Morning Report for Friday 19 November 2010

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:51 AM.Many middle income earners in Auckland say buying their own home is a far off dream that may never become a reality, despite earning a decent wage. Audio

8:46 AM.Despite doling out millions of taxpayer dollars to attract international movie studios here, the government can't yet tell if subsidies for big-budget films are helping the economy. Audio

8:44 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:39 AM.Twenty eight buses have been ordered off the roads in Christchurch by police for safety reasons, after a sting operation uncovered a wide range of vehicle faults. Audio

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

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

8:26 AM.An anti-whaling campaigner says Maritime New Zealand's report into the collision between Japanese whalers and a protest boat in the Southern Ocean in January, is a waste of time. Audio

8:23 AM.We are joined by the editor of the Kapi-Mana newspaper, Matt Dallas. Audio

8:21 AM.The eight hopefuls to win the Mana by-election have just one day left to woo voters. Audio

8:16 AM.The two Oceania football officials banned by FIFA overnight both say they will appeal. Audio

8:09 AM.A central Auckland heritage building that was demolished overnight had been inspected just a couple of days ago. Audio

7:56 AM.Ireland's Rugby Team will be hoping that Irish eyes are smiling on them on Sunday morning, when they face the All Blacks in Dublin. Audio

7:52 AM.Only a day after increasing security amid fears of a terror attack, a suspicious package containing a detonator has been found in luggage bound for Germany. Audio

7:48 AM.Federated Farmers is calling for an immediate ban on all imported pollen, over fears it may be harbouring harmful spores or viruses. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Listening to that, and joining us is the Transport Minister, Steven Joyce. Audio

7:36 AM.Cyclists are accusing the Government of not caring about them. Audio

7:27 AM.Despite promises of multi million dollar savings, the cost of running the new Auckland council is still higher than it was before the amalgamation of eight councils into one Audio

7:23 AM.Joining me is our political editor Brent Edwards Audio

7:19 AM.Today is the last day on the hustings for candidates in the Mana by-election. Audio

7:13 AM.Football's world governing body, FIFA, has suspended Oceania's executive committee representative, Reynald Temarii, over cash-for-vote allegations. Audio

7:09 AM.The central Auckland heritage building The Palace has been demolished overnight. Audio

6:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:41 AM.International law enforcement agencies say crime and corruption is on the rise in the Asia-Pacific region with drugs, child pornography, fake medicines and illegal logging threatening New Zealand and… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.The Auckland heritage building, the Palace Hotel has been demolished over night after sudden cracking sparked fears it would topple yesterday afternoon. Audio

6:28 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

6:13 AM.A bank economist says bringing the budget back into surplus in four years could hurt the economy's recovery. Audio

6:11 AM.Less than a month after it opened its doors, the cost of the new Auckland Council is already blowing out. Audio

6:00 AM.Two Fifa representatives lose their jobs over bribery allegations. Auckland loses a heritage building at record speed and are we surprised running the Auckland Supercity looks like costing more than… Read more Audio