Morning Report for Tuesday 12 July 2016

8:56 AM.Auckland University's human-powered racing submarine, the Taniwha, has started defending its World Title in the UK overnight. We get the latest from the team's manager, Auckland University's Iain… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Matakana Island residents and self described nimbies are eyeing a range of options including arson as they oppose a new residential development. Audio

8:48 AM.Urgent action being called for as the number of amputations due to diabetes rises. We ask the chief executive of Diabetes New Zealand, Steve Crew, what needs to be done. Audio

8:44 AM.New Zealand awaits an international ruling on a dispute between China and the Philippines over part of the South China Sea - China insists New Zealand's trade routes won't be affected. Audio

8:41 AM.The head of the agency charged with running Whanau Ora in the North Island, John Tamihere, says tribal Maori owe urban Maori a slice of the pie and if they don't loosen the purse strings they'll end… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Court hears how a woman wept as she described seeing her cousin hold up his hands, telling his killer "that's enough" shortly before he collapsed on a Grey Lynn road. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.A bunch of retirees from Northland who've never taken illegal drugs in their lives have started a petition to legalise medical maruijuana. We talk to Beverley Aldridge who is the president of Otamatea… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The Transport Agency cites commercial reasons for refusing to explain what went wrong with failed steel at four bridges on the Huntly Bypass. Audio

8:17 AM.The Finance Minister Bill English says the decision not to take a dividend from Housing NZ, announced by Steven Joyce on twitter on Sunday is in fact not yet a done deal. Audio

8:14 AM.John Key says the decision not to take a dividend from Housing New Zealand is not a u-turn. He says the change is because of reduced revenues at the state house provider rather than any political… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Ministry of Education responds to new research showing children at low decile schools are two years behind those at high decile schools. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Ashburton's mayor, Angus McKay, tells Phillippa Tolley why his council has cancelled the sale of a piece of land to bottled water company NZ Pure Blue, which came with the right to extract water from… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The news editor of the gaming website, Kotaku, Jason Schreier talks to Phillippa Tolley about the smartphone game, Pokemon Go. Japanese gaming giant Nintendo's stock soared 25 percent on the back of… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.An Australian tax industry insider has blown the whistle on the world's biggest accounting firms, accusing them of the worst tax crimes in history. We talk to Australian business journalist Michael… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand won't be able to negotiate a trade deal with Britain until Britain completes its withdrawal from the European Union. He says that's likely to take years but… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Sir Peter Snell explains why he's decided his Olympic gold medals will find a permanent home at Te Papa. Audio

7:30 AM.RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson with her take on the Government's surprise about turn over whether Housing New Zealand should pay an annual dividend. Audio

7:25 AM.Labour's housing spokesman Phil Twyford reacts to the Government's decision to forego taking a dividend from Housing New Zealand. Audio

7:22 AM.New research shows children in low-decile schools are two years behind children in high decile schools in reading and social studies. Our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, joins us to give us… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A former opposition Nauru MP has slipped out of the Pacific Island where he's been stuck for a year having been stripped of his Nauru passport. Now he's been reunited with his New Zealand family after… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Theresa May will become Britain's prime minister on Thursday after her only rival in the race to replace David Cameron pulled out. Political commentator Julia Langdon has the details. Audio

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

6:58 AM.A new name for the Stock Exchange today, 'Investore', it's the retail offshoot of property investor, Stride . Audio

6:57 AM.Wall Street having another strong session in the afteglow of the jobs' data. Audio

6:55 AM.Our correspondent in Sydney, Jim Parker. Audio

6:52 AM.Marketing experts say businesses need to step-up their online interaction with customers as more buying decisions are set to become computerised. Audio

6:50 AM.The sale of a couple of large blocks of shares in T&G Global is likely to fuel takeover speculation as the produce exporter, fomerly known as Turners & Growers, is now in the control of just two large… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A property researcher says Labour's bid to massively increase the supply of affordable homes is the first serious political bid to address the housing crisis.But, as Kate Newton reports, not… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Research reveals a two year achievement gap between children in schools at either end of the decile system. Opposition parties say inequality such as low wages, poor housing and unemployment is to… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

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

6:15 AM.The president of the Principals Federation Iain Taylor, who is principal of the decile one Manurewa Intermediate School, tells us why he's not surprised there's 2-year gap in academic achievement… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Theresa May will become Britain's new prime minister, and the first woman in the job since Margaret Thatcher, on Thursday. Her only rival in the race to replace David Cameron, Andrea Leadsom, pulled… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Britain will have a new Prime Minister by the end of the week. Theresa May will be David Cameron's successor after her only rival pulls out of the race. New Zealand helps dissident Nauru MP Roland Kun… Read more Audio