Morning Report for Thursday 13 October 2016

8:55 AM.Atholl Anderson, the co-author of a book that rewrites the accepted view of ancient Polynesians as master mariners, was honoured at the Prime Ministers Awards for Literary Achievement in Wellington… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The Speaker of the German Parliament, Norbert Lammert, is visiting New Zealand and says he'd like to see this country consider taking more refugees. Audio

8:43 AM.The Government's flagship plan to pay top teachers more to take on leadership roles is off to a slow start. But the Education Ministry says the scheme is about to take off. Audio

8:38 AM.Winston Peters says New Zealand has missed the boat on getting a good deal for people to live and work more freely in post-Brexit Britain. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:20 AM.The Police Minister Judith Collins says her comments about child poverty have been taken out of context saying bad parenting not just the preserve of the poor. Audio

8:17 AM.WikiLeaks has released hacked emails to and from Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta - he is blaming the hack on Russia which wants to sway the election in favour of Donald Trump. Audio

8:11 AM.The chair of Te Puea Marae, Hurimoana Dennis is backing Judith Collins's comments about poverty. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Bernie's Sanders' brother Larry is to stand in David Cameron's vacated seat. Audio

7:52 AM.Greg O'Connor has stepped down after 21 years heading the Police Association. The new president, the veteran Auckland detective Chris Cahill says he wants to do best for its members. Audio

7:47 AM.Gable Tostee made no effort to check on New Zealander Warriena Wright after she fell from his 14th floor balcony, video footage shown at his murder trial suggests. Audio

7:33 AM.The United Nations human rights chief has joined the chorus of people decrying a potential Donald Trump presidency. Our correspondent in Washington, Harry Horton, has this report. Audio

7:28 AM.New Zealand women find their photos are being shared without their permission on a sleazy Russian website. Audio

7:26 AM.Labour claims only 18 homes sold in Auckland's special housing areas were affordable. The Government calls Labour's figures crazy and publishes its own. Audio

7:26 AM.Labour claims only 18 homes sold in Auckland's special housing areas were affordable. The Government calls Labour's figures crazy and publishes its own. Audio

7:14 AM.Government Primary cause of child poverty is poor parenting the opens up her to be out of touch Audio

7:09 AM.Campaigners against child poverty are aghast at a claim by the Police Minister, Judith Collins, that there's money available for every New Zealander who needs it. Audio

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

6:52 AM.The only thing that seems to be certain about Britain's departure from the European Union -- the Brexit -- is the uncertainty about what sort of landing it will be ... hard, soft , somewhere in… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.The head of the BP oil company says the key issue for the global energy market and economy is not the short term price moves in oil but the long term supply balance. Audio

6:50 AM.ANZ is in talks with the world's largest fund manager BlackRock about creating a fund that excludes investments in tobacco or controversial weapons. Audio

6:49 AM.The arrival of big international fashion chains like H&M and Zara is being described as helpful, not hurtful, to local retailers. Audio

6:48 AM.The country's largest listed power company, Contact Energy, says the retail end of the industry is heading for consolidation in a fiercely competitive market where winning and keeping customers is… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The Norway-based food processing equipment manufacturer, TOMRA Systems, is buying the New Zealand fruit sorting machine manufacturer, Compac Holding, for 70-million dollars. Audio

6:46 AM.The manager of 26 central Otago vinyards says the wind machines have been running most of the night. Audio

6:42 AM.Students demanding free tertiary education in South Africa have clashed violently with authorities. Police have fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the protestors. Aislinn Laing reports… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Judith Collins blames problems stemming from child poverty on bad parenting. Poverty campaigners say her comments show a lack of understanding. Audio

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

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

6:18 AM.The All Whites have completed their preparations ahead of their opening World Cup qualifying matches with two very encouraging performances in the United States. Audio

6:18 AM.Horowhenua District Council is rejecting its new Mayor's claims that its headquarters are an earthquake risk - but he's not going inside. Audio

6:11 AM.The White House is accusing Russia of hacking into Democratic Party emails but Russia's President Vladimir Putin denies it. Audio

6:09 AM.Police Minister Judith Collins says crime is driven mainly by poor parenting, not by poverty. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Judith Collins draws an angry response from child poverty campaigners after claiming there's money available for every New Zealander who needs it. The Government calls Labour's housing figures crazy… Read more Audio