Morning Report for Thursday 21 July 2011

8:56 AM.Here's a statistic that may or may not whet the appetitite - the thought of eating four thousand four hundred pies. Audio

8:54 AM.The Destiny Church co-founder, Hannah Tamaki, will find out today whether she can continue with her bid to become President of the Maori Women's Welfare League. Audio

8:48 AM.The chairman of Ngati Porou is taking a dim view of claims made by the Act Party leader Don Brash that the great Ngati Porou leader, Sir Apirana Ngata would be an ACT supporter if he was alive today. Audio

8:43 AM.A youth programme that's brought down the crime rate in Kaikohe has lost its funding with the advent of Whanau Ora; The Northland Labour MP Kelvin Davis is urging Ngapuhi leaders to settle their… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The Corrections Department maintains Hawke's Bay Prison is still a safe place to work, despite a kidnapping plot targetting guards. Audio

8:37 AM.The world economy faces a critical couple of weeks. Audio

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

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.Dr Brij Lal , an Australian based academic, helped write Fiji's now abrogated constitution. Audio

8:23 AM.The Minister of Foreign Affairs says allowing Fiji's exiled former army colonel Tevita Mara, a forum to air his views in New Zealand is the right thing to do. Audio

8:20 AM.The fine for driving illegally in Auckland's bus lanes, could be significantly reduced. Audio

8:16 AM.Charges have been laid over the death of New Zealand teenager Emily Longley in Britain. Audio

8:14 AM.One of the questions the Prime Minister hasn't answered relates to the legitimacy of an Israeli search and rescue team apparently ordered out of the red zone by New Zealand police in the days after… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.A researcher of the Israeli spy agency MOSSAD says the suspicious activity of four Israeli students during the Christchurch earthquake bears all the hallmarks of a classic intelligence operation. Audio

7:57 AM.An American white supremacist, Mark Stroman, who shot dead two Asian shop workers in what he considered a patriotic response to the 9-11 attacks in 2001 is due to be executed in Texas in a few hours… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The Pike River coal company chief executive Peter Whittall is expected to face further questions today about delays, cost blow-outs and unexpected technical problems at the mine where 29 men died last… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, arrives in Washington later today ready to push the case for a Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:40 AM.The last missing man still wanted over claims of war crimes in Yugoslavia during the early nineties has been arrested in Serbia. Audio

7:37 AM.The United Nations has declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia, and predicts that the situation is likely to get worse. Audio

7:34 AM.The deal between National and ACT is likely to stretch further than Epsom, with ACT potentially willing to step aside in some marginal seats. Audio

7:26 AM.Auckland councillors are shocked at a suggestion by one of their colleagues, that the city's housing shortage could be solved, through trailer parks. Audio

7:20 AM.The British prime minister, David Cameron, now says he regrets hiring the former News of the World editor, Andy Coulson as his communications chief. Audio

7:17 AM.With us is our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

7:16 AM.The Jewish Community is outraged at the allegation Israeli citizens in Christchurch at the time of the February earthquake had links to Israeli intelligence. Audio

7:11 AM.Despite Government attempts to play down reports that officers of the Israeli security agency Mossad were caught up in the Christchurch earthquake, several questions remain today. Audio

6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:41 AM.The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has faced a marathon parliamentary grilling over his relationships with News International executives now embroiled in the widening phone-hacking scandal. Audio

6:38 AM.The Greens are criticising the Prime Minister's handling of the spying allegations being leveled against Israel. Audio

6:28 AM.A youth programme that's brought down the crime rate in Kaikohe has lost its funding with the advent of Whanau Ora; The Maori Pharmacists Association warns any changes to the Government's drug-buying… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.The ACT candidate in Epsom, John Banks, says he's focused on winning that seat, rather than any deals being done between his party and National. Audio

6:00 AM.The foreign affairs minister says he's satisfied police computers were not at risk from a group of Israelis caught up in the Christchurch earthquake. In a fierce parliamentary debate the British Prime… Read more Audio