Morning Report for Wednesday 8 October 2008

8:59 AM.Another problem with a Qantas plane, with one of its jet having to make an emergency landing in Western Australia. Audio

8:54 AM.And their coming here! Audio

8:50 AM.Gisborne's housing market has suffered a massive drop in the past year, with the median price down almost 20 percent. Audio

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

8:44 AM.They have no plans to scale back their election year policies despite the dire state of the Government's books. Audio

8:38 AM.This campaign is turning increasingly bitter. Audio

8:09 AM.The NZX index fell two percent soon after opening yesterday to reach its lowest point since April 2005. Audio

7:56 AM.It follows a shock report which found that the deaths, that took place between in 2006 and 2007, were potentially preventable. Audio

7:47 AM.Auckland Regional Council Chairman Mike Lee joins morning report. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.Three sawmills have closed this year, costing nearly 80 jobs. Audio

7:36 AM.That's triggered a price war between car park operators and means downtown parking is cheaper than it has been for years. Audio

7:27 AM.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it's already started an investigation into the incident. Audio

7:23 AM.So will New Zealand's Reserve Bank Governor follow Australia's lead and cut rates here? Audio

7:18 AM.In the United States the Federal Reserve's moving to intervene yet again to try to unfreeze the money markets. Audio

7:12 AM.National's leader John Key says his party's tax cuts will help without being irresponsible. Audio

7:09 AM.Yesterday stocks in Japan and China fell further after steep losses on what's been dubbed Meltdown Monday. Audio

6:39 AM.John Key said the scale of the tax cuts was being scaled back in the light of the world financial crisis. 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

6:01 AM.Listen to todays bird call. Audio

6:00 AM.Share Prices in US and Europe crawl back, National Party release Tax Policy. Audio