Morning Report for Tuesday 27 October 2015

8:53 AM.The bar-tailed godwit is flying high after taking out top honours in this year's Bird of the Year competition. Audio

8:49 AM.Te Papa has bought an oil painting by English artist William Strutt for 1.5 million dollars from a private family collection in England. Audio

8:45 AM.Fiji Football is stepping up preparations for Rio after New Zealand failed in its bid to overturn its disqualification from Olympic qualifying. Audio

8:42 AM.Labour is backing calls to investigate claims of dodgy labour hire employment practices. Audio

8:34 AM.It's the going to be the topic of every coffee break this week. We are of course talking about the much anticipated Rugby World Cup final between the All Blacks and Australia on Sunday. Audio

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

8:26 AM.A Māori funeral director in Auckland is asking iwi to help shoulder the funeral costs of tribal members. Audio

8:22 AM.Federated Farmers is rejecting the suggestion the agriculture industry should pay its way under a revised emissions trading scheme. Audio

8:15 AM.With barbeque season fast approaching the World Health Organisation's confirmation that processed meat increases the risk of cancer, and that red meat is a "probable" carcinogen, will be unwelcome… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.A former trade unionist and professional director wants companies to start putting senior executives on casual contracts. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Tokelauans around New Zealand are hoping that this week's events will help revive their endangered language. Audio

7:54 AM.The Wellington Phoenix has been refused another 10-year licence by Australia's football body. Audio

7:50 AM.An Immigration New Zealand investigation into the use of fake documents by Filipino farm workers is leaving them desperate and unable to work. Audio

7:46 AM.We approached the government for comment but they were unavailable. With us is Green Party co-leader James Shaw. Audio

7:43 AM.Farmers could have to pay their way under a revised emissions trading scheme. Audio

7:39 AM.A union's calling on the government to crackdown on what it says is widespread worker exploitation in the casual labour market. Audio

7:33 AM.Five people who were held responsible for a fire in a Doha mall that killed 19 people in 2012, including New Zealand triplets who were in a creche, have been cleared by Qatar's Court of Appeal. Audio

7:26 AM.Five people are confirmed dead, one is still missing, and 3 people remain in hospital after a whale-watching vessel sank off the west coast of Vancouver island , in Canada yesterday. Audio

7:22 AM.The World Health Organisation has confirmed that processed meat such as bacon and sausages can cause cancer. Audio

7:15 AM.With us is our rugby commentator Keith Quinn. Audio

7:12 AM.The All Blacks have begun preparations for the ultimate Trans-Tasman clash - Sunday's Rugby World Cup final against Australia at Twickenham. Audio

7:10 AM.As you heard in the news a woman has been found dead in a house in Napier. The police in Hawke's Bay say officers including the Armed Offenders Squad were called about 9 o'clock last night. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Key data for the week as mentioned earlier is the Official Cash Rate review on Thursday. Audio

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones index is down 4 points to 17,643. Audio

6:56 AM.Let's go to Jim Parker in Australia now, where the Government has released its long-awaited response to the inquiry into the financial system, promising changes to strengthen banking and… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.A new airline takes off today with Kiwi Regional Airlines making its first commercial flights on selected provincial routes. Audio

6:50 AM.The Reserve Bank has its latest review of the official cash rate this Thursday and the expectations are the bank will hold the rate at 2.75 percent, after it cut by a quarter percentage point at each… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.New Zealand's newest airline is due to get off the ground for the first time in half an hour Audio

6:39 AM.The Labour weekend road toll was the highest it's been in three years. Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:15 AM.Australian rugby fanatics are busily booking flights to England to watch the Wallabies in the Rugby World Cup Final. Audio

6:13 AM.A union alleging widespread worker exploitation in the labour hire market is calling on the government to launch an investigation. Audio

6:10 AM.At least 2-hundred people have been killed and hundreds injured in a powerful earthquake which has struck north-eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Audio

6:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.A woman is found dead at a Napier house - police catch a man seen fleeing the property, What a weekend of rugby .. now its all about the ultimate trans tasman mast next Sunday at Twickenham and the… Read more Audio