Morning Report for Wednesday 23 August 2017

6:00 AM.The Government will open the books today which will give political parties an idea of what extra money they may have to spend on election campaign promises. In 2013 Donald Trump tweeted "let's get out… Read more Audio

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

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

6:42 AM.Budget cuts being asked of the Canterbury District Health Board could result in cuts to services of an unprecedented scale. Christchurch based professor of general practice Les Toop joins us to… Read more Audio

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

7:09 AM.The Government will open the books today which will give political parties an idea of what extra money they may have to spend on election campaign promises. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.In 2013 Donald Trump tweeted "let's get out of Afghanistan" but now as US President he has decided it's not time to withdraw troops yet. He's warned a hasty US withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The Canterbury District Health Board and the Ministry of Health are at loggerheads over how to reduce the board's ballooning deficit. Read more Audio

7:31 AM.A call to make New Zealand's rivers more swimmable by reducing the number of dairy cows has been dismissed as 'not that simple' by the Farming Leaders group. Audio

7:48 AM.Former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett is on trial again in Canada, charged with murdering his wife. In his first trial the jury could not reach a verdict. CBC reporter Brady Strachan is covering… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A group of New Zealand firefighters have been working tirelessly to tackle the worst wildfire season in British Columbia's history. Canterbury firefighter Steve Ochsner is there, and describes the… Read more Audio

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

8:09 AM.Treasury will today open the government books to give the public a deeper look into the Crown's accounts, and whether parties can actually fund their policies.The Chief Economist at ANZ, Cameron… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Christchurch is one step closer to a new stadium. Four options have been released by Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister Nicky Wagner. She says it could be a 25,000-seat, $496m venue with a… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A demoted district health board chairman is calling for a face-to-face meeting with Health Ministry managers to resolve a deepening rift. RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown says there's no clear… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.Farming leaders say cutting the number of dairy cows wouldn't instantly fix dirty rivers. Marnie Prickett from the Choose Clean Water group says she'd like to see a commitment from the Farming Leaders… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The owners of Dunedin's Cadbury factory are promising to double the size of one of the town's biggest tourist attractions, Cadbury World. The New Zealand head of Mondelez - Cadbury's owner brand -… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Central city retailers in Auckland say the ban on Easter Sunday trading is outdated. Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck says Auckland Councillors are keeping the status quo on trading laws… Read more Audio