Morning Report for Monday 23 March 2009

8:56 AM.Phil Kafcaloudes talks to us from Melbourne about their student loan scheme. Audio

8:53 AM.9,000 students from more than 60 schools have taken part in this year's Polyfest Pacific Arts and Cultural competition. Audio

8:50 AM.The Corrections Association says an internal report has recommended against arming prison guards with tasers. Audio

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

8:43 AM.13 Year Nine students from around the country vied for the title of New Zealand's best at the weekend. Audio

8:40 AM.Television New Zealand's future as a public broadcaster is in question following confirmation its charter will be axed. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:30 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.The Green Party says the govt is selling Ak short by deciding to fund the electrification of commuter rail services. Audio

8:21 AM.The role of trustees in the failure of finance companies has gone under the microscope and been found wanting. Audio

8:18 AM.The government's been warned to tread carefully with its plans to introduce national standards in schools. Audio

8:14 AM.William Alexander Stewart has successfully evaded police for more than a month and was most recently seen in Horarata. Audio

8:09 AM.The IPL twenty20 cricket clashes with state elections in India and would have left security forces too stretched. Audio

7:56 AM.Opunake's picture theatre has drawn hundreds for a glimpse of something exotic, a taste of fear and amazement. Audio

7:53 AM.Cycleway may cost at least 6 times the govt's initial estimates. Audio

7:49 AM.A man has been killed after a vicious gang brawl at Sydney airport in full view of hundreds of passengers. Audio

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

7:41 AM.Iran's supreme ruler, says the overture doesn't represent a significant change in US attitude or policy. Audio

7:37 AM.An oil exploration company may begin drilling a new well through an historic pa site near Waitara this morning. Audio

7:27 AM.Only a handful of businesses appear to be interested in the 9 day fortnight plan. Audio

7:23 AM.The body, yet to be formally identified, is thought to be that of Lower Hutt businessman Stephen Adams. Audio

7:21 AM.Education academics warn the govt to tread carefully over plans to test primary schoolchildren using new national standards. Audio

7:17 AM.Susan Couch is seeking half a million dollars for alleged negligence by the Probation Officer. Audio

7:13 AM.A man described as potentially dangerous continues to give police in Canterbury the slip despite a massive manhunt. Audio

7:09 AM.The terrorist attack on test cricketers in Pakistan this month has forced neighbouring India to give up staging its IPL. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The White Ferns have lost the women's World Cup cricket final by four wickets to England in Sydney. Audio

6:35 AM.A man on the run from police for over a month has eluded police in Canterbury yet again. Audio

6:28 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.A new website may help cut the cost of sending money home for Pacific Islanders living in NZ and Australia. Audio

6:13 AM.An industry body representing financial trustees is rejecting allegations of incompetence and inexperience. Audio

6:09 AM.The Correction department's been assessing whether it should give prison guards more personal protective equipment. Audio

6:01 AM.The little spotted kiwi's birdcall. Audio

6:00 AM.IPL to move elsewhere this year, Escapee still on the run, Susan Couch at Supreme Court, Education standards and more. Audio