Morning Report for Tuesday 22 March 2016

8:55 AM.Commercial trawlers fishing for snapper in waters around the top of the North Island will soon be under non-stop surveillance by cameras that can film 360 degrees in real time. Audio

8:52 AM.The Department of Conservation is being accused of neglecting its core functions after failing to repair and reopen a West Coast track damaged in a storm two years ago. Audio

8:48 AM.Energy analysts and the Government are bracing themselves for a tepid response to the latest call for more exploration for oil and gas. Audio

8:44 AM.The navigation firm, TomTom has released data showing the morning commute in Wellington is worse than Los Angeles and London and Sydney. Audio

8:39 AM.The U.S. President Barack Obama has met with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro. Audio

8:35 AM.New Zealand is undergoing a "longevity revolution", according to an international expert on ageing. Audio

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has threatened federal parliament with an early election. Audio

8:22 AM.Venue and bar owners say a lock-out policy for central Auckland bars won't work, despite assault rates in Sydney dropping after a similar policy was introduced there. Audio

8:16 AM.A trickle of complaints about overseas steel manufacturers faking strength test certificates is turning into a flood. Audio

8:10 AM.New research shows the number of New Zealanders who served in Gallipoli is almost double than the official figures reported for close to a century. Audio

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

7:52 AM.The White Ferns have smashed arch rivals and defending champions Australia at the World Twenty20 championship in India. Audio

7:47 AM.Harrowing accounts of the lasting impact of war are emerging this week at a Waitangi Tribunal hearing in Northland. Audio

7:39 AM.As we reported in the last half hour the Prime Minister is under fire over his plan to use taxpayer money to settle his defamation case with journalist Bradley Ambrose. Opposition parties are crying… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Satellite data released by the navigation firm, TomTom, shows the morning commute in Wellington is worse than Los Angeles, London and Sydney. Audio

7:27 AM.Long term arrivals into the country maybe at an all-time high but it appears some employers are still struggling find the workers they need. Audio

7:23 AM.Opposition parties are lambasting John Key's plan to use taxpayer money to settle the so-called 'teapot tape' defamation case. Audio

7:20 AM.New Zealand's spy agencies, the Security Intelligence Service in particular, are described as having "open slather" access to New Zealanders' personal information from both government agencies and… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.New research has officially doubled the number of New Zealanders who fought at Gallipoli. Audio

7:10 AM.The country's leading watchdog on steel quality says New Zealand is a wild west and falling further behind Europe's gold standard for testing. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The troubled children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch has posted a large loss on a fall in sales and restructuring. Audio

6:57 AM.Wall Street fairly flat today - losses in energy and materials stocks offset by gains elsewhere. Audio

6:55 AM.The latest look at consumer sentiment is raising the prospect of a widening divide between town and country. Audio

6:53 AM.A study by the advisory firm, KPMG, points to increasing international investor interest in New Zealand, as the low dollar makes mergers and acquistions more attractive. Audio

6:49 AM.The government says it expects continuing low oil prices to have an impact on the interest in its latest petroleum exploration offer. Audio

6:40 AM.The Prime Minister is defending his plan to use taxpayer money to settle a defamation suit with a journalist over the so-called Teapot tapes controversy. Audio

6:38 AM.The country's leading watchdog on steel quality fears New Zealand risks becoming a dumping ground for the world's most inferior steel products. Audio

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

6:23 AM.The New Zealand White Ferns have stunned defending champions Australia in a crushing six-wicket win at the Twenty20 tournament in Nagpur. Audio

6:18 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:13 AM.The Privacy Commissioner says as far as he's aware, no-one is keeping an eye on what personal data is being collected by spy agencies the GCSB and SIS, and the rules should be tightened. Audio

6:11 AM.Belgium has named a new suspect in the Paris terrorist attacks. Audio

6:09 AM.Firearms were involved with a second vehicle being taken at gunpoint on Auckland's Southern Motorway after the fleeing vehicle was stopped. Audio

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

6:00 AM.We look at the quality of imported steel amid claims of faked certificates. The number of NZ soldiers who fought at Gallipoli is dramatically revised, it's doubled and who is keeping track of how much… Read more Audio