Morning Report for Tuesday 14 June 2016

8:56 AM.Some Nelson residents are upset a carpark in the central city has been deemed a special housing area and is earmarked for a four storey apartment building. They say they have been taken by surprise at… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Education Minister Hekia Parata has hit back at claims that a legislative change will allow unqualified teacher trainees to go solo in secondary school classrooms. The amendment to the Education… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The arguments over KiwiRail's purchase of asbestos-contaminated trains head to the Employment Relations Authority. The union representing workers at Kiwirail say their members, not employees of the… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Government says it is looking closely at the way Canada deals with its new refugees. Canada's model sees private individuals and community groups sponsor refugees and cover their costs for their… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The police in Northland say they've made a record methamphetamine seizure in Kaitaia; 448 kilos, thought to have an approximate street value of $450 million. Audio

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

8:25 AM.The search has resumed for a sailor missing at sea after being knocked overboard from the yacht Platino. Another man on the 20-metre yacht, Platino, is dead after he was struck by the yacht's rigging… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The FBI Director James Comey says authorities are still trying to determine the killer's motives, but there is no indication he was part of an organised terror network, although he may have been… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Speaking on the mass killing in Orlando, presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, has launched into an assault on the Obama administration's immigration policies. Mr Trump reiterated his proposal… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.It's one of the most recognisable songs in rock music, but who really created it? Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are expected to head to a Los Angeles court to defend Stairway to Heaven… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The President of the European Council is warning of dire consequences if Britain chooses next week to leave the EU. In an interview with German newspaper Bild, Donald Tusk said it could be the… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Teacher unions are calling a government plan to reserve jobs in schools for trainee teachers sneaky and say it'll open a can of worms. The Government wants to give the Education Ministry the power to… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The government's announcement it will lift New Zealand's refugee quota by two hundred and fifty a year to to 1000 annually has left the Opposition unimpressed. The Labour Leader Andrew Little said the… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.A visiting Australian professor says detained New Zealanders across the Tasman are being held in the sort of preventive detention usually reserved for serial killers and rapists. Professor Patrick… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Minister of Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse on raising the number of refugees New Zealand will resettle. Audio

7:23 AM.The government's being told it should make refugees sign up to New Zealand values before they allowed into the country. In two years the refugee quota will go up from 750 to a thousand; the first rise… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.One man is dead and another is missing at sea after being knocked overboard from a New Zealand yacht in atrocious weather in the Pacific. Audio

7:10 AM.More details are emerging about the man responsible for killing 49 people on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is the worst mass shooting in modern US history. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:57 AM.The former agriculture minister and current speaker of Parliament, David Carter, forsees significant financial and trade issues if Britain decides to leave the EU. New Zealand is in the preliminary… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.The freight transport company, Fliway Group, has seen its share price fall more than 9 percent, yesterday after losing a major customer in a competitive bid. The managing director of Fliway, Duncan… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.The resins maker, Nuplex Industries, says the billion-dollar takeover offer from Allnex, won't go ahead unless it can get a large majority of shareholders to approve the deal. The deal needs 75% of… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The employment group, Manpower, says companies' hiring intentions remain strong but there are skills shortages in the manufacturing and construction sectors. The latest Manpower quarterly outlook… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A hearing is being held to decide Oscar Pistorius' sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. A psychologist for the defence says Pistorius is unable to testify because of his mental… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The ACT party wants refugees coming to New Zealand to have to sign up to New Zealand values before they're allowed into the country. The Government has said it will increase New Zealand's refugee… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Wellington's rainbow community came out in force last night for a candlelight vigil to support the victims of the Orlando shooting. More than 200 people helped light up the night sky and spoke of… Read more Audio

6:32 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The Government has agreed to trial a programme for community groups to sponsor additional refugees. The Government announced it will increase New Zealand's refugee quota from 750 to 1,000 places from… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Trump doubles down on proposal to ban all Muslims entering US; FBI trying to determine killer's motive in mass shooting; Should refugees have to sign a "values statement"; Minister on raising the… Read more Audio