Morning Report for Monday 12 September 2016

8:57 AM.NASA has launched its first-ever mission to pick up samples from an asteroid and analyse them back on Earth. Dr Lucy McFadden from NASA tells us if the mission is successful, it will return with the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Our tennis correspondent Dave Luddy joins us from New York with the latest on the men's final at the US Open. Audio

8:43 AM.Young people say they're locked out of local government politics. Audio

8:40 AM.Our Christchurch reporter takes a look at local election prospects in the city, after electoral boundaries are redrawn. A number of big issues, including repairing the east's roads and the council's… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Analysts are picking a market correction is on the cards, and say central banks have done little more than sew the seeds for another crash, despite a booming sharemarket. Audio

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

8:28 AM.We cross to Rio for a look at New Zealand paralympian's performance over the weekend. Audio

8:24 AM.New Zealand Institute for Economic Research's chief economist Christina Leung discusses New Zealand's so-called rock star economy. Audio

8:20 AM.Dozens of frontline organisations have written an open letter to the Government with the hopes of including all children in the youth justice system. JustSpeak's director, Katie Bruce, is one of them.

8:15 AM.Hillary Clinton overheats during September 11 commemorations, sparking concerns from her opponents about the state of her physical fitness. Our correspondent tells us the health of each candidate is a… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Several prominent Fijians are released from custody, but what scars does it leave on the public's perception of democracy? Audio

8:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:54 AM.It's one hundred years since 15 thousand New Zealand soldiers joined the Battle of the Somme in Northern France. It was one of the country's bloodiest military engagements ever. Audio

7:50 AM.RNZ Sport's Barry Guy wraps up the weekend of test rugby - as the All Blacks fend off a determined Argentinian team, and Australia rolls South Africa to break a six-match losing streak. Audio

7:47 AM.Fewer DHBs than expected have signed a deal with food provider Compass, meaning they could face higher charges than if more DHBs join them. Audio

7:42 AM.Three months on from New Plymouth's peace hikoi to support Māori wards on the council and contenders for the top job at next month's elections are avoiding the issue. Audio

7:39 AM.NZ being called on to raise the age at which offenders are treated as adults. More than 30 groups including the new Children's Commissioner sign a letter to urge John Key to raise the age. Audio

7:35 AM.Cyclists Emma Foy and Laura Thompson round out a successful weekend for NZ at Rio paralympics by securing a silver for the women's three-thousand metre individual pursuit. Audio

7:28 AM.The Labour Party says it's outrageous New Zealanders are living in cars, parks and tents for up to seven months before they get a decent roof over their heads. The leader Andrew Little says its taking… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Services held overnight throughout America to commemorate 15 years since the World Trade centre attacks in New York. It was America's worst ever terrorist attack - close to 3 thousand people died. Audio

7:18 AM.As Indian students run into more problems around exploitation, prostitution and crime, community leaders are warning of a backlash against NZ as a place of study. Audio

7:13 AM.Our correspondent in Fiji, Alex Perrotet, has the latest on Saturday's arrests in Suva. Audio

7:07 AM.There are fears in Fiji for the future of the country's fragile democracy after five prominent opposition figures were arrested on Saturday following a meeting organised by an NGO last week. They were… Read more Audio

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

6:57 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:55 AM.A look at this week's business agenda. Audio

6:52 AM.The New Zealand sharemarket is strong enough to withstand a pullback, according to a fund manager. Audio

6:50 AM.The transport company, Mainfreight, says it has some freight caught up in the collapsed Korean shipping line, Hanjin. Audio

6:49 AM.Two significant economic numbers are being released this week, and both are expected to show New Zealand Inc. was growing strongly and in reasonably fine fettle in the June quarter. Audio

6:46 AM.Storm Purvis made her debut for the Silver Ferns in Nelson, when the New Zealand netball team convincingly beat Jamaica 72-34. Audio

6:44 AM.Out-going New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd says Maori representation has become a virtual no-go area for those vying for public office. Audio

6:40 AM.New figures show it's now taking the Government twice as long to find accomodation for homeless people as it was six months ago. It also appears to be getting harder for government agencies to find… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Pacific Islands' Forum wraps up without a hitch, despite a surprise cabinet reshuffle by Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and the arrest of five prominent opposition politicians. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:16 AM.Rajvinder Singh of Manurewa's Nanaksar Sikh temple tells RNZ's John Gerritsen about the pitfalls faced by Indian students in New Zealand. Audio

6:11 AM.Turkey's president feels duty-bound to defeat Islamic State as a new 10 day ceasefire is agreed to anx expected to break out later today. Audio

6:09 AM.NZ is the first country in the world to mark the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US. Firefighters climb Auckland's Sky tower to commemorate. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Fears of Fiji's fragile democracy reignited, Fiji's opposition leader surrenders himself to police, Indian community warns of foreign student backlash, Fifteen years since the 9/11 terror attacks in… Read more Audio