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Morning Report for Monday 23 May 2011
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Top Stories for Monday 23 May 2011
6:00 AM.Labour's new policies after the weekend conference; Pike River recovery, Israel/Palestine peace, Fiji fugitive, Icelandic ashfall. Audio
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Business criticises Labour's policy to lift minimum wage
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
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Students worried about schools monitoring Facebook
6:14 AM.Some secondary school students are concerned their privacy is being invaded by schools monitoring their personal Facebook and Twitter pages. Audio
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Pacific News for 23 May 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 May 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 May 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Labour promises to fund all election promises
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
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Grey District mayor wants new shaft into Pike River mine
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
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Morning Business for 23 May 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Labour's policies widely criticised by business community
7:09 AM.Labour Party plans to introduce tax breaks and increase the minimum wage widely criticised by business community. Audio
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Phil Goff says Labour will ensure economic growth
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
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Our political editor discusses Labour congress
7:19 AM.Brent Edwards talks with Simon Mercep about the Labour Party policy announcements from this weekend's conference. Audio
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Pike River 'showdown' to demand recovery plan
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
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Obama defends call for peace with pre-1967 borders
7:26 AM.ABC's Washington Correspondent Craig McMurtrie discusses the US President's recent comments qualifying misinterpreted statements. Audio
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PM says New Zealand could give Colonel Mara refuge
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
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Hugh volcanic ash clouds rise kilometres above Iceland
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
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Sports News for 23 May 2011
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Deadline looms for Christchurch quake claims
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
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Teens unimpressed by school snooping on Internet
7:50 AM.Some teenagers are aghast schools are regulary snooping on them via the internet. Audio
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Kermadec Islands reveal treasure trove of fishes, ferns
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
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Labour's new policies dismissed as old-hat
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
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Pike River families prepare for showdown
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
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Wellywood sign raises hackles in Wellington
8:20 AM.A gigantic Wellywood sign is back on the agenda for the capital and once again, its causing an uproar. Audio
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Landlords warned to check if tenants on home detention
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
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Markets Update for 23 May 2011
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 23 May 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mercy dash fails to save unwell Pitcairn man
8:40 AM.A mercy mission to save an unwell man's life on the remote Pitcairn Islands has proven to be futile. Audio
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Man separated from mother in WW2 reunited with family
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
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Waatea News for 23 May 2011
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Tourism operators warned to prepare for Chinese visitors
8:52 AM.Queenstown retailers and restaurateurs are being urged to learn Mandarin to capitalise on a new wave of Chinese tourists. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:57 AM.The latest from our Melbourne correspondent. Audio