Morning Report for Wednesday 10 February 2016

8:54 AM.Donald Trump is tipped to win the Republican race New Hampshire. But being the frontrunner hasn't stopped people poking fun at the larger than life character including one radio personality who has… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Protesters hope a demonstration in the home town of the Maori Development Minister will send him a clear message to look again at plans to change Maori land laws. Audio

8:42 AM.A woman who went missing after taking her dog out for a run south of Auckland last night has been found. Audio

8:40 AM.A court ruling about a children's fort is ensnaring a growing number of Wellington home owners in planning delays and extra costs. Audio

8:36 AM.The furor over Australian Mitchell Marsh's dismissal during Monday's final one dayer in Hamilton is not going away. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.Federated Farmers and GE-Free advocates are squaring off in the High Court this week over the right of communities to have a say in the use of genetically modified organisms. Audio

8:22 AM.An offer by the philanthropist Gareth Morgan to help keep a remote beach in the Abel Tasman National Park in public hands is being called a distant plan C according to the fund raising organiser Duane… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Parliament has got off to a fiery start with both sides trading insults over the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. Audio

8:15 AM.Markets in Europe and the United States have been shaky after big falls in Japan and Australia. Audio

8:11 AM.The tighter rules for Auckland investors appear to be encouraging buyers to head further south. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Schools have been open for barely a week, but some secondary students are already wrapping up their NCEA study for the year. Audio

7:51 AM.People eager to start climbing the property ladder in Wellington might need more money than they bargained for. Audio

7:47 AM.A couple who've just spent their life savings on an Auckland home are so furious with the council's plan to pack more houses into their suburb, they want to sell up. Audio

7:41 AM.Back to our earlier story about industrial action affecting bus services. Audio

7:36 AM.A Raglan Kaumatua says the death of a sixteen year old teenager was a freak bridge diving accident. Audio

7:29 AM.All eyes are on Wall Street after panic hit world stock markets for a second day, with prices dropping sharply in Asia and Europe. Audio

7:25 AM.Twenty Russia military advisers have arrived in Fiji to train soldiers how to use the millions of dollars worth of military equipment Russia has given Fiji. Audio

7:21 AM.The US Presidential race is heating up in the snowy state of New Hampshire. Audio

7:13 AM.Don't expect to get to work on time if you are using the bus in Auckland this morning. Audio

7:10 AM.A two week manhunt for an armed and dangerous offender ended peacefully in the small settlement of Frasertown near Wairoa yesterday after a lengthy standoff with police. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street has been choppy bouncing gains and losses. Audio

6:54 AM.A new dairy trading platform has just signed up its first New Zealand dairy company. Audio

6:52 AM.The economic numbers so far this year haved pointed to a solid end to last eyar and a fair bit of momentum this year. But the ANZ Bank is suggesting things may be a touch choppy. Audio

6:49 AM.Keep calm and carry on seems to be the new prescription for the Reserve Bank after Finance Minister Bill English yesterday essentially gave the green light to the bank for undershooting its inflation… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A couple who've just spent their life savings on an Auckland home are so furious with the council's plan to pack more houses into their suburb, they want to sell up. Audio

6:42 AM.Parliament has got off to a fiery start with attacks from both sides focusing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. Audio

6:38 AM.At least nine people have been killed when two passenger trains collided head-on in Germany. Audio

6:24 AM.Jemma Brackebush joins us with the Rural News. Audio

6:20 AM.Our business editor Gyles Beckford joins us. Audio

6:13 AM.The US state of New Hampshire is voting today in the presidential primaries, which are expected to narrow the field in the race to select the United States' next leader. Audio

6:09 AM.Panic has hit world stock markets for a second day, with prices dropping sharply in Asia and Europe. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A two week manhunt for an armed and dangerous offender ended peacefully in the small settlement of Frasertown near Wairoa yesterday after a lengthy standoff with police. And the US Presidential race… Read more Audio