Morning Report for Tuesday 15 March 2016

8:53 AM.Television New Zealand says it has no intention of removing a question asking whether Maori should receive special treatment from its online Kiwi Meter survey. Audio

8:50 AM.The Iranian Foreign Minister has defended his country's human rights record, as his country and New Zealand work towards closer trade links. Audio

8:43 AM.The month of February has smashed all previous global temperature records. Audio

8:39 AM.A major report on illegal and unreported tuna fishing in the Pacific will be made public today. Audio

8:29 AM.An American professor of global nutrition says Coca-Cola's support of prominent health researchers is reminiscent of tactics used by the tobacco industry Audio

8:24 AM.Life without Brendon McCullum begins officially tomorrow for the Black Caps, when their Twenty20 cricket world cup campaign begins in India. Audio

8:20 AM.Australia's cull of New Zealanders it considers undesirable has spread from those jailed for crimes to bikies and other gang members. Audio

8:17 AM.The Russian president Vladimir Putin has announced that he has ordered his forces to begin withdrawing from Syria, saying they have achieved their goals in the country. Audio

8:10 AM.Major building industry bodies have launched their own inquiry into the quality of imported building supplies. Audio

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

7:55 AM.The new five dollar note has been in the tills for only a few months and already it's among the world's best. Audio

7:51 AM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says proposed changes to the Resource Management Act go too far. Audio

7:47 AM.Maori MPs are calling for the state broadcaster TVNZ to apologise and retract questions they say are racist from a Kiwi Meter survey which seeks to find out how Kiwi we all are. Audio

7:44 AM.A man who killed a 78-year-old grandfather in a road-rage attack has won his bid to stay in the country. Audio

7:38 AM.The Labour Leader Andrew Little wants commercial banks "stiff armed" or prevented from forcing struggling and heavily indebted dairy farmers off their land. Audio

7:35 AM.Dietitians New Zealand says it's highly unlikely to accept money from Coca-Cola again after figures showed the multinational gave it more than 7-thousand-dollars over five years. Audio

7:27 AM.Auckland airport taxis and complaints have gone hand in hand for years. Audio

7:21 AM.Calum Penrose is the Papakura ward councillor on the Auckland Council. Audio

7:18 AM.Dairies in a south Auckland suburb say they've stopped reporting robberies to police in recent months because nothing is being done and nobody's being held accountable. Audio

7:11 AM.Major building industry bodies are looking into product quality after fielding a flood of calls from worried members about a wide range of untested imports. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Industriual property developer Argosy has bought a site in a North Shore Business Park in Auckland for $8.1 million .. It says it will spend another $14.2 million to develop the site for a tenant at… Read more Audio

6:57 AM.American stocks are little changed, investors choosing to be cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting. Audio

6:55 AM.The Institute of Directors is concerned how about how well directors of small companies will cope with the implementation of new health and safety regulations that come into force next month. Audio

6:53 AM.The accounting firm, PWC, says established banks and insurance companies have an element of fear about new tech-driven competitors -- but are willing to join forces to bring them up to speed. Audio

6:50 AM.The Reserve Bank is reiterating that it will cut rates further if consumers and businesses keep thinking low inflation is here to stay. Audio

6:43 AM.The family of Paul Weeks, one of the New Zealand victims in the MH370 crash, are claiming mental harm and sudden shock in the lawsuit they've just filed against Malaysia Airlines. Audio

6:41 AM.Israel's ambassador to New Zealand says any country looking to develop a closer trading relationship with Iran should be wary, given its past actions. Audio

6:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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

6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:15 AM.New Zealand's human rights record is being scrutinised by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva. Audio

6:09 AM.New peace talks aimed at halting the fighting in Syria have begun in Geneva overnight. Audio

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

6:00 AM.It was dodgy plumbing products yesterday - today the quality of more imported building supplies are questioned. Dairies in South Auckland say they are giving up calling police for help and Little says… Read more Audio