Morning Report for Monday 7 March 2011

8:55 AM.Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:50 AM.This morning Auckland commuters have been bringing freshly baked cakes into the city, and dropping them off at the Britomart train station and other selected areas of town. Audio

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

8:44 AM.We're joined now by Lianne Dalziel, the MP for Christchurch East, who is also a Bexley resident and is still without mains power. Audio

8:41 AM.Applause, hugs and a box of beer. The reward yesterday for an Orion technician, who reconnected power to some grateful residents in the Christchurch suburb of Bexley. Audio

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

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

8:28 AM.Schools will begin re-opening from today in Christchurch, helping children and their parents regain some sense of normality amidst the chaos caused by last month's earthquake. Audio

8:22 AM.The rebuilding of Christchurch is clearly an emotive issue. Wellington architect Ian Athfield and Christchurch planning and resource management consultant Dean Crystal join us to discuss the rebuild… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.As of Friday three thousand properties within the four avenues had been inspected. 45 percent have been given yellow or red stickers. Audio

8:15 AM.As we have been reporting this morning ..The wrecking ball hovering over central Christchurch has business owners alarmed. Audio

8:09 AM.The Treasury is forecasting the Christchurch earthquake will slow economic activity, taking about 15 billion dollars out of the economy over the next five years. Audio

7:54 AM.Beneficiary advocates are railing against a Government taskforce's recommendation that beneficiaries be supplied with contraception. Audio

7:50 AM.In Australia the NRL has ordered a full report into the incident which led to New Zealand rugby league captain Benji Marshall being charged with assault. Audio

7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:43 AM.The easing of cordons has allowed Christchurch residents to have a first look at the quake damage to the central city. Audio

7:39 AM.Five schools in Christchurch are reopening today, with at least 26 others expected to follow suit during the week. Audio

7:35 AM.Police in Christchurch say there have been no arrests over-night relating to looting despite fears that the problem may get worse with the the opening up of parts of the Christchurch central city… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.There has been renewed fighting across Libya as forces loyal to the president, Muammar Gaddafi, battle to retake towns under rebel control. Audio

7:20 AM.Listening to that was the Labour Party leader Phil Goff. Audio

7:14 AM.So how fast and how much of Christchurch's centre must be torn down and, crucially, who will get to decide? We asked Civil Defence for the exact numbers of buildings that have been demolished so far… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Sandra Scott-Harrison owns five houses in the CBD quake green zone. Audio

7:09 AM.There is alarm in Christchurch over the possibility of the mass demolition of the central city. Audio

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

6:41 AM.It's been a weekend of fundraising for Christchurch, with baking and tattooing just part of the mix. Audio

6:38 AM.The Treasury is forecasting the Christchurch earthquake will slow economic activity and the Finance Minister says the forecast 11-billion dollar Budget deficit this year will also climb. Audio

6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:15 AM.Access to the green zone has eased, but not so to the most heavily damaged red zone which runs north to south for about fifteen hundred metres, and 800 metres east to west, in the central city. Audio

6:11 AM.Business owners allowed back into their central Christchurch premises for the first time are counting their losses. Audio

6:00 AM.Alarm at push to demolish Christchurch buildings, Home owner assesses the damage, Mayor denies being side-lined by Govt, Goff urges caution with use of unprecedented govt powers, Renewed fighting in… Read more Audio