Morning Report for Friday 4 November 2011

8:57 AM.Donna de Maio with news from Australia. Audio

8:53 AM.The world is full of famous buildings carrying names of famous people, but no one has wanted to get their name on a morgue - until now. Audio

8:51 AM.This week the Government announced a Rena Subsidy Support, which will help pay wages for employees. Audio

8:48 AM.Nelson City Council is poised to become the first unitary authority in New Zealand to have a Maori ward; Te Tai Tonga MP, Rahui Katene, says if tribes aren't happy with the Marine and Coastal Area… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.New Zealand is getting back in the water to challenge the 2011-2012 round the world yacht race. Audio

8:39 AM.The fight for the largest electorate in the country was on show last night, when Te Tai Tonga candidates fronted up to a forum in Dunedin. Audio

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

8:29 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:26 AM.A Whangarei man has taken to patrolling local rivers to document the pollution caused by farming. Audio

8:22 AM.The most popular anti-drink driving ad in the Transport Agency's history is set to break through the one million view mark on Youtube. Audio

8:18 AM.To Auckland politics now where yesterday John Tamihere who represents the Independent Maori Statutory Board -staged a walkout because he wasn't allowed to make a submission critical of how little… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Joining us now with their take on how the politicians have performed this week, are the outgoing Labour MP for Dunedin North, Pete Hodgson, and former Act MP Stephen Franks. Both men will be providing… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.This morning, it's up to Phil Goff and David Cunliffe to show us the money. Audio

7:54 AM.Brooke Fraser and the band The Naked and Famous were the big winners when New Zealand's music royalty gathered at Auckland's Vector Arena last night for the annual Vodafone music awards. Audio

7:49 AM.An unseasonable cold snap is bringing snow and icy winds to parts of Otago and Southland. Audio

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

7:43 AM.A coroner has criticised Auckland City Hospital for failing to diagnose a man with meningococcal C disease, before it was too late. Audio

7:39 AM.Dunedin's mayor, David Cull, has offered a compromise to protesters who've been threatened with eviction from the Octagon. Audio

7:29 AM.The huge cost of sending apples to Australia has resulted in some New Zealand growers pulling out of the just-reopened export market. Audio

7:26 AM.Official unemployment has risen in the most recent quarter to be just 5-thousand below where it peaked during the recession in late 2009. Audio

7:18 AM.In a speech to an emergency meeting of the Greek cabinet the Prime Minister, George Papandreou offered to scrap his controversial plan for a referendum on the latest European bailout package. Audio

7:14 AM.Joining us is the Radio New Zealand political editor, Brent Edwards Audio

7:10 AM.One week down and three to go before the general election and the Labour Party remains well behind the National Party in the latest political poll. Audio

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

6:43 AM.Parts of Otago and Southland will wake to snow and strong, cold winds this morning. Audio

6:28 AM.A member of Auckland's Independent Maori Statutory Board, is unhappy at being refused permission to present a submission to the Auckland Council's Strategy and Finance Committee, about its spending… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.It has only been one day since Syria promised the Arab League it would end the violent crackdown. Audio

6:10 AM.More detail will be released by the Labour Party today about how it would balance the books if it was in Government. Audio

6:00 AM.Lies and damned accounting - week one of the campaign, Radio NZ political editor looks back at first week of campaign, Greek PM backs off referendum plans, Radio NZ economics correspondent looks at… Read more Audio