Morning Report for Tuesday 15 August 2017

6:00 AM.Morrinsville gunman remains on loose after police siege - latest, Australia PM hopes deputy will stay in role after NZ citizenship finding, and Health Minister explains $100m mental health funding Audio

6:06 AM.A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

6:08 AM.Rollie James Heke remains on the run after a siege of a Morrinsville house last night failed to find him. Police say he's armed and dangerous. RNZ reporter Laura Tupou is in Morrinsville. Audio

6:11 AM.A new Salvation Army report estimates at least 2000 social houses a year need to be built for the next decade just to keep up with demand. RNZ's Tom Furley reports. Audio

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

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

6:46 AM.The Mental Health Foundation is welcoming a $100 million increase in mental health funding, saying it's a positive first step. Its chief executive Shaun Robinson joins us. Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

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

7:11 AM.A four hour siege of a Morrinsville house last night has failed to find any trace of the gunman who shot at police officers early on Sunday morning. Audio

7:13 AM.The future of Australia's deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce is in doubt after it emerged that while he didn't realise it, he is officially a New Zealand citizen. People with dual citizenship are… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.How is it possible for Barnaby Joyce to be a citizen of New Zealand, without him knowing about it? Auckland University immigration law expert Dr Anna Hood joins us to explain. Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The union representing mental health workers says the sector will face a crisis if they don't get a pay rise. E tu union's assistant national secretary John Ryall says mental health workers are… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Donald Trump has denounced white supremacists after the violence in Charlottesville. Washington correspondent Kate Fisher tells us the US President has made a very carefully worded statement after two… Read more Audio

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

8:16 AM.Statistics New Zealand says the population is increasing by one person every 6 minutes and 39 seconds. Economists say it's come at a great cost, putting undue strain on the country's infrastructure… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.New Zealand's biggest community housing developer was due to start on a $140 million project on Auckland Council-owned land in Wiri. But uncertainty over how much the council's development agency… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.Queenstown's council is considering more radical solutions to the town's housing crisis after the Government's Special Housing Areas failed to bring down prices. RNZ's Otago-Southland reporter Ian… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A steel supplier that gave customers wrong information on its test certificates has dodged being prosecuted by the Commerce Commission. Phil Pennington joins us to explain the case. Audio

8:50 AM.The Sikh community says its looking forward to a law change that will allow them to carry their traditional dagger, the kirpan, in public. But NZ First leader Winston Peters has criticised the move… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Big Ben is going silent for four years while it is being restored. "Big Ben's a bit of a rust bucket at the moment." UK correspondent Natalie Powell told Susie Ferguson. Audio