Morning Report for Monday 3 October 2016

8:55 AM.The New Zealand singer and entertainer Toni Williams has died aged 77. His fellow musician and friend, Gray Bartlett, takes a look back at some highlight of Toni Williams's career - and the years they… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Beehive thefts are on the rise, and police suspect organised crime could be behind the thefts. The national co-ordinator of community policing, senior sergeant Alasdair MacMillan tells Morning Report… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Sydney currently faces a housing crisis, not too dissimilar to Auckland's. One architect there wants to help solve the crisis and has come up with DIY flatpack homes....and Alex Symes expects he will… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.We speak with RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter about the All Blacks comfortable 36-17 win against the Pumas in Argentina yesterday. Audio

8:40 AM.Warmer temperatures and more rain in the North Island are on the menu in Niwa's outlook til the end of December. Meteorologist Chris Brandolino explains whether we can expect more downpours and… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.An expert on population growth is warning the country's regions they face a dismal future.Massey University professor and demographer, Paul Spoonley says provincial New Zealand has to accept it's in… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Child Poverty Action Group responds to Judge Andrew Becroft's challenge to Labour and National to commit to reducing child poverty by five 5 to ten percent by the end of 2017. Audio

8:17 AM.Can Auckland mayoral hopeful Phil Goff really dampen down the Auckland housing market, by targeting foreign buyers? There's doubt in the industry that he can..... Audio

8:15 AM.Revelations about Donald Trump's apparent success in avoiding federal income tax for nearly 20 years are being brushed off by his diehard supporters as a sign of his acumen. Our correspondent in… Read more Audio

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

7:52 AM.John Key says his government is committed to reduce child poverty but says he will not sign up to the Children's Commissioner's call to cut child poverty rates by 10 percent by the end of next year. Audio

7:47 AM.A cargo ship carrying 23,000 tonnes of palm kernel extract won't be allowed to dock and unload at Tauranga unless it can prove it doesn't pose a biosecurity risk. Audio

7:45 AM.Australia's Foreign Minister raises the possibility of a 'Lockerbie style' tribunal to bring to justice those responsible for the downing of flight MH17. We speak to the ABC reporter covering this… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Realestate.co.nz has new figures which could suggest Auckland's property market is experiencing somewhat of a slowdown. It comes as tighter Loan-to-Value ratios are introduced. But could the slowdown… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The Black Caps face a massive challenge to save the second test against India, let alone win it. Sports editor Stephen Hewson reviews the weekend's action. Audio

7:35 AM.Auckland mayoral hopeful Phil Goff wants to slow down Auckland's property market, and he's taking aim at the city's foreign property buyers, proposing a tax similar to one recently introduced in… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Top Syrian doctor Zaidoun al-Zoabi tells Morning Report he and his staff are losing hope for the future of their country as the siege of Aleppo plumbs horrific new depths. Audio

7:15 AM.British Prime Minister Theresa May pledges there will be no delays in the country's exit from the European Union. Audio

7:10 AM.A New York Times report on Donald Trump's tax records shows he declared a 916-million-dollar in 1995 which could have allowed him to legally avoid paying federal income taxes for up to 18 years… 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

6:55 AM.Inland Revenue will be keeping a closer eye on large foreign companies doing business in New Zealand to make sure they're paying the right amount of tax. Audio

6:52 AM.The latest reading on business confidence is showing the economy in fine form but there are constraints looming. Audio

6:50 AM.The Australian car parts company, Bapcor, has hit back at the critics of its takeover offer for the investment firm, Hellaby Holdings. Audio

6:40 AM.The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe says there is no longer a climate of fear in his country. Mr Wickremesinghe is visiting New Zealand for the first time. Audio

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

6:20 AM.Aleppo hospital bombings are part of deliberate strategy by Assad says a Syria Free Army spokesman. Audio

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

6:13 AM.The fate of 23 thousand tonnes of palm kernel extract is set to be decided in the next couple of days. The MV Molat has been anchored off Tauranga since September the 6th, when it was blocked from… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Former NYC mayor calls Trump "genius" for tax dodge UK to trigger EU exit by March at the latest- Theresa May Syrian doctor horrified by Aleppo hospital bombings Phil Goff takes aim at Ak's foreign… Read more Audio