Morning Report for Wednesday 24 September 2008

8:56 AM.New police figures have shocked Queenstown, with indications the town's alcohol related violence is far worse than imagined. Audio

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

8:44 AM.The government is pledging to do what it can to improve safety following the report into April's coolstore fire in the Waikato. Audio

8:41 AM.A seven year old Flaxmere boy's undergone surgery after a serious dog attack. Audio

8:28 AM.The Bush administration wants unlimited authority to buy back the bad debt that is clogging the financial markets. Audio

8:25 AM.The deal sees New Zealand, Chile, Singapore and Brunei enter negotiations with the US for a preferential trade deal. Audio

8:15 AM.Parliamentary Privileges Committee chair Simon Power moved to censure the New Zealand First leader in the House yesterday. Audio

8:09 AM.The principals of two Hastings schools will meet later to discuss yesterday's mass riot which saw seven students arrested. Audio

7:56 AM.The morning commute for many Wellingtonians has been thrown into chaos by bus drivers walking off the job. Audio

7:50 AM.Fonterra is expected to announce a lower payout for dairy farmers later today. Audio

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

7:44 AM.Mass shooting in Finland, Flaxmere Brawl, Muliaga family seek compensation, special education briefing. Audio

7:42 AM.The National Party is accusing the government of wasting money by inviting 120 principals to Wellington for a special briefing. Audio

7:37 AM.The family of Folele Muliaga is seeking compensation from Mercury Energy and the Manukau District Health Board over her death. Audio

7:22 AM.A defiant Winston Peters says he rejects Parliaments vote of censure over the Owen Glenn donation. Audio

7:14 AM.Police have condemned a mass brawl involving up to 200 hundred school students in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere. Audio

7:08 AM.A gunman has gone on a rampage at a polytechnic in Finland killing 10 people before turning his gun on himself. Audio

6:42 AM.The DHB and the power company were criticised in the coroner's report into south Auckland woman Folole Muliaga. Audio

6:37 AM.The Hastings area was left without police cover yesterday while every available officer was out to deal with a mass brawl. 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

6:16 AM.Tamahere residents don't want the Icepak coolstore which was destroyed by fire in April, to be rebuilt on the site. Audio

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