Morning Report for Wednesday 4 March 2015

8:56 AM.A Chilean man says his family will have to be deported as they don't have the money to leave New Zealand voluntarily. Audio

8:53 AM.The Foreign Minister Murray McCully has been criticised for not raising concerns over human rights abuses with his visiting Indonesian counterpart. Audio

8:49 AM.The stage is set; the kapa haka crowds have booked out accommodation, and Hagley Park in Christchurch is the venue for the biggest Maori cultural event in the world - Te Matatini - which begins today… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Mark Lundy's defence lawyer attacked the technique used by a forensic scientist to determine that Mr Lundy's polo shirt contained brain tissue. Audio

8:42 AM.Fears over the high rates of Pasifika youth trying to kill themselves are behind a new campaign to get Pasifika communities to end their silence over suicide. Audio

8:39 AM.Problems with translation services have again delayed the Bali trial of Anthony De Malmanche. Audio

8:35 AM.Unions say they'll be taking more and more employment cases to court following the latest in a string of successful rulings for low-paid employees. Audio

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

8:27 AM.The Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has confirmed the dispatch of hundreds more troops, to help train the Iraqi army in the fight against Islamic State. Audio

8:23 AM.A recruitment specialist says many public sector executives in New Zealand are paid much better than their private sector counterparts. Audio

8:19 AM.The Justice Minister, Amy Adams, declined to be interviewed, saying it's not appropriate for ministers to comment on judicial matters. But she issued a statement. Audio

8:11 AM.Teina Pora has had his convictions for the murder and rape of Susan Burdett quashed by the Privy Council in London. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The 2015 Auckland Arts Festival starts today with a very big act performing in a quite small venue. Audio

7:51 AM.The RAF Benevolent Fund says it is enormously grateful to the last surviving Dambusters pilot, New Zealander Les Munro. Audio

7:43 AM.In a contentious speech to the United States Congress, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Iran poses a "threat to the entire world." Audio

7:39 AM.Listening to that was the chief executive of the Tourism Industry Association, Chris Roberts. Audio

7:35 AM.Tourists say they are being scared off New Zealand roads by reports of locals taking car keys off visitors thought to be driving dangerously. Audio

7:27 AM.An independent candidate in the Northland by- election has asked Labour to withdraw its candidate - to give Winston Peters a better shot at winning. Audio

7:22 AM.Jim Burdett is the brother of the victim, Susan Burdett. He joins us. Audio

7:16 AM.Teina Pora's lawyer, Jonathan Krebs, says it was an emotional moment when the decision came through. Audio

7:12 AM.Our reporter in London, Tim Graham, was in Court when Lord Kerr handed down the Privy Council's decision. Audio

7:11 AM.Teina Pora has had his convictions for the murder and rape of Susan Burdett quashed by the Privy Council in London. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is down 135 points to 18,153. Audio

6:57 AM.To China now where top communist party leaders are meeting in Beijing this week to hammer out high-level economic goals, after another cut to the country's interest rates. Audio

6:56 AM.The government is reviewing the laws governing financial advice and services to ensure the compliance costs aren't pricing small investors out of the market. Audio

6:54 AM.The Taranaki-based bank lent more than 76 million dollars on mortgages in the three months ended December, even as it reduced its lending to people with less than a 20 percent deposit. Audio

6:51 AM.The Electricity Authority says retail electricity prices are likely to weaken this year, even though demand is growing. Audio

6:49 AM.James Pascoe has lifted its stake in The Warehouse to 16.4 percent but says it doesn't intend to make a takeover bid for its rival. Audio

6:48 AM.The rise in the latest overnight dairy auction is more tame. Audio

6:42 AM.The brother of Susan Burdett says the Privy Council's decision to quash Teina Pora's convictions is the only reasonable outcome in the case. Audio

6:40 AM.Teina Pora has had his convictions for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett in Auckland in 1992 quashed by the Privy Council. Audio

6:28 AM.A group of lawyers says the Crown shouldn't be in charge of funding the Waitangi Tribunal; The stage is set; the kapa haka crowds have booked out accommodation, and Hagley Park in Christchurch is the… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:22 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.Teina Pora has had his convictions for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett in Auckland in 1992 quashed. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Teina Pora's murder conviction has been quashed by the Privy Council. Growing calls for Labour to pull out of the Northland by-election and some tourists say they're becoming too scared to drive… Read more Audio