Morning Report for Wednesday 8 February 2017

6:00 AM.Brave woman intervenes in Whakatane shooting; All Blacks gobsmacked own guard charged over bugging; no logic to more police, prison beds - Salvation Army; medicinal cannabis prescribing set to change… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The latest from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

6:11 AM.Politicans returned to parliament, and political leaders outlined their plans for the year ahead - which culminates in a September election. Audio

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

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

6:40 AM.The Salvation Army is questioning why the government is putting extra resources into increasing police numbers and building more prisons despite crime rates remaining stagnant. Audio

6:50 AM.On the hunt for a new RBNZ governor, inflation expectations rise, and dairy prices rise in latest auction. Audio

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

7:20 AM.RNZ's rugby reporter Joe Porter looks at the reaction from the All Black's head coach, Steve Hansen, to news a trusted security guard has been arrested over a listening device planted in the All… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.'We need medicinal cannabis to be treated the same as any other prescription medicine' - the Drug Foundation's expecting minor changes to be announced today to the way the drug is prescribed. Audio

7:40 AM.Labour leader Andrew Little has had to lay down the law with his MPs and party members after he was criticised for headhunting urban Maori leader Willie Jackson for this year's elections. Audio

7:44 AM.Quarry managers who've failed a crucial exam are still running quarries five weeks on from a deadline imposed in the wake of the Pike River mine disaster. As  Phil Pennington reports the industry says… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.About one thousand people gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square in support of Muslim migrants, and to protest Donald Trump's immigration ban which targets seven Muslim-majority countries. Audio

7:53 AM.Three federal judges will hear oral arguments over whether to restore Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning travellers from seven majority-Muslim countries. Audio

7:55 AM.Twenty thousand people booked to take the Tranzalpine train across the Southern Alps in the next few weeks will have to go by bus after fire damaged bridges on the route. Audio

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

8:12 AM.The 23-year-old has been provisionally suspended after learning he returned a positive drugs test, as required by the World Rugby Anti-Doping regulations. Audio

8:16 AM.The Energy Minister Judith Collins will today speak to major oil companies and tell them of her plans to combat high petrol prices, and has already hinted at a possible inquiry. Audio

8:27 AM.A bill before parliament will see the fire service and rural fire authorities merged into one organisation from July - one of the largest reorganisations undertaken by a government department. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:42 AM.A right-wing senator in the Australian Liberal Party has quit and is setting up his own party, based on conservative values. Audio

8:46 AM.A scheme to fast-track building inspections is itself experiencing some delays. The Auckland Council is struggling to cope with a record number of inspections required by the building boom. Sharon… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Ministry for Primary Industries is considering extending a ban on collecting shellfish, such as paua, and seaweed in the wake of the Kaikoura quake. Audio