Morning Report for Tuesday 12 August 2014

8:56 AM.A lake full of jellyfish that have lost their sting and a sanctuary for sharks. Audio

8:52 AM.Four-star reviews, sell-out shows, and an American producer flying over to check out an act. Audio

8:48 AM.Nepal's government has hiked the insurance foreign mountaineers have to pay for their Sherpa guides. Audio

8:45 AM.An ambitious expedition to conquer the world's four largest ice caps in three years gets underway this weekend. Audio

8:42 AM.A Glen Innes community leader has told the Labour Party there is huge fear and panic for Maori over the Government's Tamaki Redevelopment housing project. A Maori Party candidate says it makes sense… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.New Zealand scientists have come up with a new way of checking if fish farms are harming the environment. Audio

8:36 AM.We've been reporting this morning about the sometimes ugly side of the election campaign, but not so at a Local Government debate last night. Audio

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

8:27 AM.For just the third time ever, a whole colossal squid has been fished from the sea - and scientists at Te Papa will get the chance to examine it. Audio

8:22 AM.The Iraqi air force and Kurdish peshmerga fighters have carried out a rescue mission, taking supplies to the many thousands of people who have fled to the Sinjar mountains. Audio

8:17 AM.The Labour leader David Cunliffe is rejecting suggestions that his party's health policy targets the wrong group, with its offer of free doctor visits for the over 65s. Audio

8:12 AM.The ACT Party's David Seymour is accusing the Labour Party of trying to undermine his campaign with dirty tactics. Audio

8:10 AM.The election campaign is barely underway and its already getting dirty. Audio

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

7:59 AM.A flurry of listings on the stock exchange has boosted the profits of the stock market operator NZX. Audio

7:50 AM.The country's longest running and most expensive criminal fraud trial will draw to a close this week as the defence lawyers for three former South Canterbury Finance directors begin summing up at the… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A new 72-hour truce between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding as negotiators for the two sides returned to talks mediated by Egyptians in Cairo. Audio

7:39 AM.Mangawhai ratepayers have voted to fight on through the courts over paying rates to cover loans they never knew about. Audio

7:37 AM.A plan to extend controls on how young people on benefits spend their money is being labeled degrading by some of those who work with beneficiaries. Audio

7:26 AM.Iraq is facing a new political crisis with potentially violent consequences. Audio

7:24 AM.A man who's been questioned by police about the death of a Lower Hutt woman in Queensland has emerged online to deny he caused her death. Audio

7:18 AM.Our political editor Brent Edwards was at the Helensville meeting last night and joins us. Audio

7:16 AM.John Key's one and only debate in his Helensville electorate was held last night and it attracted hundreds hoping for a fiery electorate debate. Audio

7:13 AM.Labour leader David Cunliffe says he's placed Steven Gibson on a final warning. Audio

7:10 AM.Labour leader David Cunliffe has put his party's Rangitata candidate Steven Gibson on notice for calling John Key a Shylock. Audio

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

6:57 AM.The New Zealand dollar is currently trading at 84.57 US cents, 91.3 Australian cents, 50.88 British pence, point-6317 euro, 86.4 yen and 5.2 renminbi. Audio

6:55 AM.The head of Augusta Capital says its future growth will come from funds management and property syndication. Audio

6:52 AM.NZX says rising geo-political risks and the uncertainties of New Zealand's general election, and the forming of the next government, may temporarily depress the number of companies deciding to list. Audio

6:50 AM.The global cinema software developer, Vista Group International, will use some of the funds it raised in its float to broaden the range of software it offers. Audio

6:40 AM.Opposition politicians are complaining last night's candidates' meeting in the Prime Minister's electorate of Helensville was stacked against them. Audio

6:28 AM.A Glen Innes community leader has told the Labour Party there is huge fear and panic for Maori over the Government's Tamaki Redevelopment housing project. A Maori Party candidate says it makes sense… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Opposition claims Helensville meeting was stacked, Labour candidate denies deliberate anti-Semitic slur, Cunliffe places Labour candidate on final warning, Hundreds turn out to Helensville meeting but… Read more Audio