Morning Report for Friday 28 May 2010

8:57 AM.We cross to Canberra to join our correspondent, Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Television in New Zealand turns 50 next week. Audio

8:49 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:46 AM.A former Super 14 rugby player now living in France has been charged with keeping an illegal immigrant as a modern slave. Audio

8:41 AM.An international human rights report says double bunking in New Zealand prisons contravenes international human rights. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The chief negotiator for Tuhoe's treaty claim says the iwi might be forced to consider abandoning Treaty talks with the government. Audio

8:23 AM.The Rugby World Cup Minister says he is reviewing the transcripts of controversial remarks made by World Cup Ambassador Andy Haden. Audio

8:20 AM.The police are being urged to take a tougher line on people who drive cars with smoky exhausts. Audio

8:16 AM.The head of the Northland Secondary Schools Principals' Association says fighting by teenagers in Whangarei is a problem for the whole community, not just schools. Audio

8:12 AM.The shareholding lists of former Government-owned businesses now privatised show Mum and Dad investors are no wehre to be seen. Audio

8:09 AM.The anti-whaling organisation Sea Shepherd says its confident New Zealander Pete Bethune won't be sent to jail following his trial in Tokyo. Audio

7:57 AM.More than 30 years after the Yorkshire Ripper terrorised the British city of Bradford, a man has been charged with killing three sex workers. Audio

7:52 AM.New Zealand is exporting more than it imports for the first time in eight years. Audio

7:50 AM.The world's largest shipping container company has decided to stop transporting Orange Roughy, a 51-million dollar export earner for New Zealand. Audio

7:48 AM.The Rugby Union is denying his claims the Canterbury Crusaders has a limit of what he called"three darkies"in the team. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:40 AM.New Zealand's Superannuation Fund says it would be keen to invest in state assets if the government decides to sell off shares. Audio

7:38 AM.Wild weather has continued to batter large parts of the South Island, with road closures and more flooding. Audio

7:28 AM.A youth counsellor in Whangarei is horrified but not surprised by reports of teenage girls engaging in fighting organised by their parents. Audio

7:23 AM.US President Barack Obama is vowing to hold BP accountable for the huge oil leak gushing into the Gulf of Mexico that's caused massive environmental damage along the American coast. Audio

7:18 AM.Pete Bethune lawyer's says he could face up to three and half years in jail if found guilty by a Tokyo court, Audio

7:16 AM.Joining us is Telecom spokesman, Mark Watts. Audio

7:12 AM.The mayor of Otorohanga is outraged at a Telecom error that left his district without the 111 emergency service for three hours earlier this week. Audio

7:09 AM.A magnitude seven point two earthquake struck near Vanuatu this morning. Audio

6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:37 AM.Mechanical fans that protect grape vines from frost on the vineyards of the Marlborough region will now have to be quieter. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:15 AM.A Whangarei community police officer is trying to stamp out vicious fighting amongst teenage girls in the Northland city. Audio

6:00 AM.A 7.2 earthquake hits north of Vanuatu, Tsunami warnings are issued for neighbouring island groups. How did Otorohanga lose its 111 call system for three hours this week and more severe weather… Read more Audio