Morning Report for Monday 19 May 2008

8:56 AM.News from across the Tasman with correspondent Donna Demaio. Audio

8:53 AM.60 wild cats have had to be put down in Invercargill. Audio

8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:45 AM.Police have criticised a diver who went missing off the Kapiti Coast near Wellington, prompting a major rescue mission. Audio

8:39 AM.The National party is set to offer voters the chance to dump MMP. Audio

8:29 AM.A quick market update. Audio

8:27 AM.A vet says he's being blocked from practising after challenging a cosy relationship between vets and animal drug wholesalers. Audio

8:22 AM.The Family Party, formed by the Destiny Church and other fundamentalist Christian Churches, says it will crack down on youth gangs. Audio

8:18 AM.Myanmar's leaders are coming under mounting pressure to open the doors to outside aid for victims of cyclone Nargis. Audio

8:13 AM.The Minister of Health, David Cunliffe, couldn't wait until Budget Day for his big announcement on elective surgery. Audio

8:08 AM.John Key announced his party's stance yesterday, saying the scheme has been rushed and requires more work. Audio

7:54 AM.New Plymouth company H2 Oh Baby has sold 35 birthing pools for our athletes to use as ice-cold plunge pools at the Olympics. Audio

7:52 AM.Supporters of the MMP electoral system say they're confident it would survive a public referendum on its future. Audio

7:48 AM.Folole Muliaga died last year after the electricity was cut to her home because of an unpaid power bill. Audio

7:46 AM.Today Dunedin is bracing itself for bad news from the bosses at meat processing company PPCS. Audio

7:45 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:38 AM.Semi-finalists in rugby's Super 14 competition were decided at the weekend after one of the closest round robin legs for years. Audio

7:35 AM.There has been a 5.7 magnitude aftershock in the earthquake hit Sichuan province of China. Audio

7:28 AM.Michael Cullen has already dampened expectations by warning he hasn't got a lot of money to give away in tax cuts. Audio

7:24 AM.Signs are emerging in Myanmar of a compromise to allow more foreign aid in to survivors of Cyclone Nargis. Audio

7:15 AM.National is accusing the government of stealing one of its main health initiatives. Audio

7:08 AM.National's leader John Key announced his party's stance yesterday, saying the proposed scheme has been rushed and requires more work. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:34 AM.The party's leader, John Key, says the Government's doing a rush job and more time's needed to get it right. Audio

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

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

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

6:15 AM.In late June 1973 HMNZS Otago sailed from Auckland for Mururoa Atoll in French Polynesia. Audio

6:01 AM.Hihi - Stitchingbird Audio

6:00 AM.Top Stories for 19 May 2008. Audio