Morning Report for Wednesday 12 November 2014

8:54 AM.The 2013 Review of Retirement Income Policies says policy decisions around superannuation need to be made in the next three years, followed by a long implementation period to allow New Zealanders to… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.InternetNZ Chief Executive Jordan Carter claims New Zealand's Chief Censor has no grounds to lay charges against Internet Service Providers Orcon and Slingshot whose customers can view movies not yet… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A Maori tikanga expert says the impact on prisoners who have their Taonga taken from them could be devastating; Eight staff involved in two Taranaki Institute's Maori performing arts courses have left… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Prison reform advocates say the suspension of the temporary prisoner release programme is a raw deal for inmates. Audio

8:40 AM.Reporter Alex Ashton is outside the American embassy in Thorndon where a suspicious package has been located and Hazmat control vehicles have been stationed. Audio

8:38 AM.Vials of blood-like liquid arrived in the mail yesterday at the New Zealand Herald offices in Auckland and at Parliament in Wellington. One vial has been flown to Melbourne to be tested for Ebola, the… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:12 AM.The campaigning is over and Labour party members and the affiliated unions have until midday next Tuesday to vote for their preferred leader. The four candidates are in our studio and answer some… Read more Audio

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

7:56 AM.Organisers are expecting over a hundred thousand people to attend the three day show, near Christchurch, which officially begins this morning. Audio

7:52 AM.A South Korean court has found the captain of the ferry that capsized in April, killing more than 300 passengers, guilty of negligence and sentenced him to 36-years in prison. Audio

7:48 AM.ANZ Chief Economist Cameron Bagrie on the Reserve Bank's expected lifting of restrictions on high Loan to Value ratio home loan borrowing today. Audio

7:41 AM.High school principals describe the acute levels of stress among their students during NCEA and Scholarship exams, which started this week. Audio

7:38 AM.Regional business people say Air New Zealand's decison to axe services to three provincial towns is another nail in the coffin for the regions. Audio

7:35 AM.The four Labour Party MPs vying for the party's leadership have finally wrapped up their three week long roadshow. Audio

7:29 AM.Prime Minister John Key, from a media conference last night at the APEC meeting, spoke about NZ's contribution to the fight against ISIS and a possible US presidential visit to Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio

7:17 AM.The Minister for Corrections, Peseta Sam Lotu-I'iga, talks about the absconding of Phillip John Smith and his ministry's response in temporarily suspending the short-term release of prisoners nearing… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Fugitive Phillip John Smith has spoken exclusively, via email, to Radio New Zealand from his hiding place in Brazil - claiming he was escaping New Zealand's vigilante justice system. Producer and… Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.Leading the international markets, the Dow is down 10-points while the S&P 500 is trending down also. Audio

6:55 AM.Radio NZ Asia correspondent Ryan Bridge reports China is poised to further open up its economy to the world next week with the debut of the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock exchange link. Audio

6:53 AM.Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon says the airline will help any new player looking to take over the regional domestic services to Westport, Whakatane and Kaitaia that it will abandon. Audio

6:52 AM.Westpac economist Felix Delbruk tells Rowan Quinn the latest figures on electronic card spending are a sign the retail economy is still looking strong. Audio

6:50 AM.Mainfreight's group managing director, Don Braid, tells Nona Pelletier all the regions contributed to the bottom line, but the United States reflected a great effort from the team developing that… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Infratil still on the hunt for new opportunities, but more likely to invest cash reserves in Australia than New Zealand. Infratil's Tim Brown speaks with Nona Pelletier. Audio

6:41 AM.Westport farmer and former general manager of the Buller Community Development Company, Bruce Hamilton, says the loss of Air New Zealand services to Westport will be felt by local businesses and… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Prime Minister John Key has unreservedly apologised, via the media, to the family victimised by the fugitive Phillip John Smith. Audio

6:27 AM.A Tikanga Maori expert says the impact on prisoners who have their taonga taken from them could be devastating; The director of Te Reo Maori for the Ngati Kahungunu Iwi says its dialect is almost… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region including Papua New Guinea MP's under investigation for white collar crimes. Audio

6:09 AM.The temporary loss of short-term release for prisoners nearing the end of their sentences is being described as a raw deal by penal reform advocate Peter Williams QC. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Phillip John Smith (aka Phillip John Traynor) talks exclusively with Radio NZ; Corrections suspends temporary releases of prisoners; PM John Key from Beijing; Labour leadership road show wraps up… Read more Audio