Morning Report for Tuesday 8 December 2015

8:48 AM.Are New Zealanders an ignorant bunch? A London based research company seems to think so. Audio

8:42 AM.A New Zealand grandfather, Maihi Nikora, is calling for the Australian police to ramp up their search for his four granddaughters who have been missing now for six weeks. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.President Barack Obama is promising the United States will destroy Islamic State in what he describes as a strong, smart and relentless campaign. Audio

8:24 AM.A new scheme to house people, most desperately in need, in Auckland is being criticised for being too little too late. Audio

8:21 AM.A veteran Black Power member has been offered an olive branch by a Maori trust that previously wanted to evict him from land it owns in Taranaki. Audio

8:17 AM.The number of people filing medical treatment injury claims with ACC has almost doubled in four years with the Government scrambling to figure out why. Audio

8:10 AM.Tim Groser's heading to Washington; Judith Collins is back in John Key's good books and Act's David Seymour has refused a cabinet position. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Dunedin residents who have spent months campaigning to save the historic courthouse are savouring victory. Audio

7:53 AM.Rotorua's civic leaders are hailing figures showing the region is leading the country in economic growth. Audio

7:49 AM.A nurse who runs health and safety workshops for Christchurch construction firms says one worker told her he spent 25 thousand dollars on methamphetamine over two weeks. Audio

7:43 AM.After months of wrangling Wellington's council will vote today on whether to back a plan for a 3-storey joint convention centre and film museum near the waterfront. Audio

7:40 AM.Labour Party leader Andrew Little says he's baffled by John Key's decision to bring Judith Collins back as a minister. Audio

7:33 AM.One of America's biggest gun dealers says business is booming following last week's mass shooting in San Bernardino. Audio

7:26 AM.Negotiators and ministers at the climate change talks in Paris are now in back to back meetings as the conference gets down to the business end of the fortnight. Audio

7:22 AM.An Australian lawyer says a previously unseen document appears to show New Zealand detainees returning home are signing away their rights to an appeal. Audio

7:18 AM.Joining us now is RNZ's political editor, Jane Patterson. Audio

7:13 AM.Former cabinet minister Judith Collins has been brought in from the cold in the latest ministerial reshuffle. Audio

7:10 AM.People who were abused in state care say the Ministry of Social Development has treated them with contempt. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street and other markets have fallen into the red after oil prices reached the lowest level in about seven years, on oversupply fears. Audio

6:57 AM.In the world of international sports the emphasis is usually on the strength and prowess of the young. Audio

6:55 AM.The state television broadcaster, Television New Zealand, says its digital advertising sales are much improved since it joined forces with competitors to sell online advertising. Audio

6:54 AM.The car market has peaked and looks set to decline from this year's record sales. Audio

6:52 AM.The dairy sector -- farmers and dairy companies -- should be looking to make greater use of dairy futures to help control some of the price volatility in the sector. Audio

6:51 AM.Recent surveys show a great deal of regional variation in business confidence, while the rural sector is generally more positive. Audio

6:41 AM.National will soon have a new MP. Maureen Pugh was elected as Westland's mayor 11 years ago, the first woman to win the mayoralty. Audio

6:38 AM.People who were abused in state care are suing the Government for three-quarters of a million dollars, for what they say is a failure to act when they asked for their personal records. Audio

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

6:21 AM.Our business reporter, Jonathan Mitchell, is in with the latest from the financial world. Audio

6:14 AM.President Barack Obama is promising the United States will destroy Islamic State in what he describes as a strong, smart and relentless campaign. Audio

6:10 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says Judith Collins has learnt from her mistakes and she'll come back to Cabinet as a better minister after yesterday's reshuffle. Audio

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

6:00 AM.People abused in state care say they have been treated them with contempt by the Ministry of Social Development. Judith Collins comes in from the cold and are detainees returning home signing away… Read more Audio