Morning Report for Wednesday 16 November 2016

8:57 AM.Brisbane tourists Jim Atkinson and Jim Parry are full of praise for the food and hospitailty they received in Kaikoura. Audio

8:54 AM.At least a quarter of the people who live in the tiny North Canterbury town of Waiau are sleeping at the local school because their homes are so badly quake damaged. Our reporter Conan Young talks to… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.On this day 100-years ago the first ballot was carried out for military conscription in the First World War. Our Veterans' Affairs Reporter Andrew McRae reports. Audio

8:45 AM.Peace protestors and defence contractors are preparing to clash on Auckland's waterfront this morning as the industry's annual forum kicks off. Today's protest coincides with the 75th Anniversary… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The government admits there are lessons to be learnt about how the public was warned ahead of Monday's tsunami. There was public confusion about the Tsunami warnings after the 7.5 magnitude quake… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.An experienced paua fisherman is "sick to the stomach" over the devastation wrought by the Kaikoura quake. He says it could take years for the shellfish stocks to bounce back, and the true extent of… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.RNZ's Simon Morton is at Ohau Point and says the slip there is thousands of cubic metres with house-size boulders all over the road. Audio

8:30 AM.RNZ Christchurch reporter Conan Young says the section of the inland road to Mt Lyford is "an absolute mess" and he's lost count of the number of places where the road has given way. Audio

8:25 AM.Power is still out in Mount Lyford where about 35 people have sought shelter at a local lodge. Rural fire service volunteer Ross Barnes says nobody in the area will have escaped unscathed, but the… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Fulton Hogan's chief executive Robert Jones says there's more than 200 slips near Kaikoura and the initial clean up will cost millions. Audio

8:10 AM.Kaikoura District Mayor Winston Gray says it's been quite challenging but the support from Canterbury Civil Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force has been a huge relief. Audio

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

7:55 AM.The tiny Marlborough town of Ward is still without water, some power, communications and a proper route in or out following the quake. Our reporter Kate Newton was able to visit Ward and other parts… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says the country is in pretty good shape with all the military deployments from the New Zealand Defence Force. Audio

7:45 AM.The Transport Minister, Simon Bridges says teh government is committed to fixing state highway one but before that shipping options are on the table, including diverting the interislander. Audio

7:40 AM.A rafting trip with a bit of glamping thrown in turned into a terrifying experience when the quake struck near Hanmer Springs. Deidre Lusby talks to Susie Ferguson about her night in the open. Audio

7:25 AM.RNZ reporter Phil Pennington is on the ground in Kaikoura. Audio

7:25 AM.A 10-storey building in central Wellington which is at risk of collapse remains cordoned off this morning. Emile Donovan is on Molesworth Street with the latest. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The Takeovers Panel has rejected a request to look at allegations of misleading or deceptive conduct by Hellaby Holdings, and its independent advisor, Grant Samuel. Audio

6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:57 AM.Peter Fowler reports on the latest dairy auction, where prices are up for the third time in a row. Audio

6:52 AM.Sarah Stuart-Black, the Director of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has given a briefing in Parliament's bunker. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson says 700 to 1,000 still need to be evacuated… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Foreign ships begin to arrive in the Waitemata Harbour to celebrate the Navy's 75th birthday. Our reporter Gill Bonnett is there with the latest. Audio

6:45 AM.Office workers at Statistics House and the Greater Wellington Regional Council's building on Wellington's waterfront still unsure when they'll get back to work. Audio

6:40 AM.A retired British couple have just spent a third night sleeping in their car in Kaikora - they say they've been on edge since the quake struck and just want to go home. 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

6:15 AM.Two houses in Paremata in Porirua and one house in Pukerua Bay were evacuated due to slips caused by the torrential rain that lashed Wellington yesterday. RNZ News Director Brent Edwards says although… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Extensive flooding and slips caused chaos yesterday for the Wellington region's transport network. But the Transport Agency's Neil Walker says the priority is opening the inland road between Culverden… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Kaikoura's mayor says big challenges for area Months before SH1, rail repaired Residents of Mount Lyford survey their damaged homes Aim to open inland road to Kaikoura within days Big slip in remote… Read more Audio