Morning Report for Thursday 15 September 2016

8:57 AM.Bargaining resumes at Victoria University in Wellington today for the Tertiary Education Union. 850 of the university's union staff will play the 1978 Split Enz hit "I see red" on the hour, every hour… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Fiji is still suffering the consequences of February's cyclone Winston. There's been problems getting enough building supplies to Fiji for the rebuild and now there's concerns many people will still… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A new review by the peak science body, the Royal Society, says many New Zealanders may be consuming harmful amounts of sugar without even knowing it. Audio

8:45 AM.Business-savvy Whangarei mayoral hopeful says the city's missing on growth and development because the council has no business nous. David Blackley is planning to freeze rates. Audio

8:40 AM.New York's Attorney-General launches investigation into Donald Trump's foundation over claims of 'impropriety.' Trump has dismissed the Attorney-General as a 'partisan hack.' Audio

8:39 AM.More tertiary institutes are facing a Government crackdown for falling short of quality assurance rules, following the retesting of almost 400 IANZ students. Audio

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

8:29 AM.The horrors of the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago and New Zealand's involvement in it will be remembered today at ceremonies being held in Northern France. Audio

8:21 AM.Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell says walking away from its suport for government is an option but is also says there is still room to negotiate. Audio

8:18 AM.The Colin Craig defamation case continues with his press secretary Rachel MacGregor telling a jury the case against her former boss has ruined her life at a time when she should be dating and finding… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Commerce Minister still sees no need to change law around KiwiSaver provider investments, but the decision is being criticised as wishy-washy and unsatisfactory. Audio

8:10 AM.A licenced immigration adviser, Zinnia Manchanda, says immigration fraud that is embroiling Indian students is not an isolated case. Audio

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

7:52 AM.Parliament's Speaker of the House David Carter has offered MPs assurances over the scanning of their emails but the MP who found his emails had been blocked, Chris Hipkins, doesn't accept Mr Carter's… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Tamaki College in Auckland is a decile one school; it has a roll of 550 students and just 7 of them are Pakeha. Parents not wanting to send their children there are instead enrolling out of zone. Audio

7:43 AM.The electrified section of the main trunk line between Auckland and Wellington could be mothballed. Audio

7:41 AM.The New Zealand government will defend tomorrow its record on protecting and caring for children to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Children's Commissioner is there too. Audio

7:39 AM.The Government has formally agreed to pay for half of Auckland's downtown rail tunnel But the costs have gone up to three billion dollars. Audio

7:30 AM.RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson analyses the political fallout of the Kermadecs stoush. Audio

7:24 AM.Te Ohu Kai Moana is planning court action over the Government's plans for the Kermadec Ocean sanctuary. They are willing to shelve their rights for a decade but want to reserve the right for… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.A campaign is being launched today to stop solo mothers having their benefit docked if they fail to identify the fathers of their children. The sanction is described as excessively punitive. Audio

7:19 AM.Police are investigating a suspicious death on Auckland's Queen Street. Audio

7:15 AM.British man recounts his experience during one of Taiwan's most powerful ever storms to hit the region. There were no reported casualties despite wind gusts of up to 370 kilometres per hour. The… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.An RNZ investigation has found migrant workers have been scammed thousands of dollars under the gaze of Immigration New Zealand. Audio

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

6:56 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:55 AM.A shortage of hotels and motels is posing a threat to the tourism boom, according to a commercial real estate company. Audio

6:53 AM.A KiwiSaver fund manager, Simplicity, is urging investment managers to co-operate in the design of an ethical global investment fund. Audio

6:53 AM.The online crowdfunding platform, Snowball Effect, says it's carving out another niche as G3 Group becomes the first ever public listed company to use it to raise funds. Audio

6:50 AM.Some economists are a little more upbeat about the prospects for the balance of payments, though it does come with qualifications. Audio

6:47 AM.Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary legislation threatens to derails the Maori party's relationship with National and it's not ruling out walking away from its confidence and supply agreement. Audio

6:45 AM.Jubilant scenes on the streets of Syria overnight as the ceasefire continues to hold and some aid has started to trickle through. Audio

6:43 AM.An Indian pipefitter explains how he paid fraudulent immigration advisers $4600 to get a non-existent job in New Zealand. Immigration officials have been been aware of the three advisers for years but… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.It's 100 years today since New Zealand soldiers went into battle on the Somme in France. One New Zealander at the commemorations is Shirley Field who is there to remember her two uncles, who signed up… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.Silver Ferns wrap up netball series against Jamaica with comfortable win in Palmerston North Audio

6:12 AM.Kiwirail says it could stop using the electrified section of the main trunk line between Auckland and Wellington replacing the existing electric locomotives with diesel. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Migrant workers found to have been scammed thousands, Taiwan reeling from Typhoon Meranti, China braces, Man has been found dead outside Queen St shop Audio