Morning Report for Wednesday 24 May 2017

6:00 AM.Manchester man of Libyan descent named as suicide bomber; Auditor-General wants to meet skeptical MPs; trip of a lifetime for elderly artists ends in disappointment; new laws to boost drug and alcohol… Read more Audio

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

6:14 AM.Our correspondent Catherine Drew is in Manchester and was at the vigil for the victims of the attack. She says there were thousands of people there and the police presence is high. Audio

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

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. 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

7:27 AM.A group of elderly Rarotongan artists, called the Mamas, say a trip of a lifetime to commemorate fallen Anzac soldiers ended in disappointment. They allege the coordinating artist who is also a… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Anklets which detect alcohol in sweat are to be trialled in Northland to monitor offenders' alcohol intake. New laws kicked in last week, including a new drug and alcohol helpline for offenders and 13… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Sarah Illingworth is a Kiwi who has lived in Manchester for the last 3 years. The arena is five minutes away from her house. She attended the vigil, saying it was quite lovely to be united as a… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Research shows surprising findings linking early onset puberty in Australian children is likely to also be the case in New Zealand. paediatrician, Professor Melissa Wake says more research is needed… Read more Audio

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

8:12 AM.London-based security analyst Will Geddes said the Manchester bomber was likely to have 'had help'. Audio

8:19 AM.The mayor of the French Polynesian atoll wants police to put a stop to youngsters getting high on cocaine from a cargo yacht which ran aground on the atoll in April. At the time, the yacht had… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The Government's been told there's little point setting new standards for methamphetamine contamination in houses if the meth testing industry itself is not regulated. Our political reporter, Demelza… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:35 AM.The International Space Station is broken and it's up to two NASA astronauts to fix it. The repairs are needed urgently after one of the station's data relay boxes broke at the weekend. We talked to… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A group of elderly Rarotongan artists, called the Mamas say a trip of a lifetime to commemorate fallen Anzac soldiers ended in disappointment after they allege the coordinating artist misled them… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Princess Wool is prosecuted and fined nearly $200,000 for claiming its duvets are 'pure alpaca wool' or '100% cashmere' when they in fact contain little no such fibres. It brings the total fines… Read more Audio