Morning Report for Tuesday 10 May 2016

8:56 AM.The port town of Lyttelton has taken a big step towards rebuilding itself after the 2011 earthquake with the opening of its new primary school. Audio

8:50 AM.Providers of home support services say 50 million dollars has been "sucked out" of their sector in the past decade because of continued underfunding. Audio

8:44 AM.The only Maori District Councillor in New Plymouth, Howie Tamati, won't seek relection in October. Audio

8:41 AM.UEFA president Michel Platini is planning to resign from European football's governing body. Audio

8:36 AM.More than 300 leading economists from 30 countries have written to world leaders saying there is no economic justification for allowing tax havens to continue. Audio

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

8:25 AM.A major shakeup of the country's newspaper industry could be imminent. Audio

8:21 AM.The Police have put an end to supervised school after-ball parties that have been run safely for 17 years in Mid Canterbury. Audio

8:18 AM.The future of Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau is uncertain after he pleaded guilty in the Invercargill District Court yesterday to conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Audio

8:11 AM.Earlier on the programme, Morning Report revealed the close connections between the lawyers who lobbied the Government to protect the foreign trust regime and Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Audio

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

7:53 AM.Auckland mayoral candidate John Palino says as well as reducing rates by 10 percent over the next three years he'll tie future rate rises to the rate of inflation. Audio

7:49 AM.Drivers of logging trucks have been banned from a public meeting in Whangarei to discuss the growing number of crashes they're involved in. Audio

7:44 AM.Auckland emergency housing providers are hoping a new government fund will help them to get more people out of cars and garages and into proper housing. Audio

7:35 AM.The man in charge of reviewing New Zealand's controversial foreign trusts regime says he has the mandate to examine all the matters thrown up by the Panama Papers. Audio

7:27 AM.The police in Mid Canterbury have put paid to school after-ball parties that have run safely for 17 years. Audio

7:23 AM.The head of Auckland's Chamber of Commerce says yesterday's digger crash on the southern motorway was 'reckless' and the company involved should be held responsible for the loss of productivity in the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The parent company of The New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB is due to make an announcement tomorrow that could signal a massive shakeup of the newspaper industry in New Zealand. Audio

7:10 AM.More this morning from our joint investigation into the Panama Papers. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Oil prices have fallen more than 3 percent as traders assess the impact of Canada's wildfires on oil output. Audio

6:56 AM.A Christchurch based technology investor -- Powerhouse Ventures, has developed a joint venture partnership with Wellington's Victoria University, in an effort to speed-up the commercialisation of more… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.Manufacturers are more uncertain about the future and the higher currency is a key headwind. Audio

6:53 AM.Rising national house prices are expected to weigh on the Reserve Bank's thinking, when it releases its financial stability report tomorrow. Audio

6:51 AM.The property investor and syndicate, Augusta Capital, says the days of finding good commercial property to buy on the Auckland market are gone, as strong competition means a lot of deals are done well… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.An anticipated easing of Australia's media ownership rules is behind speculation that APN News & Media is about to shed its New Zealand assets. Audio

6:44 AM.Emergency housing providers are welcoming a 41 million dollar boost in government funding, saying it won't solve the crisis but it will help Audio

6:39 AM.Drizzle and a drop in the wind have come as a relief for Canada's firefighters battling the raging wildfire in Alberta. Audio

6:37 AM.In the next instalment of the Panama Papers story, today we reveal the close connections New Zealand lawyers, who lobbied the government, had to the controversial Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Audio

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

6:19 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:16 AM.The after-ball parties of two Mid Canterbury schools have been canned after police warned it would be a crime to organise them, or even go to them. Audio

6:09 AM.We have more revelations from the Panama Papers today. Audio

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

6:00 AM.We reveal the close connections the New Zealand lawyers who lobbied the Revenue Minister had to Mossack Fonseca and is the newspaper business in New Zealand about to undergo a massive shakeup? Audio