Morning Report for Wednesday 28 September 2016

8:57 AM.The Maori Women's Welfare League national conference starts today in Auckland, with a row over a tax bill threatening to derail the usually collegial atmosphere. Audio

8:53 AM.Porirua mayor Nick Leggett is lauding more accurate weather readings for his city. Audio

8:47 AM.Delays in police vetting for early childhood staff are causing headaches for early childhood centre managers. Audio

8:26 AM.The Court of Appeal rules that the local government and health legislation allows councils to add fluoride water. Audio

8:17 AM.A Law professor says two standard, two tier system operating for sports people. Bill Hodge an associate professor of law at the University of Auckland is worrying. Audio

8:10 AM.The College of Midwives responds to a new study showing babies are at significantly more risk if delivered by a midwife rather than a doctor. The chief executive of the College of Midwives, Karen… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Laura Langman has signed to play for Australian side Sunshine Coast next year, ruling her out of the Silver Ferns. Langman speaks to sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe. Audio

7:45 AM.Senior Station Officer Chris Delfos says the fire at Henderson plastics factory is out and rain has helped reduce any risk from toxic smoke. Audio

7:41 AM.Act has labelled Labour and the Greens hypocrites as they look to collarborate ahead of the possible Mt Roskill by-election Audio

7:26 AM.The fallout from last night's US presidential debate continues for Donald Trump, while Hillary Clinton continues campaigning. Our correspondent Simon Marks was at the debate. Audio

7:13 AM.Smoke is still billowing from a plastics factory in West Auckland following a massive operation by firefighters to control the blaze in the building overnight. RNZ reporter Mohamed Hassan says is at… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.An Otago university study has found babies are more at risk during birth if a midwife rather than a doctor is in charge. Audio

6:51 AM.New Zealand's wine industry says the latest round of international award-winning wines will help it develop and extend markets. Audio

6:50 AM.The higher New Zealand dollar is not deterring international travellers from holidaying here. The number of visitor arrivals hit a record 3 point 36 million in the August year, with more travellers… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Shares in the troubled Intueri Education Group slumped 80 percent yesterday after the Australian Skills Quality Authority threatened sanctions against two of its training schools in that country. Audio

6:47 AM.An equity analyst says an Australian car parts company may need to up its takeover offer for the investment firm, Hellaby Holdings, if it is to be successful. Audio

6:46 AM.Telecom companies sparked the most consumer complaints to the Commerce Commission last year. Complaints also flooded in about airlines, car sellers and domestic appliance traders. Audio

6:43 AM.The Government's plans for wide-ranging changes to the education system are worrying the school and early childhood unions. Audio

6:40 AM.Wellington Rugby admits it knew few details about assaults carried out by contracted player Losi Filipo. Audio

6:39 AM.A massive fire in West Auckland has destroyed a plastics factory in Henderson in west Auckland Audio

6:15 AM.Veteran mid-courter Laura Langman's signing with the Sunshine Coast has Netball New Zealand worried it might lose more top flight international players to the new Australian domestic competition. RNZ… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.A hundred firefighters have battled a blaze at a plastics factory in west Auckland overnight.The fire service's incident controller, John Booth, spoke to our reporter Carla Penman Audio