Morning Report for Monday 5 October 2015

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:50 AM.Thieves desperate to make a quick buck are taking to the internet to sell everything from car seats to the spare wheels they've stolen from cars. Audio

8:47 AM.An East Coast Maori landowner, who says a review of Maori land laws will undermine her rights, has made a strong enough case to be heard by the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio

8:42 AM.School principals say the government should be shutting down or merging schools in the face of multi-billion problems with school property. Audio

8:38 AM.English rugby is reeling after Australia knocked them out of the Rugby World Cup over the weekend. Journalist Mark Reason, says this weekend Australia scattered the ashes of England rugby across the… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.Dr Erik Monasterio, of the University of Otago in Christchurch, has concerns about what any change could mean for New Zealand. Audio

8:27 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.Doctors specialising in skin conditions say there is a severe shortage of the specialists in public hospitals and urgent action is needed. Audio

8:20 AM.Senior managers at the Ministry of Health have been required to sign statements saying they did not leak information to Radio New Zealand about radical reform proposals for district health boards… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.An investigation by Immigration New Zealand into false documents is causing fear and panic amongst the Filipino community in South Canterbury. Audio

8:11 AM.It's down to the wire in Atlanta where Trade Ministers from 12 countries are attempting to hash out the final details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Former US deputy trade representative Alan Wolff… Read more Audio

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

7:53 AM.Meatworkers in Wairoa say the long running battle with Affco over signing individual contracts with the Talley's-owned company has split families and the community. John Campbell spoke to some of the… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The chair of the Parole Board says victims will get a better deal under a toughened up law that gives convicted criminals fewer chances to gain parole. Nick Butcher reports. Audio

7:43 AM.The Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal has spread to New Zealand with the company withdrawing some diesel powered vehicles from sale here. The general manager of Volkswagen New Zealand is Tom… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.A truck carrying nearly 60 gas cylinders is on fire in Nelson, reporter Tracy Neal is at the scene. Audio

7:29 AM.Doctors without Borders is demanding an independent inquiry into the airstrikes by the American military on their hospital in Afghanistan. Vickie Hawkins is the Executive Director of Doctors Without… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Duncan Poroa is being held at the detention centre on Christmas Island. He witnessed another plane load of people arrive on the island and he says there are rumours that hundreds more are to follow. Audio

7:22 AM.Attack will be Chris Cairns' defence when the New Zealand cricketing great stands trial for perjury in London later today. Cushla Norman is following the trial at Southwark Crown Court in London. Audio

7:18 AM.With the latest is our reporter Max Towle. Audio

7:14 AM.The Ministry of Health has forced senior managers to sign statements swearing that they did not leak controversial proposals to radically reform the funding and make up of District Health Boards. Audio

7:10 AM.Trade Ministers are increasingly confident a deal to clinch a Pacific-wide trade pact is close. Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara joins Morning Report. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street ended the week strongly, led up by health sector and energy stocks. The New Zealand sharemarket ended the week up 8 points to 5,594. Audio

6:56 AM.To Australia with our correspondent Jim Parker. Audio

6:53 AM.New Zealanders are likely to have significantly under-insured their properties to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. Audio

6:50 AM.The Financial Markets Authority has just issued its first annual report which includes its expanded mandate to supervise and regulate the capital markets. Audio

6:49 AM.An analyst at sharebrokers Forsyth Barr, Chelsea Leadbetter, says retailers will face some significant issues in the coming year with changes of leadership for several of the companies and the impact… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Profuse apologies from the coach and players has done little to console England rugby fans after their team's humilating defeat at the hands of Australia in the Rugby World Cup. Brendan Gallagher from… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The largest trade deal in history could be just hours away from being signed as negotiations go into the last day. Shawn Donnan is the world trade editor for the Financial Times. Audio

6:27 AM.An East Coast Maori landowner who says a review of Maori land laws will undermine her rights, has made a strong enough case to be heard by the Waitangi Tribunal; A Muaupoko iwi member, Phil Taueki… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.Doctors Without Borders is calling for an independent investigation into the airstrikes by the American military on their hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan which killed 19 people. Bilal Sarwary is a… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:11 AM.A High Court judge says new powers under the Parole Act reducing the frequency with which inmates must be given hearings, are being strictly enforced. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Judge says tough new parole powers being strictly enforced, Doctors Without Borders calls for investigation into airstrikes, TTP deal at make or break point in Atlanta, Trade Ministers confident trade… Read more Audio