Morning Report for Wednesday 16 August 2017

6:00 AM.More details emerge about Chris Hipkins' role in the Barnaby Joyce citizenship crisis, thousands in Dunedin await test results on untreated water that got into their drinking water, long delays for… Read more Audio

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

6:13 AM.An influx of sexual violence survivors seeking ACC-funded counselling and therapy has left people in some areas waiting months for an appointment. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson spoke with Kathryn… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.As the costs for trucking companies mount from the closure of the Manawatu Gorge, they want to see the government get on with a new permanent route. Jemma Brackebush reports. Audio

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

6:39 AM.Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says she's made it absolutely clear to the Australian Government her party is not responsible for its deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce being revealed as a New Zealand… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Some Christchurch motels, bars and hostels say they're still suffering a lack of tourist visitors in the quake-hit central city. Logan Church reports. Audio

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

7:09 AM.Labour's new leader Jacinda Ardern has had a harsh introduction to the brutal nature of Australian domestic politics after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop accused her… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.People who have been raped or sexually assaulted are sometimes having to wait months to access ACC-funded specialist support services. RNZ's Sarah Robson reports. Audio

7:40 AM.The Southern District Health Board says it will move as fast as it can to improve poor care for patients needing prostate cancer and other treatment. RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown tells us the… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Electoral Commission has enlisted a 21-year-old social media star to help persuade younger voters to head to the polls. Electoral Commission chief electoral officer Alicia Wright told Morning… Read more Audio

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

8:23 AM.There are fears a disease wiping out forests of native trees in Hawaii could do the same to pohutukawa and rata here if biosecurity practices aren't stepped up. Jacob McSweeny reports. Audio

8:25 AM.Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has told the United Nations that if the New Zealand Government doesn't have an inquiry into historical abuse in state care, it's failing in its duty under… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.It's not yet known if there's a major public health risk from untreated water that flowed through pipes in Dunedin. Southern District Health Board's Medical Officer of Health Dr Keith Reid joins us. Audio

8:41 AM.Rising levels of poverty have left Maori rangatahi with fewer resources to prepare for the future, a new study has found. Te Manu Korihi reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has more. Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The New Zealand Super Fund has substantially withdrawn from some of the world's biggest oil companies, saying they are risky investments. But the Petroleum Production and Exploration Association says… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.A petition will be delivered to Parliament today in a bid to stop a water pipeline being laid through a sanctuary for the country's rarest kiwi. ActionStation campaign director Laura O'Connell Rapira… Read more Audio