Morning Report for Tuesday 7 June 2011

8:56 AM.The latest news from the Lucky Country. Audio

8:51 AM.A so-called sex chair is fast becoming a hot seat for the Pataka Museum in Porirua. Audio

8:44 AM.The possible construction of New Zealand's second biggest coal mine, by Australian company Bathurst Resources, is in the hands of three commissioners who begin a resource consent hearing in Westport… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The search is continuing for missing 47 year old Whanganui man Brett Hall and the police aren't ruling out foul play. Audio

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

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

8:27 AM.Lawyers from both sides are adamant and vociferous in their rhetoric. New York correspondent, Nathan King, was at court and says it was a brief appearance. Audio

8:20 AM.Looking at the Greens' political prospects after this weekend's annual conference are the political commentator Colin James and the former Green MP Nandor Tanzcos. Audio

8:17 AM.The decision to resume work on an Auckland water project, without knowing the source of a deadly gas explosion, is being called into question. Audio

8:12 AM.Crash investigation and road safety consultant says lower speed tolerance not behind reduction in deaths on roads. Audio

8:09 AM.The National Road Policing Manager, Superintendent Paula Rose, says there has been a consistent reduction in deaths on the roads for nine months and that she's ecstatic about this holiday weekend's… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.A lawyer is campaigning for a Nelson chef jailed over the murder of an Australian woman in Norfolk Island to be allowed to serve his sentence in this country. Audio

7:55 AM.A further arrest over the weekend doesn't mean an end to the investigation of two jewellery heists in Auckland. Audio

7:51 AM.Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei joins the programme to discuss the new mandate to negotiate with the National Party after the next election. Audio

7:49 AM.The Green Party's emerged from its annual meeting over the weekend with a mandate to go into talks with both major political parties after the election. Audio

7:49 AM.The Green Party's emerged from its annual meeting over the weekend with a mandate to go into talks with both major political parties after the election. Audio

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

7:41 AM.Several of the capital's weekend fires were in the Porirua area and the local MP, Labour's Kris Fa'afoi, was with police when they were called to a blaze at a tyre centre in the city on Saturday… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.23 of the 40 samples taken from an organic farm south of Hamburg have found no trace of the bacteria and, while testing will continue, the rest of the results won't be known for some time. Audio

7:35 AM.The quake hit at nine-minutes-past-nine yesterday morning, and was centred near the town of Rolleston, half an hour outside of Christchurch. Audio

7:25 AM.The Secretary of the Howard League for Penal Reform, Auckland lawyer Heeni Phillips, says her client asked to move to a different wing of the prison, to avoid getting one done-and she's calling for… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.An engineering geologist is questioning the decision to resume work on an Auckland water project while the source of an onsite gas explosion remains a mystery. Audio

7:18 AM.Those working to reduce the safety on New Zealand roads are jubilant at the record 'zero' fatalities over the Queen's Birthday weekend. Audio

7:13 AM.BillEnglish was listening to the article on Govt. borrowing and joins the programme with a response. Audio

7:11 AM.Figures provided by Treasury suggest the Government could be borrowing significantly less than the current $380-million per week which it claims is necessary to maintain current levels of expenditure… Read more Audio

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

6:37 AM.Figures provided by the Treasury suggest the Government has been borrowing about $100-million a week more than it needs to this financial year. 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

6:11 AM.An Auckland lawyer says gang members in the city's Paremoremo prison are forcing prisoners to get tattoos. Audio

6:00 AM.Government borrowing, is it necessary at current levels?; praise for 'zero' holiday road death toll, but what's behind it?; work resumes on water mains despite mystery gas expolsion; alleged forced… Read more Audio