Morning Report for Thursday 19 May 2016

8:55 AM.With rumblings from Ruapehu on the rise, this week probably wasn't the best time for the army to start exploding things on the volcanic plateau. Audio

8:51 AM.It's a hundred years since the end of Fiji's indentured labour system which saw thousands of Indians arrive to work in the country's sugar plantations. Audio

8:49 AM.A major new survey out today says secondary school students are better behaved and teachers are happier. Audio

8:44 AM.The rate of a serious and incurable bowel disease that affects young people is now among the highest reported anywhere in the world in Canterbury. Audio

8:41 AM.The SIS has moved to reassure the public about how it handles the personal information it collects about New Zealanders. Audio

8:37 AM.A district court judge says a proposed bill could result in drug and alcohol addicts languishing in police cells before being admitted to secure treatment centres. Audio

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

8:27 AM.Listening to that is the law and housing spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group, Frank Hogan. Audio

8:22 AM.A school principal in Tauranga says the housing crisis is spreading to the regions and is much more than just an Auckland problem. Audio

8:18 AM.Fonterra stands is being accused of robbing devastated Australian farmers with what have been labelled 'immoral' cuts to milk payouts. Audio

8:12 AM.Auckland's been put on notice to make more land available for housing or risk being made to by the Government. Audio

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

7:57 AM.A woman who filmed herself sexually abusing a one-year-old boy for $300 and who was originally sentenced to home detention sentence will now serve three years and nine months in prison, following a… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Leaked Ministry for Primary Industries reports show officials believe that MPI's failure to prosecute skippers is contributing to over-fishing and illegal dumping. Audio

7:41 AM.Julie says she's been forced to sleep many nights in a car and struggles to find places for her children to stay each night. Audio

7:36 AM.Last week the Social Housing Minister announced a 41-million-dollar injection into emergency housing and grants. Audio

7:34 AM.The SIS says New Zealand Jihadi brides continue to be a security concern because they could return here. Audio

7:24 AM.The police in Christchurch believe sex workers in the city could hold the key to solve the investigation into Renee Duckmanton's death. Audio

7:15 AM.The deputy chair of the Auckland Council's development committee is Chris Darby and Phil Goff is a Mayoral candidate. Audio

7:11 AM.The Government is warning it could step in if the Auckland Council doesn't agree to open up more land for new houses. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street weaker after minutes from the Federal Reserve's April meeting were released. Audio

6:55 AM.An analyst says Steel and Tube is likely to be in for a rough ride this year as it faces a price squeeze and concerns about the quality of its seismic mesh. Audio

6:54 AM.The utilities investor, Infratil, is keeping investors on tenterhooks about its plans for an estimated one billion dollar investment war-chest. Audio

6:52 AM.The financial markets watchdog has fired a warning at the 23 billion dollar KiwiSaver industry, saying providers need to engage more with their clients. Audio

6:50 AM.The brains behind the successful new technology companies Hyperfactory and Snakk Media is now turning to businesses that not only make money, but also do good. Audio

6:43 AM.One of more than 200 school girls abducted by Nigerian Jihadist group Boko Haram two years ago has been found alive. Audio

6:39 AM.More than 300 Aucklanders turned out to a meeting about the lack of affordable housing in the city. 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 police in Christchurch believe sex workers in the city could hold the key to solve the investigation into Renee Duckmanton's death. Audio

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

6:00 AM.The Government and Labour ramp up the pressure on Auckland council to free up more land on the city's boundaries and Police in Christchurch say sex workers in the city could hold the key to solve… Read more Audio