Morning Report for Thursday 12 October 2017

6:00 AM.Police have confirmed most of the country has been without fixed speed cameras for more than a year. The Tongan community in Palmerston North are mourning the loss of a mother, teacher and recently… Read more Audio

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

6:14 AM.Four roads have been shortlisted to replace the Manawatu Gorge road but its still unclear which of the options is the favourite for local residents. Each of the proposed alternative routes will take… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.A lawyer is accusing the committee set up to review benefit decisions of lacking independence, and of bias against beneficiaries. Simonette Boele from Canterbury Community Law says beneficiaries… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.A company that tried to pioneer a new way of importing cheap steel from China has gone bust. Challenge Steel was boasting just in February it had quickly become 'one of New Zealand's largest importers… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The Australian Diamonds have won netball's Constellation Cup for the fifth year in a row with a convincing 55-43 win over New Zealand in the third test in Adelaide last night. It's Australia's third… Read more Audio

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

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

7:11 AM.Police have confirmed most of the country has been without fixed speed cameras for more than a year. That's coincided with one of the deadliest periods on the roads in recent history. There are… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The Tongan community in Palmerston North are mourning the loss of a mother, teacher and recently ordained preacher who was killed in a crash that took the lives of three others.

Pesi Tuivai was… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A power failure in a machine at Auckland Airport last night caused chaos with a thousand passengers having to be re-screened at security and all international flights were delayed. The fault occurred… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.It's crunch time for Winston Peters - as he pushes into the final day of talks over forming a new government. And he says today's talks will be the most substantive yet. The New Zealand First leader's… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The committe set up to review benefit decisions has been accused of lacking independence and creating a systemic bias against beneficiaries. The Benefit Review Committee has been criticised by the… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.A transsexual woman from the UK has been granted residence in New Zealand on humanitarian grounds after suffering years of abuse and violence in Britain. At least 40 people have been granted refugee… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.US firefighters battling wildfires in California's wine country face the prospect of new outbreaks today, when dry, windy conditions return to the region. At least 17 people have been killed in… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Eight people were injured when a stolen fertiliser truck crashed into cars and buildings in a small town in New South Wales, sparking explosions and a fire. The mayor of Singleton, Sue Moore, says the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.New Zealand's darkest day on the battlefield will be commemorated today with the centenary of the Passchendaele offensive on the Western Front in the First World War. Services will be held in New… Read more Audio

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

8:09 AM.As the road toll continues to rise, police have confirmed most of the country has been without fixed speed cameras for more than a year. There are 18 fixed cameras operating at present but they are… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Remember Labour's alleged $11 billion hole in its policy costings? National said one thing on it, Labour, and practically every economist asked about it, said something else. Could the answer be to… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Donald Trump has stepped up his war with the United States media, making a veiled threat against leading NBC in a tweet a few hours ago. Responding to a report that he was considering increasing the… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Evacuees from an erupting volcano in Vanuatu are facing more time in limbo after authorities extended a state of emergency on the island of Ambae. About 11,000 Ambaeans are in camps on neighbouring… Read more Audio

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

8:36 AM.Palmerston North residents have been casting a critical eye over the four shortlisted roads to replace the Manawatu Gorge road. Each of the proposed alternative routes will take at least five years to… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The options for a new road through the slip-prone Manawatu Gorge have been narrowed down from 14 to four. NZTA regional highway manager Ross l'Anson says five years is a long time for the new road to… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Salvation Army Lieutenant Steve Molan says he's seen an increase of property investors buying houses and renting them out at high prices. A 3 bedroom house in Tokoroa has been listed for as little as… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.The Australian government has been told it should feel ashamed of its offer to transfer refugees detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island to its other detention centre on Nauru. With the Manus… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A Pukekohe weaving tutor is encouraging her Pakeha students to ensure weaving skills are kept alive. Emily Whyte of Whariki o Te Ao has been teaching people how to make traditional Maori cloaks or… Read more Audio