Morning Report for Monday 11 September 2017

6:00 AM.Hurricane Irma hits Florida with torrential rain, winds, Ten in hospital after blaze destroys house in Christchurch, Electoral Commission 'not comfortable' sending staff to gang HQ, National's first… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.The Greens have broken ranks with Labour on climate policy by revealing plans for a carbon charge that comes with a cash sweetener. Audio

6:39 AM.Ten people are in hospital after a house fire last night in Christchurch. The blaze destroyed a 3 storey house in Sumner and about 24 firefighters took up to 2 hours to get the fire out, the Fire… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Electoral Commission is insisting people are not being shortchanged by giving them less time to cast an early vote. Early voting begins today - a few days later than previous elections, but there… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The National Party has announced it would double the grants it gives to first home buyers who meet the homestart criteria, if it is re-elected to power. Leader Bill English says a couple on the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Hurricane Irma has made landfall in Florida, lashing the region with torrential rain and wind. Thirty-six million people are on hurricane watch and one person is believed to have died. US… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Ten people are in hospital after fire destroyed a three-storey house in Christchurch last night. RNZ reporter Maja Burry is at the scene of the blaze in Sumner. Audio

7:20 AM.A gang advocate is demanding the Electoral Commission meet with Mongrel Mob members at their headquarters to help them enrol and vote. The commission says it doesn't feel comfortable sending staff to… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The National Party is pledging to increase financial assistance to people buying their first house. It says it will double the HomeStart grant to $20,000. But mortgage broker Bruce Patten of Loan… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says he expects any major party he negotiates with must give details on its policies, including Labour's plans for tax changes. Audio

7:45 AM.This past weekend in Maungapohatu, the mist lifted was lifted for the descendants of Rua Kenana after a statutory pardon was signed for the famed Tūhoe prophet. Audio

7:50 AM.A house fire in Sumner on Sunday night has put ten people in hospital. A neighbour who saw the Christchurch house go up in flames says there were enormous sheets of flames 'shooting up to the… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Christchurch is being promised that workers will finally start rebuilding the city's wrecked Cathedral by Christmas. Audio

7:55 AM.It's Te wiki o Te Reo Maori. Mihingarangi Forbes joins Guyon for a korero. Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Over $340,000 has expired and been wiped from people's Auckland Transport HOP accounts without customers being notified. Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A Maori Language week begins today, one issue for Maori still persists - the mispronunciation of their names. The theme of this week's celebration - keep the Maori language alive. According to the… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.England have demonstrated last month's netball win over New Zealand was no fluke with another win over the Silver Ferns yesterday in Napier. RNZ sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe joins us to review… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.With just a fortnight to go to the election, National is hammering home Labour's water tax plan to rural voters. Audio

8:52 AM.Taumarunui's emergency department is urging people to use GPs after treating the equivalent of the whole town's population in the past year. Read more Audio