Morning Report for Friday 24 July 2009

8:57 AM.Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia. Audio

8:53 AM.Any man would be foolish to wolf-whistle at a passing lady nowadays, but maybe not in Northern Ireland. Audio

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

8:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:44 AM.The swine flu pandemic has forced Arab health ministers to ban old people and children from making the pilgrimage to Mecca. Audio

8:43 AM.More than just a menace to the farm and the washing, the wild goat may be the country's largest carbon predator. Audio

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

8:32 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.North Korea has called the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton a"pensioner going shopping"in a tit-for-tat exchange of insults. Audio

8:23 AM.The South African Rugby Union has slashed ticket prices to this weekend's Tri-nations match against the All Blacks, in an effort to encourage more of a crowd. Audio

8:17 AM.During the election campaign the National Party promised no wholesale changes and was ridiculed by some commentators for portraying itself as Labour-lite. Audio

8:14 AM.The Government has announced it will bring in significant changes to the way sex crime cases are heard. Audio

8:09 AM.Auckland airport could be up for sale again if proposed changes to the overseas investment rules go ahead. Audio

7:57 AM.The annual hunt for the country's best pie is on, and organisers say the cold weather and an equally chilly economic climate has prompted a surge in the number of entries. Audio

7:50 AM.The police in Christchurch are pushing for the 3am, one-way-door rule to be made legally binding in all the city's nightclubs and bars. Audio

7:40 AM.A group claiming Maori sovereignty rights says it won't end its occupation of a Kaikohe building whatever the law says. Audio

7:35 AM.Pressure is mounting on financial services company ING, with more than 500 complaints laid with the banking ombudsman. Audio

7:29 AM.The Corrections Department is temporarily housing parolees in hotels and motels because of a lack of suitable alternative accommodation. Audio

7:22 AM.The Justice Minister is proposing sweeping changes to the way sexual violence cases are handled in court. Audio

7:15 AM.The Crown has had to abandon its disintegrating case against a South Auckland man who stood accused of selling his 12 year old daughter for sex. Audio

7:13 AM.The question of ownership of Auckland international airport is squarely back in play with the Government moving to scrap the rules keeping strategic assets out of foreign hands. Audio

7:08 AM.All roads are clear and open this morning but up to a thousand commuters will be unable to travel by train from Wairarapa to Wellington this morning after a slip derailed a train last night. Audio

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

6:41 AM.Opposition politicians are warning that moves to change the rules for foreign investment will put vital New Zealand assets at risk. 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

6:14 AM.Preparations for the 2011 Rugby World Cup are well underway in Wellington, but the city's business people have been warned not to let their money-making plans fall foul of the law. Audio

6:11 AM.The Justice Minister is proposing sweeping changes to the way sexual violence cases are handled in court. Audio

6:00 AM.Big changes proposed for handling of sexual violence cases, Crown forced to abandon trial after girl admits lying, North Korea calls Hillary Clinton a "pensioner going shopping", Young, old and sick… Read more Audio