Morning Report for Wednesday 30 March 2016

8:56 AM.Japanese scientists are scrambling to save an out-of control satellite worth a quarter of a billion dollars, launched just last month. Audio

8:54 AM.Legislation that would give Department of Conservation rangers greater powers to arrest suspected smugglers and poachers has unanimously passed its first reading in Parliament. Audio

8:51 AM.A New Zealand engineer says a unique aerial mapping technology which was used in Fiji after Cyclone Winston, could be hugely beneficial to the Pacific in times of disaster. Audio

8:45 AM.An East Coast farming family is fighting to stay on their land after being evicted by the agent for Maori owners, The Maori Trustee. Audio

8:40 AM.Moves by key Republicans to stop Donald Trump winning the nomination have ramped up as the pivotal Wisconsin primary looms. Audio

8:36 AM.Cypriot officials have named the hijacker of the Egyptian passenger jet as Seif Eldin Mustafa. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.The finals of the Twenty20 world cricket cup beckon for both the New Zealand men's women cricket teams. Audio

8:24 AM.A week after Franz Josef was deluged, it's emerged officials tried to lock key buildings into a scheme to protect them from severe flooding - but no-one backed the plan. Audio

8:20 AM.To dissect this further, we're joined now by RNZ's business editor, Gyles Beckford. Audio

8:17 AM.The Finance Minister Bill English is leaving the door open to a possible split between New Zealand Post and Kiwibank. Audio

8:11 AM.The Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague wants a legal and regulated industry for cannabis in New Zealand. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The Black Caps are set to face their toughest challenge yet in the T20 World Championships in India. Audio

7:53 AM.A Hawke's Bay farmer says she's been forced to sell her underweight stock because a broken privately-owned dam allowed silt to contaminate the water supply. Audio

7:50 AM.Allergy sufferers say they are being disadvantaged by new rules regulating the sale of raw milk. Audio

7:45 AM.Frustrated Franz Josef locals are expected to pack out a meeting this morning on how to stop the Waiho River smashing through its stop banks again. Audio

7:40 AM.There's growing concern at a sharp spike in the number of International students being robbed or attacked in Auckland city. Audio

7:35 AM.Politics has taken a nasty turn in recent weeks with ministers subjected to threats and insults often with a sexual undercurrent. Audio

7:25 AM.The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino gunman. Audio

7:22 AM.Housing New Zealand is stepping up its testing for methamphetamine use in state houses - with a view to socking former tenants for clean-up costs. Audio

7:16 AM.Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says it is possible New Zealand will become more is promising a more tolerant approach towards minor drug offences in the coming years. Audio

7:11 AM.The hijacking of an Egyptian jet has ended peacefully after a five-and-a-half hour standoff overnight. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Z Energy says it has settled its dispute with the New Zealand Customs Service over the treatment of co-mingled fuels at its Wiri Oil Services terminal and other terminals. Audio

6:56 AM.Wall Street is trading up today after the chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen says it should proceed cautiously on its rate rising path. Audio

6:54 AM.Entrepreneurs with more brains than bucks are footing it in a hotly competitive environment -- not just for funds, but for people with the right stuff to turn their digital dreams into a reality. Audio

6:51 AM.Property investors are knocking on doors in the hunt for good quality commercial buildings to buy in New Zealand's hot real estate market. Audio

6:49 AM.An Auckland based financial services firm General Finance is asking why non-resident buyers of houses in New Zealand aren't restricted to buying only new houses. Audio

6:46 AM.Authorities on the West Coast can't fathom why the owners of landmark buildings in Franz Josef never signed up to a scheme that would protect them from floods - like the one that hit the tourist spot… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Labour Party wants the Government to come clean over its plan for New Zealand Post and its subsidiary, Kiwibank. Audio

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

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

6:18 AM.Wairoa iwi are angry at the way a private company has treated local waterways, after a dam broke three months ago, contaminated rivers and stopped people from fishing and swimming over the summer. Audio

6:13 AM.Donald Trump's campaign manager has been charged with battery and accused of grabbing a reporter on the arm. Audio

6:11 AM.Housing New Zealand is looking to recoup 54-thousand-dollars from two tenants who contaminated their state houses with methamphetamine. Audio

6:10 AM.As you heard in the news there's been a stabbing in the Auckland suburb of Lynfield overnight. Reporter Gill Bonnett is at the police cordon. Audio

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

6:00 AM.The hijacking of an Egypt Air flight ends peacefully as the hijacker surrenders. Leading medical experts declare the war on drugs a failure - we'll hear from the Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne… Read more Audio