Morning Report for Thursday 20 March 2008

8:56 AM.Kerry-Anne Walsh reports from Sydney. Audio

8:53 AM.Lincoln University researcher Graham Barrell has left the lab and gone into the paddock for an unusual endeavour. Audio

8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:48 AM.The Manawatu beach settlement await the voting of a proposed upgrade of their sewage system. Audio

8:45 AM.The establishment of a 40 hectare predator proof reserve in northern Hawke's Bay. Audio

8:38 AM.The latest from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:25 AM.A nurse working in the sector has developed her own resource to help the intellectually disabled. Audio

8:22 AM.Two British tabloid newspapers have made unprecedented front page apologies to the parents of Madeleine McCann. Audio

8:18 AM.The wife of a Tibetan man living in Christchurch is asking NZ athletes to reconsider their involvement in the Beijing Olympics. Audio

8:13 AM.Business commentator Bernard Hickey is warning that petrol prices will hit two dollars a litre in the coming weeks. Audio

8:08 AM.A union representing low paid workers says Aucklanders on low wages will bear the brunt of an extra regional petrol tax. Audio

7:58 AM.Mayor Janie Annear says it's like living in the Mediterranean. Audio

7:55 AM.It's come earlier than usual, but tomorrow heralds the start of the Easter weekend. Audio

7:52 AM.9 Manukau City councillors have expressed their opposition to proposals to fly the Tino Rangatiratanga flag outside the council. Audio

7:50 AM.He was yesterday released from the Royal Darwin Hospital into private nursing care. Audio

7:47 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:40 AM.Sherry Reynolds from the Historic Places Trust and Jeremy Williams from the Waitangi National Trust comment on this issue. Audio

7:37 AM.New figures obtained by Radio New Zealand show a steep rise in the number of children in the care of Child, Youth and Family. Audio

7:25 AM.The next America's Cup challenge could be just 4 months away but Team New Zealand won't be in it. Audio

7:21 AM.In a speech marking the 5th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, President Bush has said he had no regrets about the war. Audio

7:16 AM.New Zealand is rated the third worst country for crime in an international survey. Audio

7:12 AM.Rules that stop people with youth drink driving convictions from joining the police could be relaxed. Audio

7:08 AM.Young supporters of ACT are being condemmned for selling cut price party pills to promote membership of the Act on Campus. Audio

6:35 AM.The ACT Party says it will be speaking to some of its younger supporters who sold cheap party pills to promote the party. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.An Auditor General's report into mental health services in prison has found many prisoners aren't getting the care they need. Audio

6:01 AM.Listen to today's birdcall. Audio

6:00 AM.ACT supporters, Police recruitment, NZ Crime rate, Bush on Iraq, Americas Cup. Audio