Morning Report for Tuesday 8 March 2016

8:54 AM.A collection of taonga puoro, traditional Maori musical instruments has been donated to the University of Waikato and some will be played at a concert there this evening. Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Four novels, including one debut novel, are in the running to win a new $50,000 prize at this year's New Zealand Book Awards. Audio

8:48 AM.A woman has described how she was shot in the leg before her husband wrestled with the gunman and she passed out. Audio

8:44 AM.There's just one more hurdle to jump before nine needy Northland families can move into their very own ex-state houses. Audio

8:40 AM.Further to this Fonterra has just lowered its payout to farmers to $3.90. Audio

8:36 AM.Planet Earth may have just had a close shave with an asteroid. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.The former race relations conciliator, Gregory Fortuin, says the stories young Africans have told are authentic and shouldn't be ignored. Audio

8:19 AM.European Union leaders at an emergency summit are attempting to stem the flow of migrants into the continent ahead of an anticipated summer influx. Audio

8:15 AM.There has been a spike in the number of reported financial transactions suspected of being linked to terrorism in New Zealand. Audio

8:11 AM.Seventy firefighters are battling a huge bush fire that's left the North Canterbury town of Hanmer Springs cut off and without power. Audio

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

7:57 AM.A new book looking at Tony Abbott's time as Australian prime minister reveals he ignored several warnings to dump his chief of staff to save himself. Audio

7:54 AM.The Defence Force wants to upgrade the submarine detection systems on its Orions. Audio

7:49 AM.Treasury papers have called into question the health ministry's financial management over a blow-out in the cost of refitting its Wellington HQ. Audio

7:43 AM.MPs meet today to consider the findings of the intelligence and security review. Audio

7:36 AM.The long running dispute between Affco and the Meat Workers Union is likely to end up back in court. Audio

7:28 AM.Frustrated patients are complaining about the length of time they have to wait to get important blood tests in Auckland at the weekend. Audio

7:25 AM.The National Party MP for Clutha-Southland, Todd Barclay has admitted that he has made some mistakes. Audio

7:22 AM.Businesses that supply Fonterra say the dairy giant is putting the squeeze on them in a way no other company could get away with. Audio

7:17 AM.There has been a spike in the number of financial transactions suspected of being linked to terrorism. Audio

7:13 AM.Allan Grigg is the Principal Rural Fire Officer for the Hurunui District .. he is also emergency management officer for the council. Audio

7:10 AM.A scrub fire is out of control in DoC land near Hanmer Springs. Audio

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

6:58 AM.American stocks modestly higher. Audio

6:57 AM.The electric fence maker, Tru-Test, is planning to build a manufacturing plant in Europe in the next couple of years. Audio

6:56 AM.One of the world's leading property investment companies says New Zealand's commercial property market offers attractive yields at affordable prices compared to the rest of the world. Audio

6:53 AM.A review of ACC payments made by more than one-thousand businesses has found that half have made reporting errors, and about a third have been paying too much. Audio

6:51 AM.The rating's agency, Standard and Poors, says New Zealand's banking system is stable -- but faces some risks. Audio

6:49 AM.The employment group, Manpower, says the pace of hiring has slowed and wage pressures have increased as employers struggle to find the right staff. Audio

6:41 AM.The number of financial transactions being linked to terrorism has almost doubled in the last two years Audio

6:39 AM.North Canterbury's Hanmer Springs is cut off and has lost power as a scrub fire burns out of control in a river bed near the town. Audio

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

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:15 AM.Up to fourteen thousand migrants are now stranded at the Greek-Macedonian border, with numbers rising by the day. Audio

6:12 AM.Thousands of public servants may have been underpaid for decades because of a payroll error that could cost the ministry involved a 'significant' amount. Audio

6:10 AM.Businesses that supply services to Fonterra say the dairy giant are railing against payment demands they say are crippling and that no other company could get away with. Audio

6:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Hanmer Springs is cut off as firefighters battle a huge bush fire. There's a spike in the number of financial transactions linked to terrorism and businesses supplying Fonterra say they're being… Read more Audio