Morning Report for Thursday 27 February 2014

8:56 AM.Funding pressures and a need to upgrade facilities has led to a group of doctors at Nelson hospital designing their own software system to improve patient safety. Audio

8:52 AM.Apple, American Airlines, and Marriott International are among the companies that have called on the Arizona governor to veto a controversial anti-gay bill. Audio

8:49 AM.The fate of a potential Hundertwasser art gallery for Whangarei now hangs on a last-minute public opinion poll. Audio

8:46 AM.The marae behind a scheme to cut Maori prosecution rates wants to make the project permanent; Maori nursing graduates say the struggle to get a job is forcing some to resort to stacking shelves at… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The heavy smog gripping China for the past week is now so severe that scientists are warning of the equivalent of a Nuclear Winter. Audio

8:38 AM.More than a hundred school hostels are facing a massive bill after workers at two boarding facilities won six years of backpayments in the Employment Court. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.An explosive gas leak has been contained at Ngawha power station in the Far North. Audio

8:21 AM.A re-think in the way Genesis Energy shares are to be sold is being described as a Government admission that it got things wrong with the last two floats. Audio

8:16 AM.The Chairman of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Fenton Wilson, has confirmed the majority of councillors were planning to only release the detail of a 29 percent pay rise for the head of the… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The biggest revelations about New Zealand spy agencies are yet to come, but the former head of the GCSB Sir Bruce Ferguson says let them come. Audio

7:56 AM.Doctor Lance O'Sullivan has been named the 2014 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Audio

7:52 AM.Business New Zealand says there's an increase in the number of overseas companies wanting to set up call centres here because it's cheap, easy to do, and there's a well educated workforce. Audio

7:47 AM.More recently he has been linked to the Maori and Mana parties as well as the Unite Union. Audio

7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:40 AM.One of the men who hacked British soldier, Lee Rigby, to death in south-east London, last year has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison. Audio

7:36 AM.Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered an urgent drill to test the army's combat readiness near the Ukranian border. Audio

7:28 AM.The Government's decision to make Electronic Stability Controls a mandatory feature for all new and used vehicle imports is being welcomed by the industry. Audio

7:24 AM.The Government's denying its new approach to the Genesis share float is a an admission of failure, but says, rather, it's responding to market conditions. Audio

7:19 AM.It's emerged the Hawke's Bay Regional Council was trying to keep a payrise for the head of the Ruataniwha Dam project a secret. Audio

7:12 AM.An intelligence analyst says major revelations against New Zealand spy agencies are yet to come. Audio

7:09 AM.There has been a massive gas leak at the Ngawha geothermal power station in Kaikohe, Northland. Audio

6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:37 AM.New Zealand intelligence services have been implicated in the use of "dirty cyber tactics," in documents released by the American whistleblower Edward Snowden. Audio

6:27 AM.Maori nursing graduates say the struggle to get a job is forcing some to resort to stacking shelves at supermarkets; The marae behind a scheme to cut Maori prosecution rates wants to make the project… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.The Government is taking a new approach with the sale of shares in Genesis Energy -- unlike with the float of Mighty River Power and Meridian, it will set the share price before asking the public… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Concern revelations about New Zealand's intelligence agencies could include details of spying on trading partners. The Hawkes Bay District Council tried to keep secret a massive pay rise for the head… Read more Audio