Morning Report for Wednesday 27 April 2011

8:53 AM.Talk about hot stuff - a group of chilli lovers in Australia think they've grown the world's hottest chilli. Audio

8:51 AM.A lack of affordable space after Christchurch's earthquake threatens to fracture the city's arts community. Audio

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

8:45 AM.Property mogul, and potential Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, has launched a blistering attack on US President Barack Obama - saying he was a terrible student who didn't deserve to go to Harvard… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Taxi drivers say having cameras in cars will not only make them safer, but is likely to have other positive spinoffs. Audio

8:38 AM.A senior emergency department doctor says District Health Boards must invest in their senior clinicians, if a workforce crisis is to be averted. Audio

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

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

8:24 AM.Near record low prices for grapes are threatening the long term viability of some Marlborough growers. Audio

8:21 AM.The Government is adamant there won't be detrimental knock on effects to transport projects from cancelling this year's fuel tax increase. Audio

8:17 AM.Nato says it has killed the number two insurgent target in the country - the senior al-Qaeda leader, Abdul Ghani. Audio

8:13 AM.Cases of roofs flying off and trees being uprooted were reported across other parts of the North Island yesterday as people dealt with high winds and heavy rain. Audio

8:08 AM.Wild weather is still battering parts of Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa, with the storm slowly making its way south. Audio

7:56 AM.Users of wireless internet, or wifi, are being urged to use a password to stop people logging on to their service without their knowledge. Audio

7:52 AM.The Warehouse's shareholders have become the latest target for an unsolicited share offer from low-ball buyer Bernard Whimp. Audio

7:48 AM.Speaking at a ceremony marking the 1986 disaster, Mr Medvedev, said the world needs to draw up new rules governing the safety of nuclear power plants. Audio

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

7:40 AM.New arterillery and gunfire is being reported in Syria, following yesterday's major crackdown by Government troops in the city of Deraa. Audio

7:36 AM.If two of Act's five MPs stick to their word, the attempt by Don Brash to roll the party leader, Rodney Hide, may come to nought. Audio

7:27 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is meeting the British Prime Minister, David Cameron this morning, as part of his week-long trip to the UK and France. Audio

7:22 AM.The Labour Party says a decision to put off a fuel tax increase of 1-point-5 cents a litre is an election stunt. Audio

7:17 AM.Senior hospital doctors want a 360 million dollar boost to their pay and conditions over the next three years. Audio

7:14 AM.We're joined by the Metservice meteorologist, Bob McDavitt. Audio

7:12 AM.Andrew McRae reports from the main street in Taupo. Audio

7:09 AM.Rising water levels on some parts of the Hawke's Bay coast have caused the evacuation of at least 60 people in Te Awanga, near Hastings. Our reporter in Hawke's Bay, Heugh Chappell, joins us now. Audio

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

6:37 AM.Much of the central North Island has been battered by storms overnight, with gale force winds uprooting trees, bringing down power lines and ripping roofs from homes. Audio

6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:18 AM.With Kate Middleton about to become Princess Catherine, her sense of style is ever more under the microscope. Audio

6:13 AM.Don Brash's attempted takeover of the Act Party leadership has attracted a vitriolic response from political rivals. Audio

6:08 AM.A powerful storm has caused widespread damage in the North Island, ripping roofs off of homes and cutting the electricity supply to thousands. Audio

6:00 AM.Violent storm cuts power to more than 10,000 people. Many in Taupo still without power. Weather set to ease today: Metservice. Senior hospital doctors seek multi million dollar pay rise. Deferment of… Read more Audio