Morning Report for Tuesday 29 August 2017

6:00 AM.Tolley knew of Peters' pension details two weeks ago, Many Northlanders are defending Winston Peters.Act Leader demands Peters comes clean over super overpayment, Floodwaters to rise around Houston as… Read more Audio

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

6:09 AM.Labour has said its $25 border levy will raise $75 million a year to be spent on tourism and conservation, but National says the plan risks putting off tourists Audio

6:13 AM.German nurse Niels Hogel was jailed two years ago for killing two patients, and is now believed to have killed at least 84 others. German correspondent Ira Spitzer explains the details of the case. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Privacy Commissioner says Winston Peters could be entitled to compensation if it is found private details of his superannuation were leaked to journalists. Audio

6:40 AM.Tens of thousands of people are being forced into shelters as Tropical Storm Harvey batters Texas, and more rain is on the way through the week. Audio

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

7:10 AM.Two government departments, the Ministry for Social Development and Inland Revenue, are trying to find who may've been responsible for leaking information about Winston Peters' superannuation… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Two government departments, the Ministry for Social Development and Inland Revenue, are trying to find who may've been responsible for leaking information about Winston Peters' superannuation… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.It has been revealed this morning that the offices of the Prime Minister and the Social Development Minister were both informed about the superannuation overpayment to New Zealand First leader Winston… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Floodwaters are expected to rise around Houston in the coming hours as the city's levees are opened to relieve pressure on a number of dams. Houston Public Media reporter Andrew Schneider says one of… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.New Zealander in Houston Sarah Ayala tells Morning Report they're trapped in floodwaters and there's the danger of alligators near the house. Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Labour's plan to tax tourists has been met with scepticism. The levy would raise $75 million a year for tourism and conservation but local councils want to know exactly how this money will be divvied… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Christchurch Central will be another tight race in this year's election - sitting MP Nicky Wagney from National is being pushed by Labour candidate Duncan Webb and the two went head to head last night… Read more Audio

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

8:10 AM.Investigations are under way into who leaked private information about New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' superannuation overpayment. It's been revealed that Social Development Anne Tolley and… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Northlanders are defending their MP Winston Peters over his superannuation overpayment saga, saying he did everything right. At a candidates meeting at Mangawhai last night, locals said the story was… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.New Zealand's construction industry needs help tackling the job of clamping down on poor construction and building regulator MBIE is looking overseas for that help. Audio

8:35 AM.The Government has decided to go ahead with a plan to establish a School of Rural Health to tackle a shortage of doctors in rural areas. Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Paul… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Sean Wade, a New Zealander living in Houston, is facing rising waters as levees are opened in the city. He joins us now to describe the scene. Audio

8:50 AM.The European Union says the Brexit negotiations are advancing too slowly. Negotiator Michael Barnier has told Brexit talks in Brussels overnight that there's still not enough clarity from the United… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Work has finally begun dismantling Lancaster Park in Christchurch, six years after it was damaged beyond repair in the February earthquake. It comes at the same time the city's leaders debate what a… Read more Audio