Morning Report for Wednesday 15 March 2017

6:00 AM.GNS says Kaikoura earthquake might be most complex ever; training being boosted to avert crashes caused by fuel problems; survey finds Auckland traffic congestion worse than Hong Kong; businesses… Read more Audio

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

6:11 AM.New York and New Jersey have declared states of emergencies as a storm blankets the eastern seaboard - stretching from eastern Pennsylvania to southern Maine. Our correspondent in New York, William… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Honey and beehive thefts are on the rise. Apiculture New Zealand, the police and the Ministry for Primary Industries are working together to build a database aimed at tracking thefts, and getting… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:41 AM.Civil Aviation Authority figures show problems with fuel are a major, but easily avoidable, reason for engines on planes and helicopters failing mid-air. Audio

6:46 AM.Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the Netherlands for Europe's worst mass killing since the second world war, the massacre at Srebrenica. It's part of the escalating war of words… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

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

7:25 AM.Making it easier for business to deal with the government was one of the Government's Better Public Services goals, set in 2012. More than 1200 businesses are surveyed every six months, and for the… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Police say there's mounting evidence that organised crime is behind a sharp spike in the number of beehive thefts. Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Last year the government unveiled the multi-billion dollar plan to equip the Defence Force with new aircraft, combat vessels and weaponry, as well as a major upgrade to its property. The Labour leader… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Immigration and Islam are flash points in Netherlands election which takes place later today.  The Dutch election comes as the Netherlands are in the middle of an escalating diplomatic row with… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Environment Minister Nick Smith responds to the Green Party. Audio

7:57 AM.The Early Childhood Council says there's no need for compulsory vaccination for all children at early childhood centres. Read more Audio

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

8:17 AM.For the second time in five years, six ground floor units in Glendene, West Auckland flooded after a nearby stormwater drain failed during heavy rain. Despite help from Civil Defence some residents… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Official figures show forty percent of engine failures in light planes and helicopters are caused by pilots using contaminated or stale fuel, or because they simply ran out. The Civil Aviation… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Abortion Supervisory Committee wants the abortion law updated, and will make its case to MPs on Thursday. The Prime Minister has said he wouldn't support any relaxation of the rules, and… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:38 AM.The Ministry for the Environment says any significant reduction in agricultural emissions will need to be traded off against plans to expand meat and dairy exports. DairyNZ agrees everybody in the… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A Bay of Islands food start-up says incompetent government officials have left them with a $380,000 nightmare. Audio

8:48 AM.Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui has plead guilty to four charges including using forged documents, obtaining a licence by deception, and receiving a salary and expenses while working as a psychiatrist for… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Six years ago today, 200 young protesters took to the streets in Syria's capital, Damascus, to protest against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, kicking off a conflict that has left almost half a… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Polyfest, the largest secondary school Maori and Pacific cultural festival, kicked off this morning in Auckland. Laura Tupou went to see how St Peters College Samoan group were preparing for the… Read more Audio