Morning Report for Monday 9 October 2017

6:09 AM.Talks to decide the next government will push into their second day this morning - as both National and Labour continue to make their case to New Zealand First. National's team will meet with New… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The police say they're extremely worried about the recent rising trend of deaths on roads each year. In the past two days alone, three people have died on state highways in the North Island. It takes… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Sunday's coalition talks were deemed 'constructive' by the man who will anoint the next Prime Minister, but Winston Peters was saying little more. The second round of discussions resume on Monday… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.An employment lawyer says Inland Revenue's use of psychometric testing in its restructuring is "legally dubious". The tax department is looking to shed 30 percent of its workforce by 2021 and is… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards have taken to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona calling for unity and voicing their opposition to plans for the region to declare its independence from… Read more Audio

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

7:10 AM.Coalition talks are about to enter their second day. National's team will meet with New Zealand First's leader Winston Peters at 9:30am, Labour's team at midday. Mr Peters yesterday told reporters the… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.NZ First leader Winston Peters' policies include cutting immigration, banning foreign buyers from the housing market, and moving Ports of Auckland. Is that what Auckland needs? Employers and… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The country's death toll on the roads is rising. Just this weekend, three people died on state highways in the North Island, and overnight in Southland three people died in a two-car crash on State… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Inland Revenue is being taken to court for demanding its workers to take personality tests as they reapply for their jobs - a demand that's being criticised as "unethical" and "legally dubious". Staff… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.It's day two of coalition talks for a new government. If National achieves a coalition with NZ First, it will be the party's fourth consecutive term in government. National leader Bill English joins… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.This year's election saw voting increases on all fronts. More than 2.6 million votes were cast, making it the highest ever turnout since 2005. Advanced votes were up by 73 percent from the last… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The All Blacks have ended their Rugby Championship campaign unbeaten after a win against the Springboks in the weekend. The team held off a spirited fight from the hosts to pip South Africa 25-24 in a… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The coalition talks to determine the next government continue on Monday morning and could continue well into the night. Yesterday, both the National and Labour parties met with Winston Peters in a bid… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Public Service Association is taking Inland Revenue to the Employment Court for asking its staff take personality tests as they reapply for their jobs. IRD initially told 800 workers they would… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.New Zealand's most prized provincial trophy, the Ranfurly Shield, is back in the hands of Taranaki for the first time in five years. Fans lined the streets of New Plymouth on the weekend to celebrate… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The coalition talks to determine the next government continue on Monday morning and could continue well into the night. Yesterday, both the National and Labour parties met with Winston Peters in a bid… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A proposal to put houses back into Christchurch red zones is being shot down by some worried locals who say it's unfair and potentially unsafe. On Friday the crown-led agency, Regenerate Christchurch… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The Silver Ferns head to Adelaide for Wednesday's third Constellation Cup netball test knowing they must win to keep the series alive. The Diamonds beat the Silver Ferns 60-52 in Christchurch… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.It's fifty years since those words were last heard in New Zealand. Back on this day in 1967, 10pm closing was ushered in and the 'six o'clock swill' became a thing of the past. Mervin Johnson has been… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Today marks the opening of the Bird of the Year competition run by Forest & Bird. The aim of the competition is to highlight how many of our native birds are on the brink of extinction by letting… Read more Audio