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Morning Report for Monday 27 June 2011
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Top Stories 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
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Time running out for Councils and their Insurance Companies
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
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PM travels to India to give momentum to trade relationship
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
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Govt criticised for failing to tackle diabetes
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
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Pacific News for 27 June 2011
6:21 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 27 June 2011
6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 27 June 2011
6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Labour says race for Maori seats now wide open
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
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Mana Party wants deal with the Maori Party over Maori seats
6:41 AM.The victorious Mana Party held a hui in Whangarei yesterday to discuss its policies and election strategy. Audio
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Morning Business for 27 June 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Mana and Labour say the Maori Party is in deep trouble
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
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Hone Harawira told to forge agreement with Maori Party
7:14 AM.Prime Minister, John Key, says the by-election has achieved little. Audio
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Maori Party not worried by Te Tai Tokerau result
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
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Lost Tramper Found
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
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Airlines resume flights at all airports except Wellington
7:28 AM.There is some good news for air travellers this morning. Audio
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Mt Hutt is first ski field to open
7:29 AM.Snow has finally come to New Zealand's ski fields, bringing a collective sigh of relief from winter tourism operators. Audio
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Manager makes final checks before Pike re-entry
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
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PM in India to give boost to trade talks
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
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Sports News for 27 June 2011
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Time Running out for Councils and their insurance campanies
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
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Royal newlyweds not due in NZ until 2012
7:53 AM.The decision's understood to be based on the convention that royal visits don't take place near general elections. Audio
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Space rock to graze past the planet
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
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Defeated Labour Party candidate warns he'll win Te Tai Tokerau
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
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Te Tai Tokerau result 'a worry for the Maori Party'
8:15 AM.Maori academic and Political commentator Rawiri Taonui on Te Tai Tokerau result. Audio
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Pike recovery could take two years
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
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Auckland council to consider govt's casino convention plan
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
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PM calls for Convention Centre to be built in Queenstown
8:28 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, has told Queenstown to get started building a regional events centre. Audio
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Markets Update for 27 June 2011
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 27 June 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Zoo vets have another attempt today to heal Emporer Penguin
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
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Zion King seeks compo for months behind bars
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
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Waatea News for 27 June 2011
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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China releases key dissident
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
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
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