Morning Report for Friday 28 October 2016

8:47 AM.The family of a New Zealand soldier executed by the British during World War 1 for questionable reasons are pleased he is finally being commemorated. Audio

8:42 AM.Five people are in court facing murder charges in Whanganui after a dispute over a lost puppy turned violent Audio

8:39 AM.International funds management giant Vanguard has responded to an RNZ News investigation by launching a new ethical KiwiSaver fund. Audio

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

8:29 AM.The Labour Party says more than a thousand work visas were at the International Academy of New Zealand in the past two years. "The government's oversight here was slow," says Labour's David Cunliffe. Audio

8:17 AM.The Law Society says a wide range of tenants that have been blacklisted - and have had to pay too much in the way of remediation. The society says there should have a baseline test before tenancies… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Superintendent Steve Kehoe says they do take seriously that the privacy of people are protected - while ensuring the vulnerable are also protected. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The public are being given a chance to remember the life of union leader Helen Kelly at a memorial service in Wellington today. We talk to CTU president Richard Wagstaff, who will give the main… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A man has shown a jury the scar below his right ear where he was stabbed seconds after his best friend was killed in a fatal knife attack. Edward Gay reports on the latest in the Dustin La Mont murder… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.A new study has revealed medical students are practising invasive procedures on themselves. Audio

7:44 AM.Law professor Mark Henaghan says the police still need to work within the law, even if they thought they were acting to protect people. "Just becuase you're the police, you just can't do what you like… 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.Trans-Tasman business leaders are hoping to make significant steps to improve the trading relationship between New Zealand and Australia at a forum in Sydney today. Audio

6:54 AM.The courier and data management company, Freightways, says the momentum in the economy gives it confidence that its strong first quarter will continue for the rest of the year. Audio

6:52 AM.The Bank of New Zealand is looking to press on with greater use of digital technology, targeting house lending in Auckland and to small businesses to drive its earnings growth in the coming year. Audio

6:50 AM.The intenational fund management company, Vanguard, has bowed to local demands and come up with an overseas share fund that excludes weapons and tobacco related investments. Audio

6:45 AM.Just a week after Nevada and Florida moved from being "battleground" states to states leaning towards Hillary Clinton, both states now appear to be snapping back to their traditional toss-up status. Audio

6:40 AM.Labour's Phil Twyford says this whole fiasco shows a 'staggering level of incompetence' by Housing New Zealand. He says they have evicted too many tenants on the basis of "dodgy testing". 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

6:17 AM.The British economy has grown faster than expected in the three months since the Brexit vote. Audio

6:09 AM.Euthanasia advocates say it's clear the police acted outside the law when they used a breath-testing checkpoint to gather personal details about them. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Housing NZ meth testing "ripping families apart", Call for urgent legal overhaul of police vetting, Losi Filipo case to go back to court, Iceland's Pirate Party in box seat ahead of weekend election… Read more Audio