Morning Report for Monday 31 August 2015

8:56 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:53 AM.The horse racing world has been paying tribute to the legendary Australian trainer Bart Cummings. who died surrounded by family in Sydney aged 87. Audio

8:49 AM.The increasingly popular sport of professional darts proved a hit in Auckland this weekend. Audio

8:45 AM.And experts are worried public knowledge of what to do in case of a poisoning isn't sound enough. Audio

8:40 AM.Heritage New Zealand's manager of taonga Maori says too many marae are vulnerable to fire; Iwi in eastern Bay of Plenty are welcoming spelling corrections for local place names in their rohe; The head… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The dream of a better life is proving tougher than expected for some new West Coasters. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.The mayor of Wellington is calling on Aucklanders to trade their long commutes and soaring house prices for a move south. Audio

8:20 AM.In just over half an hour, Jetstar will reveal which of New Zealand's regions it plans to fly to. Audio

8:17 AM.Midwives looking to sue the Government over pay parity may be able to draw hope from the recent Terra Nova home care case. Audio

8:11 AM.The All Blacks coach Steven Hansen has named the 31 man squad for next month's rugby World Cup in England. Audio

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

7:54 AM.Many hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of Dunedinites spent the weekend travelling back to 1865. Audio

7:50 AM.New Zealand firefighters on secondment in the United States have spent their first couple of days battling massive wildfires. Audio

7:45 AM.The legend of a Nazi train, ladden with treaure, hidden in Poland in the final days of World War Two might turn out to be true. Audio

7:38 AM.All eyes are now on the All Blacks flanker Richie McCaw, who'll captain the side in his fourth Rugby World Cup and could become the first player to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a second time. Audio

7:34 AM.Thousands of Christchurch residents could be drinking contaminated water after a quarry dug down further than it was allowed to into underground aquifers. Audio

7:27 AM.The College of Midwives says it has been left no choice but to take High Court action against the Government over pay. Audio

7:24 AM.With us now is Professor John Pratt of Victoria University's Institute of Criminology. Audio

7:22 AM.The Government is looking at changing the type of electronic monitoring bracelets it uses, after a spate of escapes by people who managed to cut them off. Audio

7:15 AM.And the use of Parliament as a venue to name the team has raised a few eyebrows with questions of whether rugby is being politicised. Audio

7:11 AM.Risk and reward is how All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has labelled some of his selections for the World Cup. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Turning to this week's business agenda. Audio

6:58 AM.Fears over the health of the Chinese economy kept world markets on edge last week and that will remain in focus for investors, along with the question of whether the Federal Reserve will raise… Read more Audio

6:57 AM.Amid ongoing policy paralysis in Canberra, the country's business, union and community leaders have struck a rare note of unanimity about the need for economic reform. Audio

6:55 AM.Vector says new longer life batteries can help meet peak demand and avoid costly network upgrades. Audio

6:54 AM.New Zealand Post says China's plans to use New Zealand as a hub to expand in South America could help revive its flagging mail volumes. Audio

6:51 AM.The state-owned, Kordia, has returned to profit and is considering paying the Government a special dividend soon. Audio

6:48 AM.The earnings season has been marked by firms paying higher dividends to their investors. Audio

6:40 AM.There were few surprises when the All Blacks squad to defend the Webb Ellis Trophy was announced at Parliament. Audio

6:27 AM.Heritage New Zealand's manager of taonga Maori says too many marae are vulnerable to fire; Iwi in eastern Bay of Plenty are welcoming spelling corrections for local place names in their rohe; The head… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.The Government is looking at changing the supplier of its electronic monitoring bracelets, after a spate of escapes by people who were able to cut them off. 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.The 2015 All Blacks squad is revealed and Richie McCaw steels himself for a bruising tournament. Do electronically monitored bracelets need to be changed... or does the problem lie with who chases… Read more Audio