Morning Report for Friday 4 October 2019

6:09 AM.The owners of Northland's port say they're prepared to move mountains to take over Auckland's freight operations. A government-commissioned working group has recommended closing Ports of Auckland and… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Fifty four years ago at the Tokyo Olympics the marathon started at midnight and organisers of the world athletic champs in Doha are following suit for this year's event. The race is being run at… Read more Audio

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

6:41 AM.The prospect of a cheaper power bill is music to the ears of low income families counting each and every dollar. The manager of SuperGrans says the families the charitable trust works with make… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.President Trump has publicly called on China to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. It came at the same time the first witness appeared in a closed door hearing on… Read more Audio

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

7:10 AM.Former Prime Minister Sir John Key could be forced to stand down from one of his banking roles rather than chair both the ANZ in New Zealand and sit on the board of its parent bank in Australia… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.An energy analyst says the Government's plans to drive down electricity prices will in many cases simply shift the bill from one consumer to another.Dr Geoff Bertram, from Victoria University's… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.President Trump has publicly called on China to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden Audio

7:29 AM.Preparations in Gisborne are ramping up ahead of the Tuia 250 commemorations, as the East Coast region confronts its fraught colonial history. 10-thousand people are expected to converge on the city… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The chair of the working group which is recommending moving Auckland's port to Northland says doing so would only cost 800-million dollars more than keeping them where they are...and would bring… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Universities are coming under pressure to answer questions after another case of a student's body going unnoticed at a university hostel. Audio

7:50 AM.A knife-wielding man has killed four officers at central police headquarters in Paris, French media report. The attacker, who has not been named but is said to be a member of staff, was later shot… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The grandmother of a toddler who is believed to be stuck in a Syrian refugee camp, has gone to the New Zealand consulate in Australia to try to get her grandson repatriated. The three-year-old boy's… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Energy Minister says she needs to see more information to ensure power companies aren't making excessive profits. After a review of the electricity sector, the government is moving forward with… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Auckland's mayor is casting doubt on what the supercity stands to gain by shifting its port to Northland. The Government's working group is recommending the move, saying it only costs 800-million… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The head of the Islamic Women's Council has called out free speech arguments, saying they're only used to defend racism. This year's two-day Net Hui event is focused on safety and well-being on the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Hamilton City is challenging other councils around the country to a Vote Off to see who can get the most residents to vote. They are hoping to turn around what is traditionally appallingly low-voter… Read more Audio

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

8:35 AM.The All Blacks take on minnows Namibia in Tokyo on Sunday in their third pool game at the Rugby World Cup, with the gulf between the teams even more glaring than New Zealand and Canada. While the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Pike River families laid flowers and took small rocks as mementoes as they visited the seal to the mine for the first time yesterday. The Pike River Recovery Agency's chief operating officer says it… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.One of the faults that ruptured during 2016's Kaikoura earthquake has turned out to be highly unusual. Professor Mark Stirling is Chair of Earthquake Science at the University of Otago. Audio

8:50 AM.Now, to Napier for one of the ultimate, feathered face-offs.... where the cassanovas, power couples, and food thieves vye to rule the roost. It's the national aquarium's Penguin of the Year… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio