Morning Report for Tuesday 2 August 2016

8:51 AM.Planning for the 250th anniversary of James Cook's arrival in New Zealand will focus on the meeting of Pakeha and Maori and the shared future of two peoples says the Gisborne Trust behind the event. Audio

8:49 AM.The Ministry of Education has a multi-million dollar plan to collect and share information about every school child in the country; but one education union is raising concerns around children's… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Is this latest Rugby Championship Julian Savea's last chance to show selectors he belongs in the team? Former All Blacks coach John Hart says so. Audio

8:38 AM.Melania Trump's making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Naked pictures of Donald Trump's wife have been published in the New York Post, with headlines "menage a trump" and "the ogle office". Audio

8:38 AM.Our sports team Stephen Hewson and Barry Guy have just arrived in Rio amid the chaos. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.Parents upset police won't prosecute the Waikato District Health Board over the death of their son. Nicky Stevens drowned after being let out of a mental health unit without supervision to have a… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.There are now 14 confirmed cases of the Zika in Miami leading to fears the virus is gaining a foothold in the United States. Audio

8:16 AM.The TPP - not quite a dead duck but definitely on life support. That's the take of the Financial Times's trade editor now that the two Presidential nominees have indicated they don't support the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The EU is currently compiling a list of countries it considers tax havens and which may face sanctions. We talk to tax specialist John Shewan. Audio

8:08 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.New Zealanders will defend four Olympic titles in Rio and all four of them have a good chance of succeeding. Barry Guy takes a look at New Zealand's main medal chances. Audio

7:50 AM.Christchurch City Council abandons plan to sell its City Care maintenance bid as part of its plan to raise $600 million to repair infrastructure damaged by earthquakes. Audio

7:40 AM.Maori are divided over whether to back Helen Clark's bid to be the Secretary General of the United Nations. Audio

7:38 AM.Donald Trump has used Twitter to criticize the Khan family while the suddenly famous parents of a Muslim U.S. soldier killed in Iraq were talking about him on CNN. Audio

7:29 AM.Labour housing spokesman Phil Twyford reposnds to Louise Upston. Audio

7:22 AM.The Land Information Minister Louise Upston rejects criticisms that land information data is incorrect. Audio

7:16 AM.Morning Report hears from a New Zealander detained on Christmas Island - the first time we've heard from a detainee since guards and police stormed in last November. He says conditions are getting… Read more Audio

7:10 AM."If the EU wants to look at some of the jurisdictions, perhaps they should look at little closer to home." That's how the Revenue Minister Michael Woodhouse has hit back at the European MPs who say… Read more Audio

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

6:59 AM.The accounting software company, MYOB Group, is buying a New Zealand competitor, Greentree, for 28-and-a-half million dollars. Audio

6:59 AM.An update on the markets. Audio

6:58 AM.The operator of the country's oil refinery says its power bill could go up as much as four million dollars a year if proposed changes in the charging for power transmission go ahead. Audio

6:57 AM.Dairy giant Fonterra is starting to show some of the benefits of its restructuring and cost cutting programme of the past couple of years, according to a rural economist. Audio

6:53 AM.The investment firm, Rangatira, is expecting another strong year as it keeps alert for investment opportunities. Audio

6:49 AM.The Shareholders' Association is pressing for change at the top of technology company Rakon and says it's time the Robinson family loosened its grip on the underperforming chip maker. Audio

6:37 AM.New foreign buyers data shows the total number of homes by overseas taxpayers hasn't changed in six months, despite Government moves to tighten up on foreign buyers. Audio

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

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:13 AM.Police in Christchurch are still searching for a suspected gunman after two schools were briefly placed in lockdown yesterday. Audio

6:10 AM.A New Zealand detainee on Christmas Island says the number of New Zealanders being held there has doubled since riots last November. It's the first time we've spoken to anyone on the island since… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.NZ says EU should look to its own tax rules before criticising NZ NZers held on Xmas Island double, conditions worse - detainee Upston defends reliability of latest foreign buyer numbers Labour calls… Read more Audio