Morning Report for Wednesday 1 July 2009

8:57 AM.The Williams sisters have dominated at the Wimbledon quarter finals today, where eager fans have been sweltering in the 32 degree heat. Audio

8:54 AM.Move over Dunedin, the small Northland town of Waipu is angling for the title of the most Scottish town in the country. Today residents are donning their kilts to mark international tartan day. Audio

8:51 AM.Waiheke Islanders are this morning picketing a refuse company on its first day of work on the region's 23 million dollar waste disposal contract. Audio

8:48 AM.The latest news from the Waatea team. Audio

8:44 AM.As the number of patients with swine flu in New Zealand continues to climb, a swine flu vaccine has been created at the University of Queensland. Audio

8:40 AM.The nine year battle to keep the world's worst honey bee parasite from spreading throughout the country is over - and varroa has won. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:31 AM.A quick market update. Audio

8:27 AM.The hunt is on for a batch of 20 pence coins accidentally issued by the Royal Mint without a date. Audio

8:23 AM.The government's home insulation fund will leave many Hawke's Bay homeowners paying more not less to replace their smoke-polluting fires. Audio

8:19 AM.One of the few survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime's Tuol Sleng detention centre has told the Cambodia's War crimes tribunal he was forced to live like an animal. Audio

8:15 AM.The Commerce Commission says mobile phone termination rates are twice what they should be, and it's again pushing for regulation in a draft report on mobile charges. Audio

8:13 AM.The Civil Defence says Gisborne's heavy rain has eased, but fears of flooding brought sleepless nights for farmers in the region. Mike Atkins manages Paroa Station, about 10 minutes out of the Tolaga… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The volatile New Zealand dollar is being blamed for yet more job losses in the manufacturing sector. Audio

7:57 AM.The All Blacks will take to Japanese turf for the first time in more than twenty years, when they play the Wallabies in a fourth Bledisloe Cup Test in October. Audio

7:53 AM.Organisers of a rowing race across the Indian Ocean have lost contact with a team of four New Zealanders, who are raising funds for a prostate cancer charity. Audio

7:50 AM.The cost of warming your tummy with a tipple increases from today, but the cost of heating your home could fall. Audio

7:46 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:42 AM.Scientists have arrived to assess the risk of landslips at Waihi. Shamus Howard, the local Civil Defence controller talks to Geoff Robinson. Audio

7:39 AM.Residents around the quiet Christchurch cul-de-sac that hit the headlines after a wheelchair-bound gunman's fatal shootout with police on Sunday night say they're still coming to terms with what… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The rain that has been pelting Gisborne eased overnight though dozens of evacuated residents had to spend the night away from home. Audio

7:26 AM.There are reports of a child being plucked from the sea alive after a Yemeni Airbus 310 crashed near the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. Audio

7:21 AM.The Employment Minister Paula Bennett is giving up the Disabilities portfolio to concentrate on employment issues. Audio

7:18 AM.More jobs are being lost from the manufacturing sector - and it's the fluctuating New Zealand dollar that is being blamed. Audio

7:14 AM.The Chief District Court Judge is calling for more to be spent on court security after a man pulled out a knife and stabbed himself in a Wellington courtroom. Audio

7:09 AM.Six years after the invasion which ousted Sadam Hussein, United States troops have withdrawn from Iraqi cities and towns. Audio

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

6:42 AM.Exporters could get some respite this month from the rapidly rising dollar as a record amount of New Zealand dollar debt is due to mature. Audio

6:38 AM.The Chief District Court Judge is urging the Government to spend more than it plans on court security after a man slashed his own throat in a Wellington court yesterday. Audio

6:29 AM.The latest news from the Waatea team. Audio

6:24 AM.The latest from the farming and rural communities. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:16 AM.New Zealand should be looking at receiving more immigrants from Asia, rather than countries like Australia and Britain, according to a new study. Audio

6:13 AM.It's been a nervous wait overnight for many residents and farmers in the Gisborne region as heavy rain caused rivers to swell and break their banks. Audio

6:11 AM.In Italy, firefighters are working to prevent further explosions after a freight train carrying tanks of liquefied gas exploded killing at least 16 people. Audio

6:00 AM.United States troops withdraw from Iraq, concealed weapons"weakness"of justice system, fickle kiwi dollar threatens manufacturing sector, Paula Bennett drops Disabilities to focus on employment and a… Read more Audio