Morning Report for Wednesday 14 December 2016

6:00 AM.Aleppo killings 'worse than WWII'; Trump nominates oil boss Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State; businesses in Gisborne to re-open today, with power; UN chooses David Shearer for South Sudan role… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.Auckland University has carried out a new study into worker exploitation and finds workers in the construction; hospitality and horticulture industries is especially rife. We speak to the paper's lead… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.People ignored by choppers in the Kaikoura earthquake are warning the same thing will happen in the next disaster unless Civil Defence takes stock. Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:44 AM.The power's back on in Gisborne - and business are re-opening this morning. Audio

6:45 AM.The latest Child, Youth and Family legislation has passed its first reading - but the Maori Party oppose it and the Greens say it is racist. Mei Heron has more. Audio

6:50 AM.The latest review of the primary sector is forecasting a small dip of nearly one percent in export revenue next year, before a solid improvement in 2018. Audio

6:52 AM.The listed property firm, Kiwi Property, is the front runner in the tussle for control of small rival, NPT. Audio

6:54 AM.Insurance companies have agreed to take control of settling home and contents claims with their clients after the big Kaikoura earthquake. Audio

6:55 AM.KiwiSaver providers will have to disclose the total fees customers are paying in dollar terms on annual statements. Audio

6:57 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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

7:43 AM.A new study into migrant workers reveals those in construction; hospitality and horticulture are the ones most exploited at work. We speak with the paper's lead researcher. Audio

7:56 AM.Farmers are questioning why the Civil Defence response left them ignored by the dozens of helicopters and planes that flew overhead for days after the Kaikoura quake. Audio

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

8:16 AM.An Auckland woman is demanding an explanation and an apology from the police for what she says were failures to respond to her ex-partner breaching a police safety order. Our police reporter Carla… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.No longer will Kaikoura residents with quake-damaged homes have to lodge claims with their insurer and EQC. A new deal has been struck to streamline and simplify the process. We get the Insurance… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Power is back on in Gisborne, but the lines company is warning residents to prepare for further power cuts within the next few days. Our reporter Michael Cropp is in the city. Audio

8:27 AM.The Vice President of Gisborne's Chamber of Commerce, Brent Mitchell, says the city's businesses are counting the cost of this week's power outage. Audio

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

8:35 AM.A Government bill to overhaul the state care sector has passed its first reading in parliament. But the Maori party, a support partner, has voted against supporting the Children, Young Persons, and… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.With a single tweet, the US President-elect Donald Trump has wiped just over $3.5bn from the market value of Lockheed Martin. Audio

8:45 AM.The trial of a New Zealand man, William Ali, charged with trying to buy spacecraft parts on behalf of a Chinese client is underway in the United States. We talk to a Seattle reporter who has been in… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.7,000 people across the Solomon Islands have been affected by last week's severe off-shore earthquakes. Audio

8:50 AM.Labour currently holds six of the seven Maori seats and the Maori Party has recently announced it's coming after them all. Are the Maori seats up for deals? Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Patients with a rare and fatal disorder say more money must be made available for the costly medicines needed by small groups of people. Rare disease sufferers presented a petition at Parliament… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A Dunedin pensioner has donated $800 to a local barber towards free cuts for clients with the goal of paying it forward. Audio