Morning Report for Monday 4 August 2014

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:50 AM.But while the Games are over, another group of New Zealanders at the top of their field is just kicking off a Scottish campaign. Audio

8:47 AM.The Act Party is pledging to cut the company tax rate from 28 percent to 12-and-a-half percent, saying that will boost economic growth by a third. Audio

8:45 AM.A review of Maori fisheries is to consider whether restrictions on selling quota to non-tribal owned companies is affecting iwi payouts to descendants; The Law Commission is proposing two judges sit… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The former Work and Income chief executive, Christine Rankin, will stand for the Conservatives in Epsom this election. Audio

8:37 AM.High Performance Sport New Zealand, which allocates government funding for high level sport, will carry out a reviews of all the sports it funds that competed in Glasgow. Audio

8:35 AM.Returning now to the Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal for road cyclist, Jack Bauer, was the highlight for New Zealand in an otherwise lacklustre last day of the Commonwealth Games. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.A public ceremony to mark the declaration of the First World War will take place in just over half an hour at Parliament. Audio

8:25 AM.A rare 100-gun salute will sound out over the capital this morning to mark the beginning of commemorations of the First World War. Audio

8:17 AM.New Zealand First says it would put a stop to the Chinese purchase of a Hawke's Bay farm as part of coalition deals. Audio

8:12 AM.An attack near a United Nations-run school in Gaza where displaced Palestinians were taking shelter has claimed another deadly toll, with at least 10 people killed and 30 more wounded. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The Salvation Army is releasing a series of videos on what it calls the major election issues. Audio

7:54 AM.A family claiming refugee status because of rising sea levels on their Pacific Island has won an appeal to stay in New Zealand. Audio

7:48 AM.A 100-gun salute, the first time one has been fired in this country since 1911, will boom out over Wellington this morning to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War for New… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.There've been calls worldwide for tougher rules on surrogate births after a Thai surrogate mother was left to raise a critically ill child. Audio

7:35 AM.The neighbour of the 4-year-old boy mauled by the family dog says the animal had attacked him less than a week before. Audio

7:27 AM.New Zealand's Commowealth Games campaign has come to an end, with the athletes picking up two silver medals on the final day of the competition. Audio

7:20 AM.The Government says the sale of Lochinver farm involves a relatively small amount of land, and the Prime Minister is comfortable with the processes involved. Audio

7:11 AM.An Israeli air strike has killed at least 10 people close to a United Nations-run school in southern Gaza that was being used to shelter three thousand civilians. Audio

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

6:59 AM.The New Zealand dollar fell nearly another percent against the US dollar last week in continuing fallout from Fonterra slashing its payout to farmers by a dollar to 6 dollars a kilo of milk solids. Audio

6:57 AM.The key focus in the business world this week will be the employment figures due on Wednesday and the kick-off of the company reporting season. Audio

6:55 AM.Across the Tasman, and tax breaks for investors are under scrutiny as the Australian government seeks to claw back revenue to repair its budget. Audio

6:52 AM.Hellaby Holdings' managing director says his company has no plans to sell its two shoe retailers, although it will always consider both investment and divestment options. Audio

6:50 AM.Shares in Lyttelton Port jumped more than 24 percent on Friday after its major shareholder, the Christchurch City Council, said it intends to take the company over. Audio

6:48 AM.Shares in the newly listed company, Gentrack, fell sharply on large volumes, on Friday, after it announced it will miss its revenue and profit targets for this year. Audio

6:44 AM.Commemorations are being held in Wellington this morning to mark the start of the First World War for New Zealand. Audio

6:28 AM.The Law Commission is proposing two judges from different courts sit together and hear family disputes over tikanga and who has burial rights when someone dies; A review of Maori fisheries is to… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.A British lawyer who wrote a book about cricket and the law says New Zealand's plans to make cheats liable to prison sentences will not put off match-fixers. Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:12 AM.In Ukraine, the defence minister says his forces have made significant gains against pro-Russian rebels as fighting re-intensifies. Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Ukraine rebel cities facing siege, Cricket law author says prison threat won't put off fixers, Commemorations for the start of the First World War for NZ, Deadly strike at UN school in Gaza… Read more Audio