Morning Report for Thursday 6 October 2016

6:00 AM.Clark congratulates Guterres on United Nations win; Andrew Little comments on Clark's failed bid; All Black Aaron Smith sent home for misbehaviour; hunt for Otorohanga man enters second day after… Read more Audio

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

6:09 AM.Former primer minister of Portugal, Antonio Guterres, will be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. Audio

6:20 AM.An employment lawyer says the record damages payout in the Colin Craig employment case should make people think twice about where they take their claim. Audio

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:40 AM.Otorohanga residents are in shock after an horrific knife attack in the small town. A local, John Haddad, tells us the whole town is devastated. Audio

6:45 AM.Weary families who have been fighting for decades to bring home the remains of family members killed in action overseas have finally been given a glimmer of hope. After years of ruling… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.KiwiSaver providers will be forced to disclose more information to investors about what fees they are being charged and how much their nest egg will be worth when they retire. Audio

6:51 AM.KiwiSaver companies are being told they need to improve the amount and type of information they give investors and also how they help their clients to make better informed decisions. Audio

6:53 AM.Commodity prices rose to a 17-month high last month, but the upward momentum might be short lived. Audio

6:55 AM.The infrastructure investment company, Infratil, and the Superannuation Fund, expect most of their investment in North America's renewable energy infrastucture will be in solar developments, rather… Read more Audio

6:56 AM.The mobile payments software company, Pushpay Holdings, is close to breaking into the utilities sector after completing a $40 million Australian capital raising. Audio

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

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

7:10 AM.Helen Clark's bid to lead the United Nations is over. Former Portugal prime minister Antonio Guterres has won unanimous backing from the Security Cuoncil and is expected to be voted in to the job… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Labour leader Andrew Little says he's disappointed Helen Clark's missed out on the UN's top job. Audio

7:21 AM.Residents of Otorohanga are trying to come to terms with an horrific knife attack in the small town. We bring you the latest. Audio

7:39 AM.The Big OE is safe. British High Commission says New Zealanders are not the target of a British crackdown on immigration. Audio

7:45 AM.A National Security Agency contractor suspected of stealing highly classified eavesdropping software has been arrested by the FBI. Audio

7:49 AM.The daughters of two soldiers buried in Malaysia tell Morning Report of the relief that the Government is investigating bringing home the remains of Vietnam and Malaysia soldiers killed in action. Audio

7:56 AM.A prime piece of East Coast real estate is set to be returned to local Maori after having been in Crown hands for more than a century. That's delighted kuia Wikitoria Tibble. Audio

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

8:10 AM.The record damages payout in the Colin Craig case has reignited the debate aggrieved workers are being short changed by the employment court. Audio

8:17 AM.Junior doctors across the Tasman say New Zealand DHBs should follow Australia's lead in fixing doctors' rosters to make them safe for both doctors and patients. Audio

8:21 AM.An online community organisation wants government to make it illegal for Kiwisaver fund managers to invest in companies involved in the manufacture of weapons, bombs, landmines and missiles. Audio

8:25 AM.The small Northland District of Kaipara is returning to self-rule again in these elections - after a debt crisis and four years under commissioners. Audio

8:29 AM.Trains are set to return to the railway line north of Napier by the end of next year. Audio

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

8:37 AM.Firefighters battled a large fire at a trucking company's warehouse in Gisborne last night. The fire started about 7 o'clock at Weatherell Transport, with the wind blowing debris over Makaraka. Audio

8:43 AM.The outgoing head of the police association, Greg O'Connor, says record hauls of methamphetamine are not making any difference to the supply of the drug. Audio

8:44 AM.Christchurch's new social landlord has already put some of its tenants offside by not meeting them face to face to answer their questions. Audio

8:48 AM.Can the All Blacks equal the longest winning streak in top tier test match rugby of 17 matches in South Africa this weekend? Audio

8:55 AM.Do fish have accents? Professor Steve Simpson from Exeter University is trying to find out after noticing cod near the US coast make different sounds from those in Norway. Audio