Morning Report for Friday 13 October 2017

6:00 AM.The talks are over, the horse-trading's done and now we await a decision from New Zealand First on who will lead the next government. Overnight Belgium has been observing the 100-year anniversary of… Read more Audio

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

6:11 AM.An Australian immigration professor says Canberra may be moving into a second phase of its immigration crackdown. Lawyers and community groups in Queensland say many more visas are now being cancelled… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.In Brussels, the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator says he won't be able to ask Europe's leaders to move on to the next stage of talks, because of a lack of progress. The fifth round of… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has promised the country will know the makeup of the government before the end of next week. The party's MPs will go into a full-day meeting today to weigh up… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Hundreds gathered at the Pukeahu National War Memorial in Wellington yesterday to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle claimed the lives of more than 800 New Zealand… Read more Audio

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

7:10 AM.The talks are over, the horse-trading's done and now we await a decision from New Zealand First on who will lead the next government. The party now has offers from National and Labour to consider -… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Coalition talks between NZ First, Labour and National have come to ended, and 'kingmaker' Winston Peters says he must consult the options with his party's board. The members of the board were only… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Overnight Belgium has been observing the 100-year anniversary of the first Battle of Passchendaele, considered one of the worst days in New Zealand's military history. The sunset ceremony at the… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Evidence is emerging that Australia has dusted off a draconian old law to begin a fresh mop-up of people it doesn't want, including scores of New Zealanders. An immigration professor in Queensland… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Burnt-out doctors in New Zealand are pushing for a major international change to put their own health on a par with that of their patients. The issue will come up tomorrow at a World Medical… Read more Audio

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

8:10 AM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has set another deadline for government talks, saying there will be a final decision and an announcement by the end of next week. NZ First has been meeeting… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Amid reports of a rift between himself and his president, Donald Trump's chief of staff John Kelly has told reporters he's not quitting, getting fired or firing anyone else, "unless things change"… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The slaughter of thousands of cows to try to eradicate mycoplasma bovis once and for all has the backing of the farming community. The Ministry for Primary Industries has decided to kill about 4,000… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.New research shows potentially cancer-causing chemicals from plastic and paper packaging are leaching into some foods sold in New Zealand. But the Ministry for Primary Industries says there are no… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The political future for seven Australian MPs embroiled in a dual citizenship saga remains unclear after three days of hearings. The High Court in Canberra has reserved its decision on whether they… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.An asteroid the size of a house flew over Antarctica on Thursday night. More than a dozen observatories, universities and labs around the world were tracking the catchily named "2012 TC4" as it flew… Read more Audio