Morning Report for Wednesday 11 October 2017

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

6:39 AM.It could be next week before the country finds out who will lead the next government. Winston Peters says he'll make a decision by tomorrow but won't be revealing his choice. He won't say whether an… Read more Audio

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

7:09 AM.A top police officer has spoken of his horror at the carnage on the country's roads this week, after yesterday's crash north of Taupō which killed four people and injured eight others.

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7:17 AM.New Zealand won't find out who will lead the next government until at least Friday - at the very earliest. It could even be next week. New Zealand First is entering its fourth day of talks with… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Another major building in Wellington that was damaged by last year's 7.8 magnitude earthquake is to be demolished. The city's port company and the building's owner, Centreport, say it'll cost too much… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Parts of California's wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least 13 people. About 20,000 people have been evacuated and at least fifteen hundred properties have… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.A new study has revealed nearly a third of secondary school students deliberately hurt themselves. Victoria University's Marc Wilson led the study and says self-harm commonly involves cutting the skin… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Passchendaele was a battle that has become a symbol for the senselessness of war. The ceremonies to remember those who died take place over the next two days in Belgium. On Flander fields in one day… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Mayor of Taupō is David Trewavas joins us to talk about a deadly car crash which happened at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Tutukau Rd, killing four people and injuring eight people including… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Long-drawn-out coalition talks have once again ignited the debate about the MMP system, and whether or not it should be scrapped. It's been more than two weeks since New Zealanders went to the polls… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Twenty-one researchers were recognised at this year's Royal Society's prestigious Research Honours, which was also the society's 150th anniversary. Professor Colin Wilson, a world renowned geologist… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The police have named the three people who died in that car crash in Southland on Sunday. They were 28-year-old couple, Jesse Philip Ariki Douglas Shortland and Samantha Jayde Shortland of… Read more Audio

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

8:39 AM.Doubts are being raised about whether the moves by supermarkets to ban plastic bags will make that much difference to the plastic pollution. Last week Countdown committed to phasing them out by the… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Whanganui District Council is investigating whether the controversial 1080 pest control pellets were dropped at Virginia Lake public reserve, after photos appeared on social media. The Department… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Iceland has beaten Kosovo 2-0 to become the smallest country ever to qualify for next year's football World Cup in Russia. With a population somewhat less than that of the greater Wellington region… Read more Audio