Morning Report for Wednesday 27 May 2015

8:56 AM.To end we have the latest on Johnny Depp and his dogs. Audio

8:53 AM.Some health workers who provide radiation treatment to cancer patients are going on strike today. Audio

8:48 AM.The Labour party says a new partnership between Te Arawa and the Rotorua District Council will act as a blueprint for other rohe to adopt; The head of the Huntly-based Waahi Whaanui Trust says it's… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.This year the football tournament takes place in New Zealand. Audio

8:37 AM.New Zealand's Chief Science Advisor is ringing alarm bells over the amount of government funding going towards business research. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Listening to that was Australian Defence Association executive director and former Army Officer, Neil James. Audio

8:22 AM.New Zealand First is calling for the country's troops to be brought home from their training mission to Iraq, after its MP, Ron Mark, called Iraqi soldiers cowards. Audio

8:17 AM.Counsellors and clients alike expect people to miss out on much-needed help when Relationships Aotearoa closes its doors this Friday. Audio

8:14 AM.The mayor of Auckland is renewing efforts to persuade the Government to allow an early start to the city's 2-point-5 billion dollar downtown rail tunnel. Audio

8:11 AM.A terminally ill Wellington woman's attempt to create legal history will wrap up in the High Court today. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Don't adjust your radio, that's the sound of an endangered Maui Dolphin. Audio

7:46 AM.The simple act of posting a letter in your neighbourhood mail box is getting harder by the day. Audio

7:44 AM.A search will resume this morning for a 15-year-old Hawera boy who is missing inside the Egmont National Park. Audio

7:40 AM.SkyCity's new-look international convention centre is being described as underwhelming. Audio

7:35 AM.Back now to the closure the counselling service, Relationships Aotearoa. Audio

7:28 AM.A student from Green Bay High School has described the distress aboard a Ritchies' double decker bus after the driver refused to make stops and instead took the High School and intermediate school… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The Government is backing the continued involvement of New Zealand troops in Iraq despite the advance of IS forces to within an hour's drive of Camp Taji where New Zealand forces will be stationed. Audio

7:20 AM.The Housing Minister, Nick Smith, is defending his plans to free up Crown land in Auckland to build new homes, amid claims most of the sites are totally unsuitable. Audio

7:11 AM.The country's largest counselling agency, Relationships Aotearoa, has folded. Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.Wall Street is down after a series of positive data suggests a rate hike is likely in the near term in the US. Audio

6:57 AM.China is grappling with its housing market, like many countries. Audio

6:56 AM.Green Cross Health's full year profit has fallen, due to a weaker performance from its core pharmacy business and its medical services arm. Audio

6:54 AM.Orion Health says the company is on track to meet its growth targets in the United States, despite a slowdown in revenue from its North American business over the past year. Audio

6:53 AM.A deterioration in dairy exports to China has pushed the annual trade deficit to a six year high. Audio

6:52 AM.The future viability of Solid Energy is still in doubt. Audio

6:50 AM.The general insurer, Tower, is picking premiums to rise more slowly in the coming year. Audio

6:49 AM.The economic forecaster, the Institute of Economic Research, is picking interest rates are on hold until the middle of 2017. Audio

6:48 AM.Investors will hear more from Sky City Entertainment this week over how the casino operator plans to fund its controversial convention centre in Auckland. Audio

6:43 AM.A heatwave in India has resulted in the death of around 15 hundred people. Audio

6:41 AM.A former Relationships Aotearoa client says the closure of the counselling service this Friday could leave people without help when they're most vulnerable. Audio

6:28 AM.The Northland MP Winston Peters says the steam-roller approach to Treaty settlements is not working for Ngapuhi and the Government should step back and take a breather; The head of the Huntly-based… Read more Audio

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

6:21 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.The Housing Minister, Nick Smith, is defending his plans to free up Crown land in Auckland to build new homes, amid claims most of the sites are totally unsuitable. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Clients of Relationships Aotearoa ask who they'll turn to when the counselling service folds this week. The Defence Minister is under pressure to explain New Zealand's military mission in Iraq and the… Read more Audio