Morning Report for Wednesday 30 November 2016

6:00 AM.Brazil is in shock after most of the players of a top football side are killed in a plane crash in Colombia. A judge accuses the Government of lacking remorse over the abuse of children in state care… Read more Audio

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

6:10 AM.From today, drivers will be allowed into and out of Kaikoura along the inland road on weekdays. That's good news for Kaikoura mother of three, Keri King, who is thrilled she'll be able to travel to… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.A drop by half in the number of study visas for Indian students is being called catastrophic and there are warnings that this could drive some private tertiary schools out of business. But the… Read more Audio

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

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

6:40 AM.From today, light vehicles are able to drive to and from Kaikoura on the Inland Road. The Transport Agency has taken over control of the road and is scheduling controlled convoys in both directions. Audio

6:42 AM.One school in Palmerston North says its exclusion room is within the classroom and necessary for violent children. The chair of Awatapu College Jeremy Neild says the school may have to expel students… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The media companies, Fairfax New Zealand and NZME, have hit back at the Commerce Commission's initial negative reaction to their proposed merger, saying the regulator has strayed beyond its remit. Audio

6:50 AM.The insurance company, Tower, is confident that putting its costly and complex outstanding Canterbury earthquake claims into a separate company will allow the rest of the group to flourish. Audio

6:50 AM.The skin care and fragrance company, Trilogy International, says its ethics will be put to the test, if China goes ahead with a plan to require that skincare products be tested on animals. Audio

6:50 AM.The Canterbury based dairy company, Synlait Milk, says there's a good chance it will have to raise its forecast payout again this season. Audio

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

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

7:15 AM."I am so excited about that. That is the best thing in the world." The reaction of Kaikoura locals to news the Inland Road is open today to controlled travel to and from Kaikoura. Our Reporter Chris… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The Inland Revenue Department is planning to allow most building owners to claim as an expense the tens of thousands of dollars they pay to get their building checked out for earthquake resilience. Audio

7:27 AM.The Inland Revenue Department is planning to allow most building owners to claim as an expense the tens of thousands of dollars they pay to get their building checked out for earthquake resilience. Audio

7:30 AM.A judge who listened to hundreds of people talk about being abused as children in state care has blasted the government's response saying there's not a shred of empathy or remorse. Judge Carolyn… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Philippa Tolley reports from Cuba that huge numbers are turning out to pay respect to Fidel Castro, who died on Saturday. Audio

7:53 AM.A halving in the number of study visas for Indian students has the industry worried that some private tertiary schools could go out of business. But this Tertiary Education Minister, Steven Joyce… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Mark Greatbatch says it was a great achievement for the Black Caps to beat Pakistan, who until yesterday, were ranked second in world cricket. The final session 9-wicket collapse drew an historic… Read more Audio

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

8:15 AM.Hekia Parata wants to make seclusion rooms illegal, and says there are 'safe space' alteratives that special needs children can freely use. She says for more violent cases, schools should call police… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A father has told a court how his son showed up out of the blue before beating him with a cosh around the head just hours before he was arrested and died. Raymond McPeake gave evidence in the Napier… Read more Audio

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

8:35 AM.A man who says he was abused as a teenager in state care says he'd welcome an independent inquiry into abuse. He's unimpressed by the way Social Development Ministry has handled his case. Audio

8:45 AM.Latest international testing reveals New Zealand 10-year-olds are the worst in the English-speaking world at maths and science. Education correspondent John Gerritsen says the tests also show the gap… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Greens co-leader Metiria Turei has put herself forward to stand in the Maori electorate of Te Tai Tonga. She says she doesn't expect to win the seat - but use it in her campaign to increase the… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The first of two convoys going north from Mount Lyford has left for Kaikoura. Our reporter Conan Young was there as they headed off. Audio

8:55 AM.Goose Bay resident Murray Campbell says he is patrolling the evacuated area around his home, in order to ward off looters, and says police have broken their promise to protect the area 24 hours a day… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Listener feeedback on the interviews with Judge Carolyn Henwood and Minister for Social Development Anne Tolley. Audio

8:57 AM."She's a mod, she's a mod." For New Zealanders of a certain age, those words are synonymous with musician Ray Columbus who died yesterday at the age of 74. Todd Niall bids a final farewell to the… Read more Audio