Morning Report for Tuesday 22 September 2015

8:52 AM.A one-of-its-kind exhibition in New Plymouth is attempting to unravel the mystery of just how music creates emotions. Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Tuhoe family at the centre of the pepperspray arrest, a fortnight ago say they're still without their family car after Police came and took it away; A hui of Te Kotahitanga today is likely to hear… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Back now to Fonterra and it's cutting of hundreds of more jobs. Audio

8:37 AM.A national trial of online voting may not be economically viable after Dunedin became the fifth council to pull out Audio

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

8:28 AM.Professor Jacqueline Rowarth is a Professor of Agri-Business at the University of Waikato. Audio

8:25 AM.AgResearch is in a state of chaos according to the Labour Party. Audio

8:20 AM.Net migration to New Zealand has topped 60-thousand people in the year to August, as plenty more people come in than leave. Audio

8:13 AM.Joining us is the Deputy Chief Executive of Service Delivery and Operations for Internal Affairs Maria Robertson. Audio

8:10 AM.Far North mayor John Carter says a government decision to deregister a charitable trust if it sells houses to poor families is idiotic. Audio

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

7:55 AM.A new book about UK Prime Minister David Cameron has made a series of allegations about his time at university... including drug taking and a bizzare incident involving a dead pig. Audio

7:51 AM.Richie McCaw's yellow card in New Zealand's first match of the Rugby World Cup has got his detractors crying foul once again. Audio

7:44 AM.The Kiribati community leader who is heading to Parliament today hopes his entreaties to allow the the family who argue they are climate change refugees to stay here will work. Audio

7:38 AM.The ACT party is calling for the government to compensate the owner of Lochinver Station after it blocked its sale to Chinese company, Shanghai Pengxin. Audio

7:36 AM.A school principal in the Gisborne region is hoping flood waters have receded enough for school to open today. Audio

7:29 AM.At least 750 Fonterra workers, from senior management down, will soon be hunting for new jobs. Audio

7:25 AM.Queenstown's local council has decided to lodge an urgent application to the Environment Court in a dramatic bid to ease overcrowding in the resort town. Audio

7:21 AM.The lawyer for a woman awaiting deportation to New Zealand from Darwin says her client's children are suffering as their mother languishes in an Australian detention centre. Audio

7:17 AM.A Kiribati community leader in Auckland is heading to Parliament today to beg the government not to deport a family who argue they are climate change refugees. Audio

7:10 AM.A trust lending a hand to poor Northland families to help them into their own homes has had its plans blocked by the government. Audio

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

6:57 AM.On Wall St, stocks have risen, the Dow Jones Index up 92 points, or 0.6 percent, to 16,477 the broader S&P 500 up 5 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,963. Audio

6:53 AM.Australian businesses and financial markets are largely positive about the appointment of Scott Morrison as the new Federal Treasurer in the revamped cabinet of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.. Audio

6:51 AM.Record levels of immigration and tourists look set to support the economy well into next year as the export goods sector faces uncertainty in global markets and softness in commodity prices. Audio

6:49 AM.A global investment strategist says China's growth will continue to slow over the next few years, but the world's second biggest economy still offers plenty of investment opportunities. Audio

6:47 AM.Shares in New Zealand listed companies are remaining in solid demand by overseas investors despite being seen generally as expensive and underperforming compared with global stocks. Audio

6:46 AM.The accounting company KPMG is predicting a strong six months of merger and acquisition activity, which will offset a flat market in share floats, or initial public offerings. Audio

6:41 AM.In a move to fix the chronic Queenstown housing shortage the local council has decided to ask the Environment Court to approve a plan which will allow six storey buildings and higher density… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.An organisation that campaigns for the fair treatment of New Zealanders living in Australia is alarmed by the rising number of New Zealanders being sent to Australian detention centres to await… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.The Tuhoe family at the centre of the pepperspray arrest, a fortnight ago say they're still without their family car after Police came and took it away; A hui of Te Kotahitanga today is likely to hear… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:11 AM.The Gisborne region is facing a clean up this morning as roads closed most of yesterday finally open after flooding. Audio

6:09 AM.A driver has had a lucky escape after his truck left State Highway one and crashed into the Rangitikei river, near Mangaweka. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A trust helping poor Northland families into their own homes has its plans stymied by the government. A Kiribati community leader heads to Parliament today to ask the government not to deport a family… Read more Audio