Morning Report for Tuesday 21 June 2016

8:58 AM.The black singlet Sir Peter Snell wore during his gold medal runs at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics goes under the hammer this morning. Audio

8:47 AM.Six prisoners hoping to stay off drugs outside of prison have just graduated from Arohata Prisons drug treatment unit in Wellington. Audio

8:45 AM.A repeat sex offender who preyed on mentally disabled men was able to offend again - despite being directly monitored by authorities under a court-ordered Extended Supervision order. Audio

8:42 AM.A psychologist says the Australian government is deliberately inflicting the worst trauma he has ever seen on asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island. Audio

8:35 AM.The United Nation's refugee agency says the number of people displaced by conflict is at its highest ever level. Audio

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

8:25 AM.Today is the shortest day of the year, and Niwa is expecting it to be marked by record breaking temperatures. Audio

8:22 AM.Children are dying because of malnutrition in parts of Vanuatu more than a year after Cyclone Pam devastated crops and livelihoods across the pacific island chain. Audio

8:17 AM.Scientists say they're alarmed the Prime Minister is more willing to believe stories he's been told than research based on analysis of figures. Audio

8:15 AM.The Dunedin city council has admitted it made last year's South Dunedin flood 20 centimetres worse. Audio

8:10 AM.The Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says he stands by the government decision to extend New Zealand's troop deployment in Iraq. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:56 AM.A tiny Northland school that was teetering on the brink of closure is now so popular it has an enrolment scheme. Audio

7:50 AM.Britons go to the polls on Thursday to decide whether to stick with the European Union or go their own way. Audio

7:45 AM.Immigration officials have been finding hundreds of cases of fraud in student visa applications from India and now they're catching up with people who slipped through the net and got to New Zealand. Audio

7:38 AM.Prison guards are conducting thousands of strip searches on the grounds they have 'reasonable cause' to suspect inmates are hiding drugs or weapons - but are finding virtually nothing. Audio

7:35 AM.An American online store is being condemned for selling Gottfried Lindauer portraits of Maori as shower curtains. Audio

7:27 AM.Back to the Government's decision to extend the deployment of New Zealand troops to Iraq. Audio

7:23 AM.Donald Trump has fired his controversial campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Audio

7:18 AM.A partial transcript of the calls between police negotiators and Omar Mateen during the three-hour siege in Orlando has been released by the FBI. Audio

7:14 AM.The Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says he expects Islamic State will step up attacks like the suicide bombing yesterday at the gates of Camp Taji where New Zealand troops are stationed. Audio

7:06 AM.The latest sports news from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.A look at the morning markets. Audio

6:58 AM.Across the Tasman, and the Reserve Bank of Australia continues to worry about China's economic fortunes, or more to the point, China's fading economic fortunes. Audio

6:55 AM.There's a warning that the economy could be on the cusp of experiencing capacity constraints if the manufacturing and services sectors continue to expand at a strong pace. Audio

6:51 AM.The latest look at consumer sentiment has shown confidence feeling the impact of not just weak dairy prices but also betraying a few nerves about housing affordability and rising debt levels. Audio

6:49 AM.The currency is expected to dip to somewhere around 65 cents against its US counterpart. Audio

6:43 AM.Prison guards are conducting thousands of strip searches of inmates but finding virtually no weapons or drugs. Audio

6:35 AM.The Prime Minister says he's happy to take flak for a decision to extend New Zealand's military involvement in Iraq for another 18 months. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:21 AM.Exporters in ASB's latest Kiwi Dollar Barometer think it will get to about 65 US cents in a year. Audio

6:15 AM.The decision whether or not Britain should leave the EU is still neck and neck. Audio

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