Morning Report for Monday 27 June 2011

6:00 AM.Mana and Labour say the Maori Party is in deep trouble in the Maori seats, Hone Harawira told to forge agreement with Maori Party, Maori Party not worried by Te Tai Tokerau result, Airlines resume… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.An insurance company which provides cover for 46 out of 78 councils around New Zealand says when their policies expire on Thursday they won't be renewed. Audio

6:13 AM.The Prime Minister has arrived in India where he hopes to give momentum to free trade talks with the world's second most populous country. Audio

6:18 AM.The Government has come under fire for allowing New Zealand to develop one of the highest rates of diabetes in the western world. Audio

6:21 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:38 AM.Labour says its showing in the Te Tai Tokera by-election shows it has a good chance of winning back Maori seats at the general election. Audio

6:41 AM.The victorious Mana Party held a hui in Whangarei yesterday to discuss its policies and election strategy. Audio

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

7:09 AM.Labour says the race for the Maori seats is wide open, with the Maori Party in deep trouble after the Te Tai Tokerau by-election. Audio

7:14 AM.Prime Minister, John Key, says the by-election has achieved little. Audio

7:21 AM.The Maori Party says while it's disappointed it lost to the Mana Party in the weekend by- election, it does not see the result as a precedent. Audio

7:26 AM.Search and rescue staff in Wanaka have found the body of a 23 year old German tramper who went missing in Mount Aspiring National Park. Audio

7:28 AM.There is some good news for air travellers this morning. Audio

7:29 AM.Snow has finally come to New Zealand's ski fields, bringing a collective sigh of relief from winter tourism operators. Audio

7:37 AM.Final checks will be made today at the Pike River Coal mine to clear the way for planned re-entry tomorrow. Audio

7:41 AM.The Taj Mahal, Bollywood and cricket will all be part of the Prime Minister's three day visit to India this week, but giving a boost to free trade talks will be John Key's primary focus. Audio

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

7:49 AM.Local Government New Zealand-owned Civic Assurance is facing quake-related claims of 750-million dollars from the Christchurch City Council and the Waimakariri District Council. Audio

7:53 AM.The decision's understood to be based on the convention that royal visits don't take place near general elections. Audio

7:56 AM.Though it poses no threat to the planet, the MD 2011 asteroid, which is about the size of a bus will make an extremely close pass. Audio

8:09 AM.Hone Harawira may have taken the seat on Saturday, but the Labour Party believes it could still win Te Tai Tokerau in the general election because the weekend's result was so close. Audio

8:15 AM.Maori academic and Political commentator Rawiri Taonui on Te Tai Tokerau result. Audio

8:19 AM.Engineering experts have told families of the Pike River Mine victims that efforts to recover the bodies of the 29 men could take up to two years. Audio

8:24 AM.The Government's disputed plan for the casino operator Sky City to build a national convention centre goes before the Auckland Council this week. Audio

8:28 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, has told Queenstown to get started building a regional events centre. Audio

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

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

8:41 AM.The Emperor Penguin which has caught national attention since appearing on the Kapiti Coast last week will undergo yet another procedure this morning. Audio

8:44 AM.A high-profile Queens Counsel believes his client would have a better case for compensation, were he not Maori, tattooed and holding a criminal record. Audio

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

8:50 AM.His release follows the freeing last week of the outspoken artist Ai Weiwei who spent nearly three months in police custody as the government cracked down on opposition. Audio

8:50 AM.British politician Lord Christopher Monckton says he was catastrophically stupid to compare the prominent Australian economist Ross Garnaut to Adolf Hitler, A Victorian woman is leading a new class… Read more Audio