Morning Report for Monday 15 June 2015

8:56 AM.Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:52 AM.Documents released under the Official Information Act show Maori have only held about 15 percent of the Defence Force's most senior leadership appointments since 2003; Six million dollars is to be… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Wellington regional councillors say they had to ask Fran Wilde to resign because she had damaged relationships in the region and lost their confidence. Audio

8:40 AM.Politicians from the Asia-Pacific region have painted a stark picture of living with the effects of climate change at a conference in Wellington. Audio

8:35 AM.Canterbury homeowners are questioning the validity of a survey which was supposed to independently test the quality of earthquake repairs. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.New Zealand racing drivers Earl Bamber and Brendon Hartley have finished first and second in the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour endurance race. Audio

8:20 AM.Two Auckland iwi are looking to challenge what they see as their right to first dibs on Crown land the Government wants to sell to boost housing supply. Audio

8:11 AM.Calls are growing for Australia's auditor-general to investigate claims people smugglers were paid by the Government to turn their boat around. The boats in question were originally on course to New… Read more Audio

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

7:57 AM.The semi-finalists at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup have been decided after four nail-biting quarter-finals yesterday - three of which ended in penalty shoot-outs. Audio

7:51 AM.Council workers are resuming the mop up on Wellington's South Coast this morning after it took a hammering in large swells yesterday afternoon. Audio

7:44 AM.John Key says the government had been told the boat might be able to reach New Zealand but strongly denies any involvement or knowledge of any payments there might have been. Audio

7:40 AM.Canterbury homeowners are questioning the validity of a survey which was supposed to independently test the quality of earthquake repairs. Audio

7:35 AM.Jerry Collin's body has arrived back in New Zealand. Audio

7:28 AM.Lions, tigers, bears and other animals are roaming the streets of Georgia's capital city, Tbilisi, after deadly floods destroyed their enclosures in the city's zoo. Audio

7:22 AM.Australian Greens' immigration spokeswoman, Sarah Hanson-Young. Audio

7:17 AM.Australia's Labor Party is calling on their Auditor General to investigate claims that Australian officials paid people smugglers to take a boat of asylum seekers to Indonesia. Audio

7:09 AM.Two major Auckland iwi are going to the High Court over government plans to use crown land for affordable homes. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Market update. Audio

6:55 AM.Across the Tasman, and the surge in Sydney house prices has attracted a warning from the Reserve Bank of Australia. Audio

6:50 AM.An analyst says listed technology companies need to improve the way they communicate with investors and shareholders, in order to better manage expectations. Audio

6:48 AM.Economists are expecting the latest economic data, due later this week, to reflect weaker growth, driven primarily by a decline in dairy production. Audio

6:43 AM.New Zealand racing drivers Earl Bamber and Brendon Hartley have repeated history finishing first and second in the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race. Audio

6:39 AM.Two major Auckland iwi say they're heading to the High Court over government plans to use crown land for affordable homes. Audio

6:26 AM.Iwi in Tai Tokerau are fighting to keep its rohe free of Genetically Modified Organisms; Documents released under the Official Information Act show Maori have only held about 15 percent of the Defence… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.A record third wicket partnership by Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson and the inability of England to bat out 50 overs resulted in a victory to the Black Caps in the third ODI in Southampton overnight.

6:10 AM.Australia's Labor Party is calling on their Auditor-General to investigate whether the government paid people smugglers to turn around a boat full of asylum seekers. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Iwi to fight for first dibs on Crown land in High Court, The latest on claims Aust govt paid people smugglers to turn back, Zoo animals prowl Georgia's flooded capital, Thousands march for Jerry… Read more Audio