Morning Report for Tuesday 20 October 2015

8:55 AM.The trans-Tasman Constellation Cup netball series starts in Christchurch tonight, with both sides looking to give their youngsters substantial court time. Audio

8:52 AM.After almost seven million dollars and two and a half years, the project to repair Christchurch's Arch of Remembrance is finished. Audio

8:48 AM.A new Maori midwifery unit in Auckland is looking after more homeless and vulnerable Maori women. Audio

8:45 AM.Auckland's One Tree Hill is getting its namesake back. Audio

8:39 AM.The auction house that handled the sale of what has turned out to be a fake Gottfried Lindauer painting says there could be other fake Lindauers waiting to be uncovered. Audio

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

8:29 AM.The Court of Appeal has cancelled the appointment of a member of Auckland Council's independent Maori statutory board. Audio

8:26 AM.The chair of Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngapuhi, Sonny Tau, has announced he's stepping aside from the role for three months. Audio

8:21 AM.The former Justice Minister, Judith Collins, says the people who benefit most from her decision to be an ambassador for a car dealership are her Papakura constituents. Audio

8:18 AM.Joining us now is the Labour leader Andrew Little Audio

8:10 AM.The Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman, is defending his plan to tackle child obesity after experts in the field said it does little to tackle fundamental problems. Audio

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

7:55 AM.There's little hard evidence but ask almost anyone living in New Zealand cities and they'll say the number of people begging on the streets is on the rise. Audio

7:52 AM.Emotions are still raw in Scotland a day after their last minute loss to Australia in their rugby world cup quarterfinal. Audio

7:48 AM.The Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has made another apology to those forced to flee the country after the coups in 1987 and 2000, but not his own. Audio

7:46 AM.It was supposed to be the final party of the year -- the last opportunity for first year students to have a drink before the exam season. Audio

7:38 AM.Investigators are still trying to reach the wreck of a fishing boat that sank in a storm near Lyttelton on Sunday. Audio

7:29 AM.Legal experts say hundreds of victims of domestic violence can't get protection orders because of tough legal aid rules. Audio

7:25 AM.Lou Vincent's ex-wife Eleanor Riley has told the jury in Chris Cairns' perjury trial he reassured her the cricketers wouldn't get caught fixing games, saying everybody in India did it. Audio

7:21 AM.A New Zealand woman at the centre of one of Australia's worst child abuse cases is fighting to stop being deported back to a country she left as a young child. Audio

7:15 AM.The Government's plans to tackle the country's childhood obesity epidemic has received a luke warm reception from experts in the field. Audio

7:10 AM.Mils Muliaina has been cleared of sexual assault charges in a court in Wales. The charges against the former All Black were dropped after Cardiff Crown Court heard there was not enough evidence to… Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.The business communications company, Solution Dynamics, says the addition of a new medium-sized client gives it greater confidence that it will achieve its full year profit forecasts. Audio

6:57 AM.U.S. markets are a touch softer after weak results from Morgan Stanley stoked worries over the health of the world's biggest banks. Audio

6:53 AM.Time now for a look at the small business sector. A lifestyle choice and yearning to work from a rural home prompted a Pohangina Valley (near Palmerston North) led the couple to turn a hobby making… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.A telecommunications analyst says the rapid growth in the number of new line connections that don't include a traditional telephone service, will be a worrying trend for the telecoms and digital… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.The latest survey of the services sector showed activity at its highest level in nearly eight years, with the performance of services index being driven by increased sales and stocks. Audio

6:45 AM.The Scots are still fuming over their loss to Australia in their rugby world cup quarterfinal match yesterday morning. Audio

6:43 AM.Legal experts say hundreds of victims of domestic violence can't get protection orders because of tough legal aid rules. Audio

6:39 AM.The Government says it will spend seven million dollars over the next year to fight the obesity epidemic in children. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:19 AM.Some Korean families divided by war will get a rare opportunity to meet long lost relatives for a final time this week. Audio

6:12 AM.School principals say they are relieved the government's Childhood Obesity Action Plan does not force any new requirements on them. Audio

6:09 AM.Former All Black Mils Muliaina has been cleared of sexual assault charges related to an incident in a Welsh nightclub in March. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Former All Black, Mils Muliaina is cleared of sexual assault charges. Anti obesity campaigners say they are dubious the Government's plan to tackle childhood obesity will work and a woman involved in… Read more Audio