Morning Report for Tuesday 19 April 2011

6:00 AM.Already high inflation may rise even more in coming months, Labour says govt doing little to help struggling families, Labour says Pike River assistance 'frugal, mean', Large quake in the Kermandec… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.With Christchurch having its first real taste of winter , the Earthquake Commission is telling Christchurch residents that its focus is on emergency repairs. Audio

6:14 AM.The Government is not ruling out further subsidies to help quake affected businesses. Audio

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

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Opposition says the Government must take much of the blame for high inflation, which is hitting low and middle-income families hard. Audio

6:43 AM.West Coast locals say a sports and events centre to honour those killed in mining tragedies will be not come close to compensating for the closure of the Pike River Coal Mine. Audio

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

7:09 AM.The cost of living, already at the highest level in two-and-a-half years, is expected to keep rising as increases in GST, excise tax and fuel work their way through the economy. Audio

7:13 AM.Labour's finance spokesperson, David Cunliffe. Audio

7:18 AM.Labour says the government 3.5 million dollar contribution to a sports and event centre in memory of those who died at Pike River is ''frugal at best, mean at worst'. Audio

7:23 AM.A six point four earthquake has jolted much of the east coast of the North Island overnight. Audio

7:28 AM.Urgent talks are taking place at the United Nations about the increasingly dire humanitarian situation in Libya. Audio

7:37 AM.A former prison psychologist says it may be impossible to rehabilitate murderer Malcolm Chaston. Audio

7:37 AM.Wall Street stocks have been falling today after pessimstic forecasts about the US economy from ratings agency Standard and Poors. Audio

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

7:47 AM.With membership of the RSA dwindling an Auckland Business group is calling on more community groups to get involved in organising and running Anzac Day services. Audio

7:51 AM.Early childhood education leaders say the government's subsidy cuts are behind the biggest jump in early childhood fees on record. Audio

7:55 AM.Cambridge University professor Sir Colin Humphrys believes he's worked out the precise days and dates the events of Easter happened. Audio

8:09 AM.As the latest figures show a sharp rise in inflation, attention's now turning to whether wages can, and should, keep pace. Audio

8:16 AM.A former prison psychologist is questioning whether murderer Malcolm Chaston will ever be able to be rehabilitated in prison. Audio

8:21 AM.Builders are being laid off in Christchurch despite predictions of a major skills shortage in six to twelve month's time. Audio

8:24 AM.West Coast locals say a centre to honour those killed in mining tragedies will be scant compensation for the closure of the Pike River Coal Mine. Audio

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

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

8:38 AM.From today, the wages subsidy is available only for the next six weeks to businesses that meet strict criteria. Audio

8:42 AM.Survivors of Queensland's deadly flash flooding have told their harrowing stories to an inquiry investigating why there was so little warning about the storm. Audio

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

8:51 AM.Now in a case of life imitating art, an American company has invented a computer programme to write news stories. Audio

8:56 AM.Bird watchers tracking the so-called"grey ghost"of the West Coast think they have a lead. Audio