Morning Report for Thursday 11 June 2015

8:56 AM.Paddi Addison is a sound engineer from Carterton and for the past 23 years has been the chief sound man for James Last's European tours. Read more Video, Audio

8:50 AM.This is a common dilemma - just how big a bag can you stash into the cabin baggage Audio

8:46 AM.A union representing mine and quarry workers says Māori are among those most at risk following delays to health and safety laws; A Māori lawyer is paying tribute to legal defender, Sir Peter Williams… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.People who want the Christchurch Town Hall restored are optimistic the City Council will today commit to saving the earthquake damaged building. Audio

8:38 AM.The Northland community of Ngunguru is calling for a moratorium or rahui on local pipi beds after a mass die-off last month. Audio

8:29 AM.A small South Auckland community is vowing to protect what it claims to be the last significant chunk of land in New Zealand with ties to early Maori heritage from developers. Audio

8:25 AM.A new Think Tank is on the cards for Labour but not everybody in the party is convinced it is a good idea. Audio

8:21 AM.Volunteers and Dunedin City Council staff went door-knocking yesterday to find out what help they can provide those still cleaning up after last week's floods. Audio

8:16 AM.An Indonesian police chief is backing claims from a Bangladeshi refugee, first heard on Morning Report, that an Australian customs officer paid the captain and crew of a people-smuggling boat to leave… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.New Zealand's biggest ever consignment of live sheep is leaving the port of Timaru on a two week voyage to Mexico this morning. Audio

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

7:55 AM.The founder of the company supplying cannabinoid oil to treat a Nelson teenager in an induced coma says the product might be able to dramatically improve his condition and at worst will have no… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.There's surprise from yachting commentators at the news Team New Zealand's design chief Nick Holroyd has resigned. Audio

7:49 AM.The Southern District Health board has until today to respond to a letter from the Health Minister indicating his intention to appoint a commissioner. Audio

7:40 AM.The United States is to send another 450 troops to Iraq. Audio

7:37 AM.There's an embarrassing gaff in the Government's plan to build houses on surplus crown land in Auckland. Audio

7:29 AM.A cut to interest rates could be on the cards this morning but some economists say it's a line call. Audio

7:26 AM.Fonterra farmers are hitting out at dairy reform laws which they say let foreign investors milk the system. Audio

7:18 AM.Wikileaks has published secret documents from the TPP negotiations .. which opponents of the trade deal say show America's taking aim at the drug-buying agency Pharmac. Audio

7:11 AM.What's thought to be the biggest ever live shipment of sheep from New Zealand leaves the port of Timaru today bound for Mexico. Audio

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

6:58 AM.On Wall St, stocks have risen following a Bloomberg news agency report that Germany may be satisfied with Greece committing to at least one economic reform in return for aid. Audio

6:54 AM.The new head of the investment firm, Rangatira, sees great opportunities for growth in New Zealand. Audio

6:51 AM.It's good news and bad news for Orion Healthcare, as its share price fell almost 10 percent yesterday, after announcing a deal with a major prospective customer has been delayed for one year. Audio

6:50 AM.Consumer spending using electronic cards has risen. Audio

6:49 AM.The Reserve Bank will reveal its decisions on interest rate levels in just over two hours, and the Institute of Economic Research's Shadow Board says it's a line call whether the central bank will cut… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Fonterra says the structure of its business is the right one to compete in international diary markets. Audio

6:40 AM.What's thought to be the biggest live shipment of sheep ever from New Zealand leaves Timaru today. Audio

6:27 AM.A union representing mine and quarry workers says Māori are among those most at risk following delays to health and safety laws; The number of people living with diabetes has more than doubled over… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.Critics of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement say the latest leaked document to come out of the negotiations shows Pharmac could lose its drug buying muscle. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Welfare concerns as New Zealand's biggest ever live sheep shipment leaves for Mexico today. Wikileaks posts documents from the TPP talks .. opponents say they show America's taking aim at the… Read more Audio