Morning Report for Tuesday 26 January 2010

8:57 AM.Across the Tasman, Australians are celebrating their national day today, but it's a chance for some to call for the nation's flag to be overhauled. Audio

8:53 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:47 AM.New Zealand rower Shaun Quincey has been enduring lightning storms and high seas just a few days in to his attempt to cross the Tasman. Audio

8:44 AM.A cluster of heritage buildings that were moved to make way for Wellington's inner city bypass are finally up for sale from today. Audio

8:40 AM.The Royal Commission into the sinking of the Princess Ashika yesterday revealed even more evidence of governance failure when the country's former attorney general and justice minister appeared. Audio

8:38 AM.The captain of the Black Ferns is warning the axing of the women's National Provincial Competition could be the death knell for women's rugby. Audio

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

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

8:25 AM.Police have confirmed that a man found dead in New Plymouth on Friday was being sought after by Auckland police and involved with drugs. Audio

8:20 AM.Fonterra is playing down the less than stellar response to its new share offer, saying it never expected all farmer shareholders to take it up. Audio

8:14 AM.The Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee. Audio

8:09 AM.Businesses in the upper North Island are counting the cost of yesterday's mass power cut that hit about 70 thousand workplaces and households. Audio

7:57 AM.While those with money in the bank would profit from a rise, there could be tough times ahead for those already stretched by their mortgages. Audio

7:54 AM.A Haitian government minister says the death toll from the earthquake in his country has risen above 150 thousand in the Port-au-Prince area alone. Audio

7:51 AM.Melbourne police are baffled by the disappearance of a former top New Zealand business executive. Audio

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

7:36 AM.The leadership of the Labour Party will be put to the vote later today, when Labour MPs meet today for their first caucus of the year. Audio

7:36 AM.All ninety people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines jet are feared dead after it crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut. Audio

7:29 AM.The cousin and right hand man of Saddam Hussein known as Chemical Ali has been executed in Iraq. Audio

7:24 AM.Police have confirmed Dean Browne. The man who's body was found trussed up in a garage in New Plymouth on Friday was being sought after by Auckland police. Audio

7:20 AM.A dairy industry specialist says the 271 million dollar investment in shares by Fonterra's farmer shareholders is only a fraction of what could have been raised. Audio

7:13 AM.The cause of the power failure was a fire on the property of a Waikato farmer. Audio

7:09 AM.Transpower is defending its strategy of rolling power cuts across the top half of the North Island yesterday, saying not taking action could have caused a catastrophic grid failure. Audio

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

6:42 AM.The chief executive of Auckland lines company Vector, Simon Mackenzie. Audio

6:38 AM.The Waikato farmer at the centre of a major power cut in the upper North Island says Transpower is to blame and was warned time and again of the dangers. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.The father of a toddler refused entry to India and then detained on returning to New Zealand says he is still waiting for an explanation from the Indian and New Zealand governments. Audio

6:11 AM.The leadership of the Labour Party is likely to be confirmed today, as MPs gather in Auckland for the first caucus meeting of the year. Audio

6:00 AM.Transpower defends yesterday's rolling power cuts north of Huntly, Saddam Hussein's cousin is hanged in Baghdad, Two men are charged with the murder of a man found dumped in a New Plymouth garage and… Read more Audio