Morning Report for Tuesday 14 March 2017

8:44 AM.The United Nations says the continuing Syrian war was at its dealiest last year - with casualties among children up 20 percent in 2016. Alun McDonald of Save the Children says their report into the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.28-year-old Rhys Warren is on trial in the High Court in Hamilton facing a number of charges, including attempted murder after four police officers were wounded at a siege at a house near Kawerau in… Read more Audio

8:35 AM."We need a moratorium on swamp kauri exports. This resource could sustain jobs in Northland for a long time, but instead, at current rates of extraction, wetlands are being trashed and the volume left… Read more Audio

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

8:27 AM.Survivors of abuse in state care have lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal alleging Maori children were singled out to be placed in institutions, where they were abused. Audio

8:15 AM."This is MMP in action." Our political editor Jane Patterson analyses all the different positions on tax. Audio

8:11 AM.Another take on taxes, this time from the ACT Party leader David Seymour. "I'm saying cut taxes and cut them early. Because frankly the National Party have promised nine out of the last two tax cuts… Read more Audio

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

7:53 AM.Ashburton's Bung the Bore campaign takes its fight to Parliament with a 15,700 signature petition, asking for a moratorium on all water exports until protections are in place by law to stop private… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The Government is failing to meet its Better Public Service target of reducing violent crime by 20 percent, set five years ago. To date, the rate has fallen by only two percent. Audio

7:46 AM."I think Julie's just got sour grapes" The junior doctors union responds to DHB comments made after pay deal finalised. Audio

7:42 AM.New Ground Capital has abandoned plans to build 143 apartments in two six-level buildings walking distance from central Queenstown. That leaves the resort town without large scale accommodation for… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Auckland kindergartens are being told to stay open for longer, prompting concern that what's good for busy parents might turn them into little more than daycare centres. Audio

7:26 AM.Maori who say they were abused while in state care want the Waitangi Tribunal to back growing calls for a wide-ranging inquiry."Maori childrenwere singled out, and apprehended and taken into state… Read more Audio

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

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

6:47 AM.The British Prime Minister Theresa May is today trying to win the power to trigger Brexit and negotiate without restrictions. We cross to London to hear the latest from the House of Commons. Audio

6:40 AM.Labour isn't planning to increase taxes, if it wins office, arguing rising surpluses will pay for it planned spending in health, education and housing. The Greens's James Shaw says they haven't yet… Read more 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

6:16 AM.The Queenstown mayor is upbeat that low income worker accommodation will get built despite the failure of one large project. Audio

6:12 AM.Rape Prevention groups say roughly one-in-three girls will have an unwanted sexual experience before they turn 16 years old. Yesterday hundreds of teenagers from across Wellington assembled at… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

6:00 AM.P most commonly detected drug in Auckland's wastewater, Labour says it can't control Greens' desire to introduce new taxes, Successful protest at Parliament against rape culture, and Issue of abuse in… Read more Audio