Morning Report for Thursday 19 October 2017

6:09 AM.Australian police are calling for a softer line against minor offenders who are ending up facing deportation to New Zealand. Their national union, the Police Federation of Australia, told a… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:39 AM.It's been four weeks since votes were cast and now after two weeks of negotiations, Winston Peters says he'll make an announcement on the result of those talks later today. Mr Peters has faced… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.National Party leader Bill English says he has no idea which way Winston Peters will go when he makes his announcement later today. As he was leaving Parliament last night, RNZ political reporter… Read more Audio

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

7:10 AM.Winston Peters is set to reveal whether he will support National or Labour to form the next government this afternoon. Neither of the two major parties knows yet which way Mr Peters will go. National… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Children secretly fathered by a Catholic priest are about to reveal their identity to their bishop. They're among the more than 13,000 people worldwide who've been in touch with a group that supports… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to reject criticism of the way he dealt with the widow of a fallen soldier. It took Mr Trump almost a fortnight before connecting with the families of… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping says China has entered "a new era" and is ready to take centre stage in the world. Speaking in Beijing's Great Hall of the… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has named his strongest possible side for this weekend's final Bledisloe Cup clash against the Wallabies in Brisbane. As expected star first-five Beauden Barrett has… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Christchurch householders could soon be charged by their council for the water they use. Six councils including Auckland ask for a contribution depending on how much water people use with this… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.An illegal trade of frogs for export has been uncovered in Turkey's Cappadoccia region. Athorities there have just released 7 and a half thousand frogs back into the wild after discovering them locked… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.From Star Wars to Swan Lake - the line up for next year's New Zealand Festival has been revealed. Several hundred gathered at Te Papa in Wellington last night to hear what festival organisers had… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Children fathered by a Catholic priest in New Zealand have revealed their story to an international support group. They're among the more than 13,000 people worldwide who've been in touch with the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.An international law specialist says a red flag should have been raised over a former military intelligence officer with a drug habit who stole highly sensitive equipment. Airforce Corporal Richard… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Court of Appeal's been told evidence produced by the Crown at Mark Lundy's trial showed the death of his wife was not a random killing, but an inside job by someone who wanted her dead and did not… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.A Cook Islands MP who saved three children on holiday from New Zealand from drowning says his village is lucky not to be mourning their deaths. The sisters had gone swimming at a popular jetty and… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Despite years of planting by streams and rivers it's unknown how many waterways still require work or even whether the riparian buffers are helping clean up the water. NIWA and Dairy NZ want anyone… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.New Zealand driver Brendon Hartley will be gearing up for the race of his life at this weekend's United States Formula One Grand Prix. The 27-year-old from Palmerston North will be the ninth New… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The Japanese Space Agency says Japan's lunar orbiter has discovered a tunnel on the moon that could be used to shield astronauts while they build an exploration base. The agency, known as Jaxa, says a… Read more Audio