Morning Report for Thursday 10 November 2011

8:55 AM.He was on the run in life, now more than 130 years after his death, Ned Kelly may finally be laid to rest. Audio

8:53 AM.It's been a sad day for military veterans in the UK, despite Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day as it's known there, being just around the corner. Audio

8:50 AM.Fans are venting their anger at Big Day Out organisers after they announced the headline act - the American rap star, Kanye West - has been axed from the Auckland music festival's line up. Audio

8:46 AM.The South Island iwi Ngai Tahu is strongly defending its plan to convert two North Canterbury forests into dairy farms; A Far North Maori chief is calling for other Maori leaders to be brave - and… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The Secondary Principal's Association fears hundreds of schools may have buildings that could crumble in earthquakes. Audio

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

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The forestry industry wants the government to take a tougher stance on synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of cannabis, to reduce the risk of injury at work. Audio

8:25 AM.Earthquakes disrupted schooling in Canterbury this year, but the region's teenagers can rest assured they will not be rattled by unexpected references to quakes in this year's NCEA and Scholarship… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The National Party's environment spokesperson, Nick Smith. Audio

8:16 AM.The Green Party says the National Party's new environment policy shows a lack of courage to truly tackle problems. Audio

8:09 AM.The Maori Party says it wants all schools to offer lessons in Te Reo Maori by 2015. Audio

7:54 AM.Leaders from the 21 economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation area, or Apec, hold their annual gathering this week in Honolulu. Audio

7:51 AM.It was a meet the candidate's event in the National Party leader, John Key's, Helensville electorate last night, but most of the candidates there weren't trying to win the seat. Audio

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

7:41 AM.A growing number of school principals around the country are worried their schools aren't being earthquake strengthened to a high enough standard. Audio

7:38 AM.The Department of Building and Housing has admitted it failed to ensure councils complied with earthquake guidelines. Audio

7:30 AM.Candidates in the Epsom seat have sparred for the second time as speculation mounts over whether the National Party will signal its supporters to give their electorate votes to the Act party… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.John Key was invited to come on the programme this morning, he declined. Radio New Zealand's political editor, Brent Edwards, analyses. Audio

7:23 AM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, has tried to turn the tables on John Key over fiscal credibility, saying National's figures are shonky. Audio

7:17 AM.Silvio Berlusconi's pledge to step down as Italian prime minister was meant to calm the markets, but it doesn't seem to have done the trick. Audio

7:12 AM.The Maori Party's education spokesperson is Te Ururoa Flavell. Audio

7:09 AM.The Maori Party says it wants to make all schools offer Te Reo Maori by 2015. Audio

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

6:37 AM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, is again attacking John Key's credibility, saying National's figures are shonky. Audio

6:27 AM.A Far North Maori chief is calling for other Maori leaders to be brave and also refer to themselves as being chiefs; In reaction, a lecturer in Maori culture says Maori leaders can choose to call… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.The United Nation's latest assessment of Iran's nuclear programme is the most damning so far. Audio

6:10 AM.The Maori Party says it would make Te Reo Maori compulsorily available in schools by 2015. But the idea is being criticised by other political parties as going too far - or not far enough. Audio

6:00 AM.Maori Party wants all schools to offer lessons in Te Reo Maori; Maori Party's education spokesperson discusses Te Reo; IMF head warns of 'lost decade' for world economy; Labour says National's figures… Read more Audio