Morning Report for Wednesday 25 May 2011

8:57 AM.The Whangarei District Council is finally lifting the veil on a project it it's been working on for several years behind closed doors. Audio

8:52 AM.In Northern Europe around 5 hundred flights have been canceled as a cloud of volcanic ash spreads from Iceland. Audio

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

8:45 AM.A declining school-age population and an apparent preference for single-sex education are creating uncertainty at some Dunedin secondary schools. Audio

8:40 AM.The environment group, Coromandel Watchdog says there's no guarantee the planned cleanup of the Tui Mine will be a successful, but says it is worth a try. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.While Phil Goff is out campaigning for the Te Tai Tokerau by-election, Prime Minister, John Key is also been out and about. Audio

8:26 AM.Fiji says it will boycott the Wellington sevens if New Zealand continues to restrict which players it can bring to the Rugby World Cup. Audio

8:23 AM.Egypt's former president will face trial for the killing of protesters during mass demonstrations in February. Audio

8:20 AM.A suspected case of the more virulent strain of the kiwifruit vine-killing disease PSA has been found outside of Te Puke, where it was first confirmed last year. Audio

8:17 AM.The mother of murdered Napier schoolgirl Teresa Cormack, says another attempt by her daughter's killer to fight his conviction will hurt her family once more. Audio

8:13 AM.The Maori Party is today expected to name Solomon Tipene as its candidate to take on Hone Harawira in the Te Tai Tokerau by-election. Audio

8:09 AM.Much of Fonterra's 9-hundred million dollar payout to dairy farmers is NOT expected to flow into the greater New Zealand economy. Audio

7:57 AM.The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has told a joint session of the US Congress in Washington that he's ready to make painful compromises to achieve peace with the Palestinians, despite a… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Labour Party says everything humanly possible must be done to retrieve the remains of the 29 men who died in Pike River Coal mine. Audio

7:48 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:43 AM.The Communications Minister, Steven Joyce responds. Audio

7:37 AM.The Labour Party is accusing the government of tying up billions of dollars of taxpayer money, in a deal with Telecom, to roll out Ultrafast Broadband. Audio

7:28 AM.West Coast dairy farmers are questioning why the region's development fund has invested millions of dollars in a failing dairy company. Audio

7:23 AM.Scientists believe super-hot fluids deep under the central North Island may hold the key to New Zealand's future electricity generation. Audio

7:22 AM.Meanwhile residents in Christchurch were jolted awake by a 4.1 aftershock at 6 this morning. Audio

7:18 AM.It looks like a decision on the demolition of the high rise Grand Chancellor Hotel in central Christchurch is imminent. Audio

7:13 AM.The Chair of the Federated Farmers Dairy section, Lachlan McKenzie. Audio

7:09 AM.The banks look set to be the major beneficiaries of this season's 900-million-dollar dairy payout windfall. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The company that missed out on providing Auckland with Ultrafast Broadband, Vector, is questioning the multi-BILLION dollar arrangement struck between the government and Telecom. Audio

6:37 AM.West Coast dairy farmers are questioning why the region's development fund has invested millions of dollars in a failing dairy company. 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.Conservationists say that the huge number of quake damaged gravestones in Christchurch's historic cemeteries will never be repaired. Audio

6:00 AM.Banks, not economy, to benefit from record Fonterra payout; Federated Farmers on Fonterra payout; Grand Chancellor demo could bring down other buildings; GNS on latest Christchurch aftershock; NZ… Read more Audio