Morning Report for Thursday 2 July 2015

8:56 AM.For the past 21 years, Wellington man Nathan Lewer has lived life in the public eye and been seen by millions of people around the world, without anyone knowing what he looks like. Audio

8:52 AM.One of the most iconic Gallipoli paintings is expected to sell for as much as 500-thousand dollars when it goes under the hammer in Auckland this month. Audio

8:48 AM.A Whanganui River tourism attraction will be out of operation for the next three months after being badly damaged by the recent floods; A leading researcher into obesity says a new study identifying… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Some have exceeded expectations, others have made it, but one region's failed to reach the national target for breastfeeding. Audio

8:40 AM.The Government's been accused of giving Ministers extraordinary powers in new social housing legislation introduced to Parliament. Audio

8:37 AM.New Zealanders are drowning in numbers not seen in years. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.And listening to that was Education Minister Hekia Parata. Audio

8:25 AM.The Labour Party claims that at a time when state schools are struggling to make ends meet, the Government is giving more cash to Northland charter school than it needs to fund its curriculum. Audio

8:22 AM.Tradesmen and councils around New Zealand say so-called "flushable" wet wipes are clogging up drains and sewerage systems, costing homeowners and ratepayers more and more money. Audio

8:18 AM.New research shows land the crown sold to farmers under tenure review for 11 million dollars has been resold for 3-hundred million dollars. Audio

8:13 AM.The Greek Prime Minister is still urging a 'no vote' in Sunday's national bailout referendum, despite earlier saying he could accept most of the conditions Audio

8:11 AM.A Wellington street is cordoned off after a person was killed and four others stabbed in the Wellington suburb of Johnsonville last night. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Will the Commerce Commission answer the calls of more than 50,000 New Zealanders to reduce internet costs? Audio

7:51 AM.And Environment Minister Nick Smith is on the line. Audio

7:48 AM.Companies in the waste industry want to fund a tracking system themselves when a Government-backed system is scrapped. Audio

7:43 AM.Consitutional lawyers are asking the Government to put pressure on Nauru over what they see as a breakdown in democracy in the Pacific Island nation. Audio

7:41 AM.The price of New Zealand's single biggest export, whole milk powder, has fallen again at auction overnight. Audio

7:37 AM.The New Zealand First leader has indicated the questions around the party's leadership will be settled in the next day or so. Audio

7:28 AM.Last month on Morning Report, we spoke with a Bangladeshi refugee who revealed Australian officials paid thousands of dollars to the captain and crew of the boat he and others were on, to take them… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The assistant secretary of state for the US government has told Morning Report the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement will go ahead and that a deal is close. Audio

7:23 AM.The Nelson teenager who received medicinal marijuana while he was in an induced coma has died. Audio

7:17 AM.Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has offered new concessions to the country's creditors. Audio

7:13 AM.A man has had his hand almost completely severed off by a machette in a neighbourhood fight in West Auckland. Audio

7:11 AM.A Wellington street is cordoned off after a person was killed and four others stabbed in the Wellington suburb of Johnsonville last night. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is up 77 points to 17,697. Audio

6:57 AM.Falling mortgage rates and the record low number of houses being listed for sale are expected to push Auckland's rampant house prices to new highs in the coming months. Audio

6:56 AM.Fonterra says it's started talking to staff about streamlining its business to lift returns. Audio

6:54 AM.Analysts say it's more likely the owner of the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter will keep it open, after it and Meridian Energy agreed to delay a decision on the plant's future by a month. Audio

6:52 AM.Z Energy has filed its application with the competition watchdog to buy rival Caltex for 785-million dollars. Audio

6:49 AM.One person has been killed and four others stabbed in the Wellington suburb of Johnsonville overnight. Audio

6:48 AM.Rod Duke says his company's takeover of Kathmandu will create an Australasian retailing group with a superior sharemarket presence. Audio

6:47 AM.The average price has fallen 5-point-9 percent to 2-thousand-2-hundred-and-76 US dollars a tonne, the eighth consecutive fall. Audio

6:27 AM.A Whanganui River tourism attraction will be out of operation for the next three months after being badly damaged by the recent floods; A leading researcher into obesity says a new study identifying… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.One person is dead and four others have been stabbed in the Wellington suburb of Johnsonville overnight. Police have a person in custody. The Greek Prime Minister continues to urge a no vote just as… Read more Audio