Morning Report for Monday 5 September 2016

8:55 AM.Melbourne Age reporter Tammy Mills with the strange tale of the Tromps. Audio

8:52 AM.New Zealand equestrians finish in three of the top four spots at the Burghley Horse Trials. Susie Ferguson talks to third placed Jonelle Price. Audio

8:48 AM.As a four-year-old in Australia begins the transition to change gender, authorities there say hundreds more children being considered for the same treatment. Audio

8:42 AM.Wrecking crew get ready to demolish the visitors centre at Lake Waikaremoana. It was designed by John Scott and is considered a modernist architectural jewel. Audio

8:38 AM.Wellington mayoral candidate Justin Lester has relaunched a plan for a "wet house" to help the city's homeless drinkers find their feet. Audio

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

8:27 AM.Influenza rates on course to be the lowest in 16 years - a mild winter and new vaccines are being credited. Audio

8:20 AM.RNZ political editor doubts an early election is on the cards and reflects on the NZ First annual conference. Audio

8:16 AM.John Key says dismisses suggestions from Winston Peters that he's planning an early election, saying the Government would need to lose a confidence vote for that to happen. Audio

8:09 AM.Leading American climate scientist welcomes the formal commitment by the American and Chinese governments to the Paris accord but questions whether there's sufficient polical consensus in the US to… Read more Audio

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

7:57 AM.Patrick Rose, the communications director at UNICEF New Zealand speaks to Morning Report from Damascus. Audio

7:50 AM.Stinging defeat for Angela Merkel's party in German state elections, beaten into third place by new anti-immigrant party. Audio

7:46 AM.Community law centre says some disabled children missing out on their legal right to education. Audio

7:43 AM.Pahiatua residents told to keep boiling their water after the discovery of e-coli in the town's water supply. Audio

7:40 AM.More than three weeks on from the start of the Havelock North water contamination crisis - residents are once more able to drink water straight from the tap. Audio

7:36 AM.The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder on Kolkata's celebrations of Mother Teresa's canonisation. Audio

7:22 AM.Winston Peters looks to broaden appeal of New Zealand First while also ruling out working with either National or Labour. We speak to the party leader after New Zealand First's annual conference in… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Our Gisborne correspondent Murray Robertson says the region is still on edge as aftershocks continue after last week's big shake. Audio

7:14 AM.There's been a sharp fall in the number of houses being sold in Vancouver after the government imposed a 15 percent tax on foreign buyers last month. Chinese investors are being warned off buying in… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The average price of an Auckland property is tipped to hit a million dollars this week. Will the Reserve Bank's third attempt at tightening lending restrictions will have a long term impact. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street closed stronger despite that weaker than expected non-farm payrolls data. Audio

6:57 AM.Taking a look at this week's business agenda Audio

6:56 AM.Our correspondent in Sydney, Jim Parker Audio

6:54 AM.The government is reviewing the fees it pays to the directors of state-owned enterprises and other organisations, according to a veteran of public sector governance roles. Audio

6:52 AM.The Shareholders' Association says small investors wonder how they can manage sharemarket uncertainty over the coming year. Audio

6:45 AM.People working with rough sleepers welcome Mayoral candidate Justin Lester's plan for a wet house to tackle homelessness Audio

6:42 AM.New Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby tells RNZ sports reporter Barry Guy she's taking some positives from her teams defeat by the arch rivals Australia. Audio

6:39 AM.The system is broken, and New Zealand is no longer a country where hard working people can get ahead. That was the message from the New Zealand First leader at his party's annual conference. Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.Principal of Te Mata school, Michael Bain tells RNZ's Mani Dunlop it may take time before Havelock North's people trust the town's water despite no longer being required to boil it. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Will new lending restrictions cool hot property?, Vancouver's property market takes a dive, A weekend of rocky aftershocks has some on East Coast frazzled, NZ First leader targets youth, Pope Francis… Read more Audio