Morning Report for Thursday 18 August 2016

8:57 AM.Fiji's Rugby Sevens won gold in Rio and now it's casting a golden glow over the country's tourism industry. Audio

8:54 AM.Christchurch gets cracking on repairs to the quake-damaged road linking Sumner to Lyttelton. Audio

8:50 AM.University of Canterbury's enrolment figures show for the first time in a decade, the rate of women students has dropped below half. Audio

8:46 AM.Debt-ridden Southland District Health Board vows to get its finances back on track and says it can do it without slashing services. Audio

8:41 AM.We cross to Northland where Statistics NZ figures show unemployment is running at double the national average - at 10.6 percent. New figures show 131 thousand people were unemployed in the three… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Analysts are confident the economy is creating more jobs, though they say new figures showing a slight drop in unemployment need to be treated with care. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:29 AM.A National backbencher's bill about the sale of lost baggage has been roundly mocked in parliament...and blocked by NZ First. But the Government is forging ahead with it anyway. Audio

8:25 AM.RNZ uncovers what some Kiwisaver providers are actually investing in and it's prompted calls for a review of the system. We reveal some default schemes are investing in companies producing weapons. Audio

8:20 AM.The head of the European Olympic Committee has been arrested by police after being linked to a major ticket touting operation Audio

8:12 AM.Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule says Havelock North water supply will be chlorinated for the foreseeable future. Audio

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

7:57 AM.Morning Report speaks to the architects behind the 150 million dollar convention centre and movie museum given unanimous support by Wellington city councillors yesterday. Audio

7:53 AM.A student protestor-turned mayor recalls how bitterly divisive the Vietnam war was for New Zealand, as today marks the 50th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan. We speak to Tim Shadbolt. Audio

7:49 AM.New Zealand and Australia mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War today but plans for a service at the site of the Battle of Long Tan were cancelled abruptly yesterday by the Vietnam government. Audio

7:46 AM.Lower Hutt's mayor is backing a group of residents who want a child sex offender moved from his new home in their neighbourhood. Audio

7:42 AM.We cross to Washington for the latest on Donald Trump's campaign team reshuffles. Audio

7:38 AM.The Government says the Emissions Trading Scheme will have to be tweaked if New Zealand is to meet its climate change targets. Audio

7:36 AM.The American runner who ran to the finish line in Rio alongside Nikki Hamblin after they tripped over each other yesterday has pulled out of tomorrow's final - but she'll be in the stands cheering for… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The quality of steel in one of the country's largest sewage tanks is now in the gun after one expert says the test certificates for the Chinese steel are 'certainly fake.' Audio

7:26 AM.It's back to school today for secondary students in Havelock North as toxic water fears ease, but primary schools won't reopen until Monday Audio

7:20 AM.Water New Zealand wants a review into nationwide chlorination and whether it should be made compulsory following the gastro-bug outbreak in Havelock North. Morning report speaks to the industry body. Audio

7:17 AM.An update from Rio - Gold medallist kayaker Lisa Carrington was back out on the water overnight and golfer Lydia Ko is moving up the leaderboard in the opening round of the women's golf. Audio

7:11 AM.Calls for a review as an RNZ investigation uncovers what some default Kiwisaver schemes are actually investing in. And some investors might be surprised to know the results. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.The jewellery retailer, Michael Hill International, has settled its long running tax dispute with a payment of 30-point-3 million dollars to Inland Revenue. Audio

6:58 AM.An update on the markets Audio

6:57 AM.To Australia, where the size of the federal government's budget deficit refuses to go away. Audio

6:55 AM.To the economy, where the second quarter employment numbers don't seem to have convinced either the economists or the politicians. Audio

6:54 AM.The big ones to watch out for are the telecommunications company, Spark, and the Port of Tauranga. Audio

6:53 AM.Stock exchange operator NZX is hoping for a return to more normal business in the second half of the year after its first half profit was battered by legal costs. Audio

6:50 AM.The country's biggest listed company , Fletcher Building, is counting on its New Zealand operations to help it meet the company's growth targets, with strong contributions from its international… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Secondary schools reopen in Havelock North today as anger continues over the time it's taking to find out what went wrong with the town's water supply. Audio

6:42 AM.Amnesty International wants Kiwisaver providers barred from investing in munitions companies. Audio

6:38 AM.Brazillian police have arrested the head of the European Olympic Committee over illegal ticket sales in Rio. We cross to the city to find out more. Audio

6:25 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.The departing head of the country's most troubled district health board says she could have handled hospital food problems better but leaves her job in Dunedin with few regrets Audio

6:10 AM.Lisa Carrington was back out on on the water overnight, this time competing in the 500 metre individual kayaking.. Our Olympics repoirter Stephen Hewson Audio

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

6:00 AM.Kiwisavers fund cluster bombs, mines and nukes, Lisa Carrington in finals for 500 metre individual kayaking, Water lobby wants chlorination considered for public water, Secondary schools reopen in… Read more Audio