Morning Report for Wednesday 13 April 2016

8:54 AM.A New Zealand wildlife expert is calling an Australian plan to relocate 80 rhino from Africa a bandaid for a bullet wound. Audio

8:48 AM.A desperate West Coast campground manager is warning the local economy will suffer if the council doesn't build a sea wall to stop the campground eroding away. Audio

8:43 AM.The sister of a Tongan over-stayer who's been in New Zealand since he was a child says Immigration should show compassion in cases like her brother's. Audio

8:37 AM.The change requiring employers to hire New Zealanders ahead of migrants for low-skilled jobs is gaining praise from the business community. Audio

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

8:27 AM.The responsibility for fluoridating water supplies may be shifted from councils to district health boards. Audio

8:23 AM.A Hawke's Bay regional councillor and horticulture industry expert says the Ruataniwha water storage project is becoming both an environmental and economic nightmare. Audio

8:20 AM.The leaders of the Labour and Green parties say the Prime Minister's links to a company that sets up foreign trusts in New Zealand are a bad look. Audio

8:15 AM.The Principals' Federation says schools are having to deal with more violent and difficult children than ever before, and many are struggling to cope. Audio

8:10 AM.The Government is considering making third party testing of all critical building materials compulsory. Audio

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

7:57 AM.Papua New Guinea's anti-fraud and corruption unit says it's a step closer to arresting the Prime Minister Peter O'Neill over a major fraud case. Audio

7:54 AM.The outbreak of the Zika virus in South America has been linked back to the Pacific Islands. Audio

7:51 AM.Taranaki has turned a new page in the history of one of New Zealand's most bitter and long-running land disputes. Audio

7:46 AM.The Government is being urged to do more to boost housing supply as Auckland prices hit another high, after a short-lived lull in the market. Audio

7:37 AM.Employers will now have to make low-skilled jobs available to New Zealanders before hiring migrants to fill vacancies. Audio

7:34 AM.Traditional Maori weavers are questioning the authenticity of the Defence Force's new feather cloak. Audio

7:25 AM.The cost of the controversial Ruataniwha water storage project in Hawke's Bay has jumped fifty percent and is approaching the one billion dollar mark. Audio

7:22 AM.The Panama Papers revelations that in the past week have claimed the political scalp of Iceland's prime minister and forced embarrassing confessions by other world leaders, left John Key with some… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Helen Clark's rivals for the United Nations Secretary-General role have begun their first public pitches for the job. Audio

7:14 AM.Schools in the north-Waikato town of Paeroa are again refusing to enrol a child because of extremely violent behaviour. Audio

7:10 AM.The Government is looking at introducing mandatory third-party testing of all critical building products after revelations seismic steel mesh failed to meet standards. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Hot on the heels of New Zealand, Australia has unveiled its new 5 dollar note and it is causing a bit of a stir. Audio

6:58 AM.American stocks are strongly higher, talk of a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze oil production has lifted prices. Audio

6:56 AM.An economist says a revitalised housing market is due to a passing effect of Reserve Bank restrictions, low interest rates and constant employment levels. Audio

6:55 AM.The engineering and infrastructure consultancy firm, Opus International, is changing tack and focusing on sector-based growth, instead of country-based. Audio

6:53 AM.Analysts are predicting big changes to the electricity industry will be announced next month. Audio

6:51 AM.Listed medical software developer Orion Healthcare is hinting that it may start reporting profits after years of ploughing its revenue into product and amrket development. Audio

6:42 AM.Prosecutors in Lebanon have filed charges against an Australian TV crew held over an attempt to abduct two children in a custody dispute. Audio

6:39 AM.A school in Paeroa is refusing to let a violent child return to class, the second time in three years one of the north-Waikato town's schools has taken such action. Audio

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

6:19 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:13 AM.The Green Party says extending mandatory reporting to all school staff is a good start - but warns it may not be enough to protect children from sex offenders. Audio

6:10 AM.Three people have been detained after a house search in southern Brussels. Audio

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

6:00 AM.The Building Minister Nick Smith tells officials to look at compulsory third party testing of all critical building materials. Paeroa schools refuse to accept an extremely violent nine-year-old boy… Read more Audio