Morning Report for Monday 12 December 2016

6:00 AM.New chapter begins today in New Zealand politics, Killed woman was 'living in fear' after burglary, says neighbour, Duco Events slams criticism of judges and Joseph Parker, State tenant almost evicted… Read more Audio

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

6:13 AM.Italy's centre-left prime minister, Matteo Renzi has been replaced by his foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni. Our correspondent in Italy Josephine Mckenna explains the complexity of Italian politics. Audio

6:18 AM.Twenty people so far placed in emergency housing in the wake of the Kaikoura quake. 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

6:39 AM.National backbench MP Brett Hudson offers a glimpse behind the scenes of National's leadership contest. Audio

6:42 AM.Consumer NZ's Sue Chetwin sounds a barbecue season warning over the deadly pathogens lurking in uncooked chicken but is unwilling to name those products which failed its testing of fresh supermarket… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.New WBO Heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Parker is deflecting criticism that he doesn't deserve the title. We speak with our sports reporter who was ringside in Auckland for Saturday's bout. Audio

6:50 AM.A recent survey of businesses shows the currency is expected to remain steady over the coming year, with importers more optimistic than exporters about the outlook for the New Zealand dollar. Audio

6:52 AM.A leading international economist says an increasing level of regulation in the financial markets and banking sectors, since the global financial crisis, is holding back economic growth. Audio

6:55 AM.The Bankers' Association says businesses need to keep their eye on the ball over the holiday season to protect themselves against cyber crime. 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

7:14 AM.RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson says new Prime Minister Bill English will take time to make considered decisions on the make up of his new cabinet. Audio

7:16 AM.A neighbour of slain Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley says the dead woman was living in fear since her home was broken into a year ago. Audio

7:36 AM.RNZ's Turkey correspondent Natalie Carney says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing veangeance on those behind a stadium bombing in Istanbul. Audio

7:42 AM.A public health professor is calling on the Ministry for Primary Industries to do more to protect consumers from contaminated chicken. The University of Otago's Professor Michael Baker says there… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Our US correspondent Nick Harper outlines what Exxon Mobil boss Rex Tillerson would bring to the table if appointed US Secretary of State by US President Elect Donald Trump. Audio

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

8:11 AM.Director of Community Housing Aotearoa, Scott Figenshow and pensions expert Michael Littlewood say housing and superannuation remain tough policy areas for incoming Prime Minister Bill English. Audio

8:19 AM.MPI director of food science and risk assessment Dr Steve Hathaway says 60 per cent of chicken sold in New Zealand is infected with campylobacter. Audio

8:28 AM.People up the Clarence River are feeling forgotten two and a half weeks on from when the Kaikoura quake reshaped their valley and destroyed their bridge. "We've had no updates from the council or the… Read more Audio

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

8:31 AM.We speak with the mayor of Kaikoura, because the town is in line to receive financial help from the Lottery Grants Board - all profits from Saturday's Lotto draw, nearly 3 million dollars, will go to… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Documents show that New Zealand's smallest university, Lincoln, was enrolling about 550 full-time students a year at its Telford division, but being funded for hundreds more. Audio

8:44 AM.Survival course gives people in Christchurch skills to prepare for disaster. Audio

8:55 AM.Clarence river rafting guide Genevieve King says her newly published cook book has received an unexpected boost from the recent Kaikoura quake. Audio