Morning Report for Monday 20 June 2011

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:52 AM.All eyes are on a rising British golfing superstar as the final round of the US Open golf tournament is under way at the Congressional Country Club's Blue Course in Maryland. Audio

8:48 AM.The Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, has appealed to Greeks to support deeply unpopular austerity reforms and avoid sending the country into bankruptcy. Audio

8:46 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:40 AM.Researchers who have just finished surveying a unique seabed north of New Zealand say they may have found vital clues about whether undersea volcanos act as a break on earthquakes. Audio

8:37 AM.Hundreds of volunteers gave their time and effort in the east of Christchurch at the weekend to help dig silt from homes and properties. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:28 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:25 AM.Housing New Zealand will be back in court today, having already spent about 850-thousand dollars of taxpayer money trying to evict three women from Lower Hutt state houses. Audio

8:21 AM.Defence secretary Robert Gates has confirmed talks have begun with the Taliban, saying such talks are how most wars end. Audio

8:17 AM.The 28 United States senators lobbying for the overhaul of Pharmac in trade negoations with New Zealand have received millions in donations from the pharmaceutical industry. Audio

8:12 AM.The weather pattern that caused the tornadoes in New Plymouth is still lingering off the coastline. Audio

8:09 AM.New Plymouth is bracing for another possible tornado, after at least two swept through the city yesterday causing extensive damage. Audio

7:56 AM.New Zealand's cricket boss says players will just have to get used to waiting to be paid, as the cricket body moves to make several million dollars worth of cuts. Audio

7:52 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:37 AM.The Te Tai tokerau by-election is now just six days away. Audio

7:29 AM.More rain is forcast today for the eastern Bay of Plenty town of Ohope. Audio

7:24 AM.The number of homes likely to be demolished in Christchurch because of earthquake damage could be as many as twelve thousand. Audio

7:18 AM.John Key will this afternoon make history, when he becomes the first New Zealand Prime Minister to address the Australian Parliament. Audio

7:14 AM.Joining us is the New Plymouth mayor Harry Duynhoven. Audio

7:10 AM.New Plymouth has been warned another tornado could strike today, adding to the destruction left by the twin twisters that ripped through the city yesterday. Audio

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

6:41 AM.Candidates in the Te Tai Tokerau by-election are now into their final week of campaigning. Audio

6:38 AM.More than twenty homes and businesses suffered major damage in two tornadoes that tore through New Plymouth yesterday. Audio

6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:11 AM.Civil Defence has been keeping an eye on the weather in Ohope overnight after more rain was forcast for the area. Audio

6:00 AM.The MET service warns more tornadoes could hit New Plymouth today. Ohope residents say they tried desperately to free a 17 year old boy from a landslide which engulfed his house at the weekend and… Read more Audio