Morning Report for Wednesday 9 November 2016

8:57 AM.We checked out what was happening in Clinton, New Zealand, for the election. Not much it turns out. Also not much happening at the Trump Clothing shop in Palmerston North. But on the streets of… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Ireland's All Black-beating rugby team have arrived home. It's been a muted response - the local fans celebrated at full throttle over the weekend - but there are likely to be an official celebration… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The country comes to town over the next three days for the Canterbury A&P show in Christchurch. Conan Young talks to some of the exhibitors and competitors as they prepare their animals. Audio

8:35 AM.The University of Auckland has defied the wishes of many of its own staff and pushed ahead with plans to expand its law school. This year it accepts 320 second year students, next year it will be 380.

8:30 AM.Gang member Ngapari Nui tells Morning Report he's unsurprised Corrections has decided not to reverse their ban on his work with prisoners given the Minister Judith Collins comments about him. Audio

8:20 AM.What impact will today's election have on the United States' relationship with the rest of the world? We talk to the director of Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Rouben… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.American politics lecturer Melissa Miller from Ohio's Bowling Green State University lays out how Donald Trump's path to victory. He has to carry Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania - as well as all the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.American is at the polls, and today will make history no matter whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins. We cross to one of the battleground states, Florida, to talk to our correspondent Steve… Read more Audio

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

7:55 AM.If your Lotto numbers come in tonight, you'll be $44 million richer. We talk to financial adviser Martin Hawes about just what you should do with that amount of money. Audio

7:50 AM.Nominations have closed for the Mount Roskill by-election and with NZ First joining the Greens and Act on the sidelines, it's set to be a two-horse Labour versus National race. Audio

7:45 AM.We speak to the chief executive of Duco Events, which has confirmed it'll host a home WBO heavyweight boxing title for Joseph Parker in Auckland next month. Audio

7:17 AM.Another battleground state is Virginia. We cross to our correspondent who is at a polling station in Arlington, Virginia. 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

6:50 AM.Financial markets have been buffeted with every twist and turn of the U.S. presidential election. Audio

6:47 AM.An analyst says the international investment community has once again been taken aback by a Commerce Commission's pushback. Audio

6:47 AM.People think now is the worse time to buy a house and expect higher interest rates over the coming year. Audio

6:43 AM.More details have emerged about what the Corrections Department knew about fight clubs at Mt Eden prison well before shocking YouTube videos prompted an inquiry. Audio

6:41 AM.The Auckland preschool where a large tree fell on children, injuring four of them, will remain closed today while Worksafe continues its investigation. Two children remain in Starship Hospital. Audio

6:37 AM.The state of Arizona is one of the battleground states. Usually Republican, our reporter in Phoenix, Francis Read, says its results will be closely watched. 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

6:10 AM.Voting is underway in the US presidential election. Our correspondent Simon Marks has all the latest about election day. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Americans are voting to decide who will be their next president. Two young children seriously hurt by a falling tree in the preschool playground remain in hospital. Dame Lowell Goddard's refusal to… Read more Audio