Morning Report for Wednesday 17 September 2014

8:54 AM.Locals from a small Coromandel town are preparing to take protest and court action to stop a company resuming mining in the Karangahake Gorge. Audio

8:50 AM.The United Sub-tribes of Ngapuhi says the Minister of Justice, Chris Finlayson, should be ashamed of himself for criticising the Waitangi Tribunal. An Auckland tribal leader is threatening legal… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Cheryl Gwyn, Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security has entered the debate on mass surveillance in a just released statement. Audio

8:44 AM.United States military aircraft have targeted ISIS locations in Iraq, with a strike southwest of Baghdad the closest yet to the Iraqi capital since the campaign began. Audio

8:37 AM.Investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald is hinting he has more up his sleeve. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.An Auckland iwi is threatening legal action to stop one of the Government's new fast tracked housing developments, if the council doesn't consult with mana whenua. Audio

8:25 AM.In the latest global dairy trade auction, dairy prices have held steady after five successive declines, remaining near two-year lows. Audio

8:22 AM.A company running four-wheel-drive tours says it has been barred from using a Canterbury high country station by its new American owners and may have to close as a result. Audio

8:16 AM.Joining us is National's Campaign Manager, and front bench MP Steven Joyce. Audio

8:12 AM.Further revelations have been promised on the extent to which New Zealand has spied on other countries. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.Household income inequality has been a hot topic in the lead up to this election. Audio

7:47 AM.Joining us now is the forensic IT investigator Daniel Ayers. Audio

7:44 AM.Some Maori leaders say a restructuring of Maori Television is politically motivated and will compromise the channel's independence. Audio

7:41 AM.The polling booths have just opened in Fiji's first election since the 2006 coup. Audio

7:36 AM.The top US military chief, General Martin Dempsey, says US ground forces could be deployed against Islamic State militants. Audio

7:25 AM.The future of a Canterbury adventure tourism company is in doubt after it was barred from using a Canterbury high country station by the station's new American owners. Audio

7:21 AM.It's the last week of the campaign so how has the spying revelations gone down on the campaign trail. Audio

7:14 AM.We'll be talking to Glenn Greenwald later on Morning Report, but joining us now is Nicky Hager. Audio

7:10 AM.The Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist Glenn Greenwald says the extent to which New Zealand has spied on countries regarded as allies as well as on Pacific neighbours will be revealed within… Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is up so far in the day as investors bet that the Federal Reservewon't be in a hurry to raise rates. Audio

6:56 AM.Former Fonterra chief executive, Andrew Ferrier, is the new chair of healthcare software company, Orion Health. Audio

6:54 AM.Pyne Gould says it wants to increase its shareholding in EPIC from 27 percent up to 49 percent. Audio

6:53 AM.Cooks Global Foods says the sky's the limit for its franchised chain, Esquires Coffee Houses. Audio

6:52 AM.Te Tumu Paeroa, the Maori Trustee, has chosen the boutique fund manager, Mint Asset Management, as its investment partner. Audio

6:51 AM.The NZ Super Fund continues to outperform its benchmark rates, beating the passive reference by just over one percent and treasury bills by almost 5-and-a-quarter percent. Audio

6:50 AM.Analysts are still sceptical about The Warehouse's recovery strategy but the boss points to his success in turning around the Blue Sheds as evidence the company's main earner will soon come right. Audio

6:47 AM.Dairy prices are unchanged from two weeks ago, while benchmark whole milk powder prices rose by 0.6 percent in the international auction overnight. Audio

6:38 AM.A tourism company in Canterbury says it faces closure after being barred from running four-wheel-drive tours on a high country station by the station's new American owners. Audio

6:26 AM.An Auckland tribal leader is threatening legal action to stop one of the Government's new fast tracked housing developments, if the council doesn't consult with mana whenua. The United Sub-tribes of… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.US journalist promises more spying revelations, Nicky Hager explains global spying links, Political Reporters on the campaign trail, NZ jobs at risk after OIO approves farm sale to foreigners, Top US… Read more Audio