Morning Report for Thursday 10 March 2016

8:58 AM.Our reporter Edward Gay is at the cordon. Audio

8:55 AM.Switch it back. That's the clear message from a sometimes angry meeting of several hundred people in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay last night over what is probably the country's most-hated… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The United Nations says pregnancy related death and sexual violence rates soar in humanitarian disasters, and that's a concern in cyclone devastated Fiji. Audio

8:48 AM.Thousands of the lowest paid school staff are unhappy their pay has been cut this year because of an administrative anomaly. Audio

8:44 AM.An expert on money laundering is warning banks are missing many suspicious financial transactions linked to terrorism. Audio

8:39 AM.The Council for Civil Liberties says New Zealand is one step closer to being a surveillance state. Audio

8:36 AM.The government's being accused of misleading farmers about the extent of the problems in the dairy sector. Audio

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

8:22 AM.The Ashburton District Mayor, Angus McKay says yesterday's conviction of Russel Tully for the murders of Work and Income staff Peggy Noble and Leigh Cleveland will help his town move on. Audio

8:16 AM.Lance Burdett is a former national advisor to police negotiation teams, and was involved in the 2009 siege in Napier. Audio

8:11 AM.The police standoff with a gunman in a rural house near Kawerau is still ongoing. Audio

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

7:48 AM.Don Brash was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for almost 14 years, from September 1988 to April 2002. Audio

7:45 AM.Another cut in Fonterra's forecast payout to dairy farmers is not expected to persuade the Reserve Bank to reduce the official cash rate from its record low 2 point 5 percent this morning.. Audio

7:38 AM.Is New Zealand's dairy industry going to hell in a hand cart? Questions are being raised about the debt levels and cash flows of New Zealand's largest company. Audio

7:27 AM.The electronic spy agency, the GCSB, would have more freedom to carry out surveillance on New Zealanders, under new recommendations. Audio

7:23 AM.Double murderer Russell Tully is now waiting to find out how much time he'll spend behind bars for killing two Ashburton Work and Income staff and attempting to take the life of another. Audio

7:22 AM.Shootings of police officers have been rare in New Zealand. Audio

7:19 AM.Our reporter Edward Gay is at the police cordon. He's on the line. Audio

7:13 AM.We spoke to Police Commissioner Mike Bush a few minutes ago -- he confirmed the offender is still in the house. Audio

7:11 AM.The armed man who shot and wounded four police officers yesterday morning is still holed up inside a rural property near Kawerau. Audio

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

6:58 AM.American stocks are firmer, lifted by a rise in oil prices. Audio

6:56 AM.New Zealand's relatively high interest rates, certainly when compared wih the rest of the developed world is proving attractive to increasing numbers of oveseas investors. Audio

6:54 AM.A commercial real estate company says there's been a big increase in the number of large hotel sales, as record high visitor numbers drive up prices. Audio

6:50 AM.In a couple of hours the Reserve Bank will release its monetary policy statement and the majority view is that the bank will hold its cash rate at 2.5 percent but signal that rate cuts are on the… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.It was a day of surprises in what's been dubbed Super Tuesday round two in the race to the White House. Audio

6:43 AM.The head of the Ministry of Social Development says the conviction of double murderer, Russell Tully, will help Work and Income staff deal with the shootings. Audio

6:40 AM.The armed man who shot and wounded four police officers yesterday morning is still holed up inside a rural property near Kawerau. Audio

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

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector Audio

6:13 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says getting the laws governing spy agencies right is a balance between national security, privacy and people's human rights. Audio

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

6:06 AM.An armed man is still holed up inside a rural property near Kawerau after shooting and wounding four police officers. Audio

6:00 AM.The gunman who shot and injured four police officers remains holed up in a house near Kawerau. We have a reporter at the cordon and we'll speak to Police Commissioner Mike Bush. Russell Tully is found… Read more Audio