Morning Report for Wednesday 10 October 2018

6:00 AM.Four police recruits are stood down for misconduct - we'll ask the Police Minister if standards are dropping, Spend it or save it? A $5.5 billion surplus sparks different demands,a report says… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Tom Trbojevic has won the Australian centre berth made vacant by the suspension of Greg Inglis in a new look Kangaroos rugby league team to take on New Zealand in Auckland on saturday. Audio

6:10 AM.All eleven anaesthetic technicians at Rotorua Hospital are on strike today over pay. The strike at the Lakes District Health Board follows a similar strike at Northland DHB last week. The technicians… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight global market action.  Audio

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

6:40 AM.Online bullying comes with a massive financial burden. A new report by economist Shamubeel Eaqub has found cyber-bullying costs New Zealand $444 million a year. Audio

6:44 AM.The early-stage build of the country's tallest residential skyscraper has hit a stumbling block. The construction of Auckland's Seascape apartments - which will be second only in height to the… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.It's shaping up to be the year of the sheep at A&P shows in Northland this year. The two biggest shows, at Waimate and Whangarei have chosen not to have a cattle competition for the first time in… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Fiscal pressures on government will be more obvious in half year update. Rural investment company eyes NZX listing. New player in medicinal cannabis sector. IMF lowers growth forecasts. Market… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Silver Ferns ability to absorb the physicality of Australia is once again the focus for coach Noeline Taurua. Audio

7:10 AM.Four recruits at the Police College in Porirua have been stood down for misconduct including the intake's star pupil. The general manager of training, Scott Fraser, says the recruits were not on duty… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A census of people living rough in Auckland still doesn't paint a full picture of the scale of homelessness in our largest city. The count was funded by the Auckland Council and organised by the… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.What's the point in a $5.5 billion if there's still people living in cars and garages? That's the question Green Party co-leader James Shaw is asking Finance Minister Grant Robertson after the… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Susie Ferguson speaks to Finance Minister Grant Robertson. She asks him if he agrees with James Shaw that the surplus should be spent tackling homelessness. "The problem with rainy days is they keep… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.A new report estimates that cyberbullying is costing New Zealand nearly $450 million a year. Loss of life and supporting the victims of cyber bullying were the biggest causes of expenditure but mental… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The United States' ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has unexpectedly resigned. She made the announcement with President Donald Trump by her side earlier this morning, rejecting the… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Four recruits at the Police College in Porirua have been stood down for misconduct. Police say the recruits were not on duty at the time and three of the incidents happened off campus. Superintendent… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The building of the country's largest residential skyscraper - which will dominate Auckland's skyline - has hit another snag, with holes in the basement concrete. Audio

7:51 AM.The convicted double murderer Mark Lundy wants to take his bid for freedom all the way to the Supreme Court. Lundy has twice been found guilty of murdering his wife and daughter, first in 2002 and… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Silver Ferns know there were a number of soft errors in game one of the Constellation Cup, but correcting those against a top Australian side may be difficult in tonight's second game in… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Finance Minister Grant Robertson is flush with cash and under increasing pressure to loosen the purse strings. The government's books show a bumper five-and-a-half billion dollar surplus - that's… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The government might be getting the ball rolling on investigating why petrol prices are so high - but there's likely to be little respite at the pump in the short term. Jacinda Ardern said encouraging… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Engineers will today assess the damage to a large fertiliser factory in Christchurch after a major fire ripped through part of the building yesterday. The blaze, at the Ravensdown factory in Hornby… Read more Audio

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

8:40 AM.Subcontracters working for broadband installer Chorus have been exploiting migrant workers - taking their cash and promising visas in return. Chorus chief executive Kate McKenzie said the company had… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The brother of Bret Hall, who disappeared in 2011 has told a court about his brother's frustration over a house which was being built for him by his friend David Lyttle. Michael Hall was giving… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Niue's Premier, Sir Toke Talagi says the New Zealand flag won't be raised during Constitution Day celebrations later this month as normal. Sir Toke says this is just Niue being its own country, but… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Dylan McCullough has won New Zealand's first medal of the Youth Olympics in Argentina, winning gold in the triathlon. The 17-year-old McCullough who is based in Auckland says the race unfolded just as… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.You break it you buy it... that's the message for the man who broke a Len Lye sculpture on Wellington's waterfront. Hunter MacDonald attempted to climb the 12-metre flexible pole on Monday, breaking… Read more Audio