Morning Report for Monday 15 December 2008

8:58 AM.We cross to Melbourne now to join Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:52 AM.It's not every day a song gets written for a dog but then, George the Jack Russell was no ordinary dog. Audio

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

8:44 AM.Six soldiers who were sent home in disgrace from in East Timor after going on a pub crawl are now back on duty. Audio

8:44 AM.A breakthrough has been claimed over an agreement to try to prevent overfishing of tuna in the Pacific. Audio

8:41 AM.New Zealand were 44 for two at stumps on the fourth day of the rain-affected test. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.The Police will neither confirm nor deny whether they are using paid informants to spy on activist groups like Greenpeace. Audio

8:17 AM.An international survey has painted a poor picture of bullying in New Zealand primary schools. Audio

8:14 AM.New Zealand is coming under fire for its part in so called 'disappointing' UN climate change talks. Audio

8:08 AM.The Prime Minister John Key was at the hui, along with the leaders of the Maori Party. Audio

7:57 AM.A new scheme's being rolled out this week to make summer safer on some of Auckland's most dangerous beaches. Audio

7:51 AM.A New Zealand-based says it has produced the world's first sample of synthetic kerosene. Audio

7:47 AM.Wanganui's political leaders are being criticised for moves to crack down on organsied crime in the city. Audio

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

7:42 AM.In the past fortnight two men, one Japanese and one Australian, have died while climbing Aoraki Mount Cook. Audio

7:37 AM.The man found guilty of the manslaughter of a teenage tagger is hopeful of being home for Christmas. Audio

7:27 AM.Severe staffing shortages are leading to extended cell lockdowns, according to the prison officers union. Audio

7:17 AM.Parliament will again sit under urgency this week, after MPs held an unusual Saturday sitting over the weekend. Audio

7:17 AM.Environmentalists are calling the the United Nations summit on climate change a huge disappointment. Audio

7:13 AM.Britain's PM claimed 75% of the most serious terror plots investigated in the UK have links to Pakistan. Audio

7:09 AM.The president's visit, his fourth to Iraq, follows the approval of a security pact between Washington and Baghdad. Audio

6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. 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

6:17 AM.The colossal squid that's just taken up residence at Te Papa is already proving a very popular houseguest. Audio

6:13 AM.A shortfall of several million dollars in funding may scuttle the Dunedin stadium project. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Bush in Baghdad, Brown in Pakistan, climate change, Parliament, prison populations, mountain safety. Audio