Brands has taken some of the sting out of its 224-and-a-half million Australian dollar loss by announcing a new chief executive and the sale of its troubled workwear division. Audio

6:48 AM.The consortium led by Mark Stewart, Connor Healthcare, has raised its takeover offer for Acurity Health by 75 cents per share to 7-dollars-25, valuing the private hospital operator at more than 125… Read more Audio

6:28 AM.Wall Street is higher, with both the Dow and S&P 500 hitting fresh intraday records on the back of strong consumer data suggesting the market's long-running rally could continue. Audio

6:26 AM.A Motiti island hapu group says the man employed by the Government to protect the environment and people on the remote island has a conflict of interest; The Maori King's Council will meet today to… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Judith Collins defends her friendship with the blogger at the centre of dirty politics allegations. Bill English hints that modest tax cuts are on the way and failed Nat urges party to weed out rogue… Read more Audio