Morning Report for Monday 16 May 2011

8:57 AM.Ayslum seeker swap with Malaysia and Thailand, and Australian attitudes to equality. Audio

8:53 AM.Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, is stepping down from politics after fifty years. Audio

8:50 AM.Several small business owners in the vicinty of Eden Park are being forced to pay thousands of dollars to stay open late during Rugby World Cup games. Audio

8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:43 AM.The daughter of two high profile murder victims says the Minister for Social Development is taking up her concerns about the killer's release. Audio

8:40 AM.Freedom campers says new powers allowing councils to dole out on-the-spot fines are draconian and an attack on their rights. After growing public pressure, the Government says it will give councils… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:27 AM.United States army engineers have opened up a major floodgate along the Mississippi River in Louisiana to save New Orleans and Baton Rouge from disappearing under water. Audio

8:23 AM.Queenstown's winter season is shaping up to be one of the most uncertain for many years - despite the opening of a major hotel development. The international hotelier, the Hilton Group, will open two… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.As part of the future of Christchurch it is expected a third of all Catholic and almost half of all Presbyterian churches damaged in Christchurch's February earthquake might not be rebuilt. Audio

8:14 AM.The Christchurch City Council is looking to Scandinavia for help with the earthquake re-build. Two Danish based urban design experts are working with the Council over the next four weeks to develop a… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The New Zealand Government says it didn't know Tonga was planning to help a senior Fijian military commander charged with sedition to flee from Fiji. Fiji has accused Tonga of breaching its… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.The Northern Mystics netball team is through to the trans-Tasman grand final, after a heart-stopping 43-42 win over the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magics. Audio

7:49 AM.Student groups have been viewing this coming Budget with trepidation ever since the government flagged changes to Student Loans. However the education sector will be one of the few areas to get… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The cost of new and used cars could be about to rise by one or two thousand dollars because of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. The industry is predicting a drop in new car imports by as much as… Read more Audio

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

7:41 AM.Freedom campers say the government's going too far by rolling out instant fines for people camping illegally. After growing public pressure, the Government will give local councils the powers to issue… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Demolition companies and building owners in central Christchurch hope efforts by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will speed up the city's rebuild after it's been languishing for weeks. Audio

7:19 AM.The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is about to appear in a New York court charged with the attempted rape of a hotel maid. Audio

7:10 AM.Fiji has accused Tonga of breaching its sovereignty by assisting a senior military commander charged with sedition to flee the country. Since late 2010 rumours have been rife that Lieutenant Colonel… Read more Audio

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

6:41 AM.Thousands of Christchurch residents have shared their views on how the central city should be rebuilt after February's catastrophic earthquake. Audio

6:38 AM.The Fijian military regime has accused Tonga of breaching its sovereignty by using a naval vessel to ferry, what Fiji is calling a fugitive, out of the country. Audio

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

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

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

6:16 AM.Freedom campers are accusing the Government of criminalising what people have been doing for hundreds of years. The Government has announced it will give local councils the power to issue up to $200… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Fiji and Tonga embroiled in diplomatic incident, Murray McCully says NZ not complicit in military escape, Queenstown winter booking downs as new Hilton opens its doors, Quake Authority sets deadline… Read more Audio