Morning Report for Tuesday 13 September 2016

8:55 AM.Six New Zealand bridge players have made it to the quarter final round of the world championships in Poland. Audio

8:46 AM.Māori health advocates suspect Māori health providers are subjected to more rigourous criteria than DHBs, despite assurance from the Ministry of Health that this isn't the case. Audio

8:44 AM.Boaties and marine farmers in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Marlborough are facing annual fees for using coastal land. Audio

8:41 AM.With New Zealand boat captains, officers and engineers struggling to find work, immigration officials agree it shouldn't be so easy for foreigners to get work visas. Audio

8:35 AM.The Boss is back - and he and his band, the E Street band, are going to Christchurch on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Canterbury earthquake this summer. Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas says he been approached to withdraw from the mayoralty race but he's not going to do so. He's going to battle on even though he has described himself as a… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The leader of Fiji's Labour Party Mahendra Chaudhry says his country has turned into a dictatorship. The former Prime Minister was one of six leaders detained after speaking at a meeting about the… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The Ministry of Social Development says it won't comment until it is sentenced for failing to provide a safe work place at its Ashburton office where Russell Tully shot four employees, killing two of… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Pakeha parents appear to be avoiding South Auckland schools when it comes to educating their children. Audio

8:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:56 AM.The Prime Minister has arrived home from the Pacific Islands Forum. We ask him about the big Pacific news - the arrest of six senior opposition leaders in Fiji. Audio

7:50 AM.More records have fallen at the Paralympic pool in Rio overnight. Christchurch swimmer Sophie Pascoe set a new Paralympic record of 1 minute 4.37 seconds in the 100 metre butterfly heat. Audio

7:46 AM.The New Zealand Warriors head coach Andrew McFadden has lost his job and Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney has been signed on to lead the team. Audio

7:43 AM.Jordan Williams' mother tearfully defends his reputation during the Colin Craig defamation trial. Audio

7:39 AM.The Government's coalition partner Act says the John Key led National Government is no longer hiding its socialist streak - it's bragging about it. Audio

7:35 AM.A freshwater ecologist says avoiding the effects of dairy farming on water quality could be a fatal flaw of the inquiry into the Havelock North water crisis. Audio

7:25 AM.We cross to Wall Street after another tough morning on the stock exchange. At one point the British FTSE was losing a billion pounds a minute. But the markets are now recovering. Audio

7:25 AM.US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's ill health has forced her to cancel today's planned trip to California...and now Donald Trump promises to release his health records. Audio

7:20 AM.Figures show many white parents are happy to live in south Auckland but don't want their children to go to school there. Audio

7:13 AM.The ceasefire in Syria has begun, as President Bashar al-Assad vows to retake every piece of land from opposition forces and rebuild the country. Audio

7:09 AM.Police in South Auckland are warning of an emerging trend of criminals using sex to blackmail Indian male students to rob them. Audio

7:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:56 AM.A start-up company, aiming to make high-tech consumer products that are built to last, is looking for investors keen to help bring its ideas to market. Audio

6:54 AM.Industrial and retail property investor, Goodman Property Trust, says it's a good time to be selling non-core assets and reducing debt, ahead of a property market correction that's sure to come at… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.The industry supporting start-up and developing companies is concerned that plans to simplify employee share schemes lack the flexibility required to foster innovation and growth. Audio

6:50 AM.The outlook for the labour market is more optimistic according to a new survey. Audio

6:49 AM.The current shakeout in sharemarkets around the world may lead to a rethink of investment targets. Audio

6:44 AM.David Cameron is leaving parliament altogether, just three months after stepping down as the Prime Minister of Great Britain. His resignation will spark a by-election in his electorate of Witney. Audio

6:38 AM.Indian foreign students are being robbed and blackmailed by criminals who use sex to trick them into compromising situations. 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.New Zealand is preparing this week to mark its part in the first major battle on the Western Front in the First World War, the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago. Audio

6:13 AM.The Government finalises details of its inquiry into Havelock North's water crisis, five weeks on from the first gastro outbreak. The inquiry will focus on the outbreak and the council's response, not… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.As the ceasefire in Syria begins, we speak to the Carnegie Middle East Centre on the prospects for its success. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Police warn Indian students are being targetted by thieves using sex to extort money from them. A week long ceasefire begins in Syria. We look at whether white flight is really a problem for South… Read more Audio