Morning Report for Tuesday 10 February 2009

8:56 AM.Why do fried chips smell so good? Audio

8:53 AM.The snow and ice is being blamed on a further three deaths around the country. Audio

8:50 AM.Forty-one year old hired hitman Evangelos Goussis must wait to be eligible for parole for 30 years. Audio

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

8:43 AM.The Community Behaviour Accord will be signed later this morning by bars and alcohol retailers in the area. Audio

8:36 AM.Both the woman and her mother are standing to lose their properties. Audio

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

8:25 AM.A New Zealand win today will be enough for the prize to change hands. Audio

8:09 AM.Many of the burns victims have been at the Alfred hospital in Melbourne, Australia's main burns centre. Audio

7:57 AM.Two-thirds of the state remains flooded with a total of 36 council shires declared disaster zones. Audio

7:54 AM.In Auckland, Traffic jams and long queues at payment booths have plagued the $365 million Northern Gateway Toll Road. Audio

7:50 AM.Dunedin's mayor Peter Chin joins Morning Report. Audio

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

7:39 AM.Tomorrow Prime Minister John Key will announce the Government's half-a-billion dollar infrastructure plan. Audio

7:37 AM.Two men were on a sightseeing flight from Motueka over the Harwoods Hole area in the Park where they went missing. Audio

7:25 AM.The 50 cent boost has resulted businesses raising concerns about the increase. Audio

7:25 AM.Staff at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter are responding positively to a request they take unpaid leave, to avoid job cuts. Audio

7:09 AM.Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people are on the ground in Victoria helping the victims of the fires. Audio

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

6:41 AM.From April the first the minimum wage will increase to 12-dollars-50 an hour. 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.But there are a few hurdles to get over first. Audio

6:01 AM.Just incase you missed the bird, here it is again. Audio

6:00 AM.The death toll rises in Australia as new fires start. Audio