Morning Report for Monday 23 May 2011

8:57 AM.The latest from our Melbourne correspondent. Audio

8:52 AM.Queenstown retailers and restaurateurs are being urged to learn Mandarin to capitalise on a new wave of Chinese tourists. Audio

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

8:43 AM.A man, separated from his mother at the end of the Second World War and raised in New Zealand, is meeting his German family for the first time after discovering his true identity. Audio

8:40 AM.A mercy mission to save an unwell man's life on the remote Pitcairn Islands has proven to be futile. 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

8:26 AM.Landlords are being warned about a legal loophole that means they may not know if their tenant is on home detention. Audio

8:20 AM.A gigantic Wellywood sign is back on the agenda for the capital and once again, its causing an uproar. Audio

8:16 AM.The families of the men killed in the Pike River mine tragedy are preparing for a showdown with authorities at a major meeting in Christchurch later today. Audio

8:09 AM.The Labour Party's new policies have been dismissed as old-hat, with the Prime Minister saying it proves Labour's learned nothing from its two-and-a-half years in opposition. Audio

7:56 AM.Scientists have discovered several new species of tropical fish during New Zealand's largest ever scientific expedition of the Kermadec Islands. Audio

7:50 AM.Some teenagers are aghast schools are regulary snooping on them via the internet. Audio

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

7:45 AM.People have until midnight tonight to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission for property damaged in the February Christchurch earthquake. Audio

7:41 AM.Huge volcanic ash clouds are once again billowing over Iceland, this time from the Grimsvotn volcano which has shot a plume of smoke and ash 20 kilometres into the sky, forcing the closure of… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is not ruling out granting political aslyum to the former Fijian military commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Ratu Tevita Mara. Audio

7:26 AM.ABC's Washington Correspondent Craig McMurtrie discusses the US President's recent comments qualifying misinterpreted statements. Audio

7:22 AM.The families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine disaster six months ago are demanding authorities come up with a new plan for recovering the dead miners' remains. Audio

7:19 AM.Brent Edwards talks with Simon Mercep about the Labour Party policy announcements from this weekend's conference. Audio

7:13 AM.Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, joins the programme to discuss the new policies announced at the party conference over the weekend. Audio

7:09 AM.Labour Party plans to introduce tax breaks and increase the minimum wage widely criticised by business community. Audio

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

6:40 AM.The Mayor of the Grey District, Tony Kokshoorn, says another shaft must be drilled into the Pike River Coal mine to retrieve the bodies of the 29 men trapped there. Audio

6:37 AM.The Labour Party is vowing to tell voters exactly how it will pay for all its election policies - with the agriculture sector the first to be targetted to provide more money. 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

6:14 AM.Some secondary school students are concerned their privacy is being invaded by schools monitoring their personal Facebook and Twitter pages. Audio

6:10 AM.Business New Zealand Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly, says Labour's new policies, particularly an increase in the minimum wage, will drive up unemployment. Audio

6:00 AM.Labour's new policies after the weekend conference; Pike River recovery, Israel/Palestine peace, Fiji fugitive, Icelandic ashfall. Audio