Morning Report for Wednesday 12 August 2015

8:57 AM.Two New Zealanders are still in the hunt for a top placing at the Mongol Derby which is considered by many to be the longest and toughest horse race in the world. Audio

8:55 AM.Simone Robbers is the Financial Markets Authority's director of primary markets and investor resources. Audio

8:52 AM.A new study has found many over-50 year olds are failing to adequately save for retirement. Audio

8:48 AM.There's been an update to our earlier story on Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton. Joining us now is Maori Issues special correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes Audio

8:45 AM.Te Rarawa's chief Haami Piripi says a new Council of Elders for Ngāpuhi could be a powerful and useful body - but not if it tries to compete with the runanga; A lawyer specialising in Māori land and… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Organisations supporting Cantabrians battling insurance claims and shoddy repairs are shocked complaints about a top EQC engineer have been quashed. Audio

8:37 AM.Dutch prosecutors say possible fragments from a missile system have been found among the debris recovered from the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysian airliner MH17 crashed in July last year. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has raised the possibility of holding a referendum on the issue of same-sex marriage. Audio

8:25 AM.A 50-thousand-dollar-a-year salary top-up is encouraging more applications for principals' jobs at hard-to-staff schools. Audio

8:21 AM.New Zealand's newest airline takes off this morning. Audio

8:16 AM.The Green Party says it doesn't buy the government's official explanation of the Saudi sheep deal. Audio

8:11 AM.More than two dozen bogus refugees are being allowed to keep their New Zealand citizenship despite making fraudulent claims on their asylum applications. Audio

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

7:57 AM.The top four netball nations took the court in Sydney last night in a sneak preview of the business end of the competition. Audio

7:52 AM.Despite not knowing much about droughts, floods or the falling dairy price, Sir John Kirwan is speaking to hall after hall full of farmers. Audio

7:50 AM.The Government is expected to announce today it is withdrawing funding from Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton. Audio

7:44 AM.The Wellington City Council is planning to partner up with the Salvation Army so it can access subsidies only available to community housing providers. Audio

7:40 AM.The grandparents of a young Auckland girl who was found dead in her home last week have told how they may never understand what happened to her. Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The name of a deceased three year old toddler has been released. Audio

7:35 AM.A leading bank is predicting a bleaker outlook for the New Zealand economy as it struggles to absorb the dramatic fall in dairy prices and a slowdown in the Christchurch rebuild. Audio

7:26 AM.We spoke to the Prime Minister John Key earlier and he says proper processes were followed in the saudi deal. Audio

7:22 AM.Animal advocates and opposition MPs say they're appalled the Government pushed the country's animal welfare laws to the very limit in order to fly 900 heavily pregnant sheep to Saudi Arabia. Audio

7:14 AM.Rugby fans may yet be allowed to watch this year's rugby world cup at bars. Audio

7:11 AM.Morning Report can reveal this morning more than two dozen refugees granted New Zealand citizenship have been allowed to remain New Zealanders, even though their claim to be refugees turned out to be… Read more Audio

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

6:59 AM.Wall Street and other global indicies are down after China devalued the yuan. Audio

6:57 AM.Property For Industry says new capital will help drive ongoing expansion and development. Audio

6:55 AM.Summerset Group says it's going to increase the rate of new construction despite an analyst's report indicating there could be an oversupply of retirement units in Auckland within a few years. Audio

6:53 AM.The rural services firm, PGG Wrightson, is warning it'll be difficult to reach last year's earnings due to tougher times in the dairy sector. Audio

6:52 AM.A downturn in global commodity prices is putting the brakes on the economy. Audio

6:50 AM.The New Zealand dollar has fallen after China's central bank surprised markets by devaluing the yuan by 2 percent yesterday. Audio

6:48 AM.Higher fuel prices and waning consumer confidence are expected to dampen retail spending. Audio

6:40 AM.Morning Report can reveal this morning more than two dozen refugees granted New Zealand citizenship have been allowed to remain New Zealanders, even though their claim to be refugees turned out to be… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.Te Rarawa's chief Haami Piripi says a new Council of Elders for Ngāpuhi could be a powerful and useful body - but not if it tries to compete with the runanga; A lawyer specialising in Māori land and… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.We have the revelation more than two dozen people with bogus refugee claims have been given New Zealand citizenship. The Prime Minister labels the Greens no fun saying fans should be able to watch the… Read more Audio