Morning Report for Tuesday 27 September 2016

8:47 AM.Former NZ golf star John Lister recalls Arnold Palmer as a hugely charismatic man and a giant influence on the sport. Audio

8:42 AM.Opponents of a proposed seabed mining operation in Taranaki are demanding the release of hundreds of pages of blacked out pages in its resource consents application. Audio

8:39 AM.An Auckland University academic says women need to get behind other women and support them to stand in local body elections. Women remain a minority on most district and city councils. Audio

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

8:28 AM.The Qualifications Authority has admitted it handled the fallout over a maths exam badly and has promised to do a better job in future of communicating with schools. That's good news for the head of… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.One hundred and thirty thousand New Zealanders may have had personal information stolen as part of the largest ever email hack. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards Audio

8:12 AM.Rugby Players' Association chief executive says Losi Filipo needs to take the opportunity to turn his life around. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Kurow wants to honour hometown hero Richie McCaw with a bronze statue but a public fundraising drive has raised only a fraction of what's needed. Audio

7:43 AM.A rich Auckland woman filmed using a racial slur on a reality tv show is complaining about the Race Relations Commissioner criticising her for using the word. Audio

7:39 AM.Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head for the first time in a debate that's expected to be watched by millions later today. we cross to Hofstra University, Long Island, New York where the… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The future of Ngapuhi's treaty settlement talks are in the hands of the Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson after a dramatic turn of events at the weekend. Audio

7:30 AM.The Labour leader Andrew Little has dismissed Helen Clark's advice Labour should work at 'commanding the centre ground' saying labels such as centre are meaningless. Audio

7:26 AM.Australian union is furious after McCains flies in staff from New Zealand to fill in for striking Australian workers. Audio

7:21 AM.Indian students seeking amnesty from deportation are outraged a National Party Indian MP compared them to cheap Chinese fridges - but the MP insists he was referring to dodgy institutions, not the… Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:49 AM.A three-year 60 million dollar development under way at Port Nelson includes a large new warehouse to support the region's burgeoning billion dollar wine industry. Audio

6:48 AM.Commercial property investors and residential home buyers remain confident prices will continue to rise, with record high expectations in some regions. Audio

6:47 AM.An economist says stronger than expected imports are a good sign for economic growth. Audio

6:42 AM.Indian students seeking amnesty from deportation are outraged a National Party Indian MP compared them to cheap Chinese fridges - but the MP insists he was referring to dodgy institutions, not the… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Helen Clark loses ground in the latest straw poll for the UN Secretary General's job but she told RNZ she is determined to stay in the race. 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

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

6:00 AM.Helen Clark well behind in race for top UN Job, Victim calls for rugby player to be dropped from Wellington Lions team, National MP denies likening Indian students to faulty Chinese fridges, McCains… Read more Audio