Morning Report for Tuesday 25 November 2014

8:53 AM.It has been revealed that a 93-year-old Auckland rest home resident operated as a French spy during World War Two. Audio

8:50 AM.Principals groups say an attempt by the School Trustees Association to improve the way school boards appraise and hire principals is clandestine and ill-considered. Audio

8:46 AM.The country's largest forensic mental health unit has been given the go ahead to build a new kaupapa Maori driven unit; A judge has ordered the Independent Maori Statutory Board to set aside one of… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Historians say the Prime Minister is mis-representing New Zealand's past by saying it was settled peacefully. Audio

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

8:28 AM.Broadcaster Willie Jackson has won his high court case and can stand again for a non iwi seat on Auckland's Maori Statutory Board. Audio

8:23 AM.A mothballed rail link between Napier and Gisborne has been thrown a lifeline, with Kiwirail agreeing to lease the line to the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Audio

8:19 AM.To the Labour Party rebuild now, with incoming leader Andrew Little naming Grant Robertson as his new Finance spokesperson. Audio

8:15 AM.The Security Intelligence Service and the Prime Minister's office are both expected to come in for heavy criticism when an independent report is released later today. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The number of people moving here or staying long-term hit 47-thousand-700 people in the year to October, an all time high. Audio

7:53 AM.Lydia Ko may be New Zealand's highest paid sportswoman, after winning almost four million dollars on the LPGA tour this season. Audio

7:49 AM.A former partner of a prisoner who died from a suspected drug overdose has given evidence he was trying to smuggle in a bottle of pills for gang associates. Audio

7:47 AM.A driver is in custody and two others are under police guard in hospital, after a dramatic police chase in Christchurch late yesterday afternoon. Audio

7:39 AM.Listening to that was the Energy Minister, Simon Bridges... Audio

7:36 AM.The Green Party says people are increasingly spending more of their pay packet on power. Audio

7:26 AM.The new Labour leader Andrew Little says any apology made today on behalf of the SIS, won't go far enough. Audio

7:18 AM.In Washington, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned after less than two years in the job. Audio

7:16 AM.Joining us now is our political editor, Brent Edwards. Audio

7:09 AM.The Security Intelligence Service and the Prime Minister's office are expected to come in for heavy criticism when an independent report is released today. Audio

6:58 AM.The broader measure of the US market, the S&P 500 Index, is up 4 points to 20 67 Audio

6:57 AM.SmartPay has launched a mobile taxi booking app, which has been adopted by Taxi Charge, New Zealand's largest taxi partnership, representing the majority of taxis. Audio

6:55 AM.Visa says merchants and consumers can expect a high level of protection against fraud as card payment transactions become increasingly faster to process at the point of sale, but there is a cost. Audio

6:54 AM.Xero's chairman, Chris Liddell, has bought 10-thousand shares in the accounting software company, paying an average of a little above 17 dollars per share on Friday. Audio

6:53 AM.The outlook for the infrastructure and building industry points to an easing of investor confidence as the challenges posed by skills and material shortages moderates enthusiasm. Audio

6:51 AM.Precinct Properties has sold a building in Auckland's Queen Street to Robert Jones Holdings for 97 million dollars, nearly one-and-a-half million more than its June book value. Audio

6:48 AM.Last month's record net migration gains are likely to raise the Reserve Bank's concerns that the housing market is set to take off again. Audio

6:42 AM.The Green Party says people are spending more and more of their pay packet on power and have produced figures backing up their claims. Audio

6:39 AM.The Security Intelligence Service and the Prime Minister's office are expected to come under fire in an independent report to be released today. Audio

6:27 AM.A judge has ordered the Independent Maori Statutory Board to set aside one of its representative roles and undergo a reselection process; The country's largest forensic mental health unit has been… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.The Government's inquiry into the escape of the murderer and child molester, Phillip John Smith, won't report back until at least June next year. Audio

6:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

6:00 AM.SIS report likely to show Dirty Politics book right, Radio New Zealand's political editor on SIS report, Obama pays tribute to departing Defence Secretary Hagel, Andrew Little says SIS apology… Read more Audio