Morning Report for Tuesday 28 July 2015

8:57 AM.The British Labour Party peer, Lord Sewel is being urged to resign from the House of Lords. Audio

8:49 AM.The organisation that supports Māori tourism is supporting the introduction of a levy on international travellers because it says it will take the burden off the taxpayer; The Māori caucus of the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.More than 4 million dollars worth of expensive cars, machinery and property is being seized today as part of a police raid targeting the criminal activity of the Headhunters gang. Our reporter Gill… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Prime Minister is not sure whether a New Zealand-initiated debate on small island states at the United Nations Security Council this week will lead to any definitive statement on climate change. Audio

8:38 AM.The father of a patient who died under the care of the Henry Bennet Centre in Hamilton says an inspection of the Waikato District Health Board's mental health services is overdue - but doesn't go far… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.Yesterday on Morning Report we spoke to Turners about the Toyota Hilux ute up for sale that had travelled one-point-two million kilometres with just one owner. Audio

8:25 AM.The Labour Party leader, Andrew Little, says it will not support the Trans-pacific partnership deal if it stops the government restricting the sale of New Zealand land to foreign buyers. Audio

8:21 AM.The Department of Corrections declined our request for an interview on Morning Report. Jarrod Gilbert is a spokesperson on national corrections issues for the Howard League for Penal Reform. Audio

8:19 AM.Our Maori Affairs correspondent, Mihingarangi Forbes has been talking with the family of Alex Littleton. Audio

8:17 AM.A prisoner who claims he was beaten and dropped off a balcony at Mt Eden Prison says the prison operators, Serco, failed to look after him properly when he was discharged from hospital with two broken… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The way District Health Boards are funded could be in for a major shakeup. Audio

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

7:54 AM.Independent economist Shamubeel Eaqub is the author of the book Growing Apart that looks at regional prosperity. He's gone as far as to call some provincial centres zombie towns that need to close. Audio

7:52 AM.Job-creating or job-grabbing? The jury's out around New Zealand whether having more migrants in the regions will be a good or a bad thing. Audio

7:50 AM.Police are this morning carrying out an extensive series of raids targetting the Headhunters gang across Auckland, Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and Northland. Audio

7:47 AM.The United States has upgraded Malaysia and Cuba in its annual report on human trafficking. Audio

7:42 AM.A controversial trade deal between New Zealand and other Pacific Rim nations including the United States enters final negotiations in Hawaii this week. Audio

7:40 AM.Police are this morning carrying out an extensive series of raids targetting the Headhunters gang across Auckland, Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and Northland. Audio

7:37 AM.Some school libraries are blaming social media and computer games for big drops in the number of books teens are reading. Audio

7:29 AM.A mountaineering expert says two young Canadian tourists walking the Kepler Track probably wouldn't have even heard the avalanche that claimed their lives. Audio

7:24 AM.In the latest poll of polls support for the National Party has fallen behind the Labour and Green bloc for the first time since February last year. Audio

7:20 AM.A human rights lawyer says it's possible Serco's treatment of an inmate at Mount Eden Prison breached both the Corrections and Bill of Rights Acts over. Audio

7:15 AM.And listening to that Professor Robin Gauld, the head of department of preventive and social medicine at Otago University. Audio

7:13 AM.More leaked documents reveal the funding of District Health Boards could be in for a shake-up some say is reminiscent of changes made in the 1990s. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is weaker after the Chinese share market fall. Audio

6:55 AM.Now to a firm that may fly under the radar. Today we look at the app development start-up, Elitric Group. Audio

6:52 AM.The company which runs Slingshot says it is still in growth mode, despite having to drop a service giving viewers access to overseas content that would otherwise be blocked. Audio

6:51 AM.Sir Ron Brierley has continued to lift his stake in the Wellington retailer, Kirkcaldie and Stains. Audio

6:48 AM.Briscoe Group expects its takeover offer for Kathmandu Holdings to be accepted, given the positive response it's already recieved. Audio

6:41 AM.More leaked documents reveal the funding of DHBs could be in for a shake-up. Audio

6:27 AM.The Māori caucus of the National Network for Stopping Violence says if the management at Mount Eden Prison is turning a blind eye to violence, that prevents the rehabilitation of prisoners; The… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.A human rights lawyer says it's possible Serco breached both the Corrections and Bill of Rights Acts over the alleged treatment of a former inmate at Mount Eden Prison. Audio

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

6:00 AM.More leaked documents emerge, showing a major shake-up planned for District Health Boards that could pit board against board.. some are calling the proposals destructive. A Criminal and human rights… Read more Audio