Morning Report for Thursday 25 August 2011

8:58 AM.Taranaki is celebrating its rugby heroes this morning, after the side wrested the Ranfurly Shield from Southland 15-12 in Invercargill last night. Audio

8:56 AM.Official figures show the law against speeding past school buses is proving hard to enforce. Audio

8:53 AM.A company that is selling some of the first New Zealand apples in Australia says consumers are biting but retailers are more wary. Audio

8:50 AM.The Green Party says new legislation to protect the sea around New Zealand is too weak. Audio

8:46 AM.A founder of Kohanga Reo says the movement's national trust is outdated and funding should flow through regional iwi bodies; The co-management of 11 volcanic cones in Auckland will be addressed by the… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The International Rugby Board is refusing to back down on restrictions for media, despite Australia's biggest newspaper publishers threatening to pull the plug on coverage. Audio

8:41 AM.A new study shows trout in waterways around Rotorua are so contaminated with mercury, people should limit themselves to eating one fish a month. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:27 AM.The Government says it won't intervene if one of the two shipping companies servicing the Chatham Islands goes out of business. Audio

8:22 AM.A Wellington tax adviser says Inland Revenue may target people who are using trusts for genuine reasons if it pursues more cases of tax avoidance. Audio

8:20 AM.A Russian unmanned spacecraft carrying supplies to the international space station has exploded five minutes after lift off raising concerns about the fate of the six astronauts at the space station. Audio

8:16 AM.Next month New Zealand soldiers and police start training a paramilitary unit in Afghanistan that will eventually be responsible for the security of the Bamyan province. Audio

8:12 AM.Joining me is the Middle East Editor of Britain's Guardian newspaper, Ian Black. Audio

7:54 AM.And now we'll take another look at the preparations for the Rugby World Cup from around the regions. Audio

7:51 AM.Queenstown businesses are demanding the Immigration Minister sorts out the time it takes to issue visas to work in the resort. Audio

7:48 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:36 AM.The Rugby World Cup's being promoted as a global attention getter for New Zealand but readers of Australian newspapers and their websites will get a picture one step removed from reality. Audio

7:27 AM.Inland Revenue says it will continue to pursue blatant cases of tax avoidance, after the Supreme Court ruled two surgeons set their salaries artificially low to avoid the top tax rate. Audio

7:19 AM.A private service will be held at the Papakura military camp today for Corporal Doug Grant, the SAS soldier killed during a gun battle in the Afghanistan capital, Kabul, last week. Audio

7:14 AM.The Telegraph's correspondent Richard Spencer is in Tripoli, and just a few minutes ago, he described a city in turmoil. Audio

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

6:28 AM.A member of the Early Childhood Education Taskforce, says kohanga reo need to chase higher professional standards for teachers; The co-management of 11 volcanic cones in Auckland will be addressed by… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:16 AM.The Revenue Minister, Peter Dunne, says a decisive ruling by the Supreme Court in a tax case gives clarity to a complex issue. Audio

6:14 AM.The US President is among many world leaders acknowledging the collapse of the regime. Audio

6:00 AM.More running battles in Tripoli, as a million dollar bounty is promised to anyone who captures Moammar Gaddafi. A private funeral service is to be held today for the SAS soldier killed in Afghanistan… Read more Audio