Morning Report for Friday 10 June 2011

8:57 AM.Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:53 AM.A pub in a church might seem unusual, but then life in Christchurch after both the September and February earthquakes has been anything but normal. Audio

8:51 AM.New Zealand beef products could fill the gap left by the suspension of Australian live exports to Indonesia. Susie Ferguson speaks with the Meat Industry Assocaition chief executive Tim Ritchie. Audio

8:45 AM.An international campaign to restore the fortunes of wool has its New Zealand launch tonight. It's one of the intiatives under way to make the most of a rapid rise in wool prices, which in some cases… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Stricter rules for freedom campers are one step closer to becoming law. Under the Freedom Camping Bill, councils will be able to fine illegal campers and prosecute them for dumping sewage from their… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.Joining Simon Mercep is the Rugby Union's General Manager of Community Rugby, Brent Anderson, and former All Black Norm Hewitt. Audio

8:22 AM.41 people lost their jobs at Yarrows Bakery in South Taranaki yesterday leaving a bitter taste in the town of Manaia Audio

8:20 AM.Scientists have found remnants of the world famous White Terraces, which disappeared under Lake Rotomahana in the eruption of Mount Tarawera 125 years ago. The team identified part of the Pink… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Professor Kim Economides is the director of the University of Otago's Legal Issues Centre and was a specialist advisor to the British Parliament when it revamped the legal profession in 2007. Audio

8:09 AM.Manufacturers and unions are warning that if the New Zealand dollar's strong run continues some companies will be forced to lay off staff. The Employers and Manufacturers Association's Bruce… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Dunedin's mayor says Kiwirail's decision to have 500 million dollars of work done overseas and then cut jobs in local workshops is a form of economic vandalism. Audio

7:52 AM.BBC reporter Owen Bennett Jones speaks to us from Turkey. Audio

7:49 AM.It was a disappointing night for netball fans last night as the Australian Diamonds beat the Silver Ferns 52-47 at Palmerston North. Audio

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

7:41 AM.A Fijian pro-democracy group is lobbying the government to keep the former military commander of Fiji, Tevita Mara, out of New Zealand. Audio

7:37 AM.A study of the Wellington Hospital's Emergency Department has found verbal and physical abuse of frontline staff by intoxicated patients is rife. Audio

7:28 AM.Hundreds of thousands people have been ticketed in the past five years for not making it click. The Automobile Association and others say the Government needs to re-focus on seat belt wearing to save… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Justice Minister, Simon Power says though only a small percentage of lawyers are opposing government policy, the warning issued to the Law Society after the Bazley report still stands. Audio

7:21 AM.The dispute between the Government and the legal profession is escalating with the Minister of Justice yesterday threatening to end the Law Society's right to regulate the legal profession. Audio

7:16 AM.The Governor of the Reserve Bank Alan Bollard says the financial markets have over-reacted. Audio

7:13 AM.Manufacturers say that the continuing strength in the New Zealand dollar will soon be paid for in lost jobs. Audio

7:10 AM.The New Zealand dollar has soared overnight, reaching a new post-float high against the US currency. Audio

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

6:41 AM.A Government Bill which would allow people aged over 65 to opt out of jury service has been criticised as patronising and ageist. Audio

6:38 AM.The Law Society says it is working with the Minister of Justice to try to resolve the problems with legal aid lawyers identified in a hard hitting report 18 months ago. Audio

6:30 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:16 AM.There's increasing pressure from the Democratic Party for American congressman Anthony Weiner to resign after being caught up in a sexting scandal. Audio

6:11 AM.The situation in northern Syria seems to be deteriorating further, with growing signs that the army is mobilising to crush anti-government protests. Audio

6:00 AM.Dollar maintains upward momentum on OCR news, Manufacturers warn high dollar will cost jobs, Reserve Bank governor thinks dollar's rise is over-reaction, Some authority of Law Society could be axed… Read more Audio