Morning Report for Thursday 26 January 2012

8:56 AM.The Oscar award-winning film, Citizen Kane, caused a big stir in 1941 when it was released. The newspaper baron, William Randolph Hearst, believed that the film's main character, Charles Foster Kane… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.An elderly conservationist has been charged with assault - after an encounter with a kiteboarder on a Northland beach. Audio

8:48 AM.Coastal iwi in Bay of Plenty want a royal commission of inquiry into the Rena disaster; A north Taranaki hapu meets with the New Plymouth Council, and the Historic Places Trust tomorrow after Maori… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.East Coast oil drillers have given an upbeat account of their quest for oil at a meeting called by Hawkes Bay Regional Council. Audio

8:42 AM.The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, says people are warming to the idea of mandatory reporting of child abuse. Audio

8:40 AM.The Labour Party caucus has begun its post-election review as it comes to terms with a new leader, and another term in Opposition. Audio

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

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.Roger Federer faces off against his greatest foe Rafael Nadal today in the first of the mens' semi-finals at the Australian Open. Audio

8:23 AM.Jim Anderton was a Christchurch MP for 27 years until the last election, and unsuccessfully challenged Bob Parker for the Christchurch mayoralty in the 2010 local body elections. Audio

8:20 AM.Christchurch's city councillors are to hold a behind-closed-doors meeting with the local government minister tomorrow in a bid to avoid the council imploding. Audio

8:15 AM.In the flood ravaged Western district of Fiji a family of four has died, following a landslide at a village in the Ba district. Audio

8:12 AM.From Norway, the authorities say until Mr Andhoy enters Antarctic waters, effectively breaking their national law, the onus is on New Zealand to locate him. Audio

8:07 AM.As the navy search continues for a notorious Norwegian adventurer, his unsanctioned expedition to the Antarctic is being described as extremely reckless. Audio

7:56 AM.The US President, Barack Obama has attacked income inequality in his third State of the Union speech. Audio

7:53 AM.The Reserve Bank governor, Alan Bollard, will review the official cash rate for the first time this year later this morning. He's not expected to move the cash rate from its record low of 2.5 per… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The Prime Minister has signalled getting the Government's books back into surplus by 2014 - 2015 has got tougher in the wake of more pessimistic forecasts about world economic growth. Audio

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

7:40 AM.More evictions have started in Aotea Square. Audio

7:35 AM.A group of Aucklanders says the redevelopment of the city's waterfront is threatened by the expansion plans of the council-owned port company. Audio

7:27 AM.The three men who were arrested with the German internet mogul, Kim Dotcom, on charges of internet piracy will find out today if they will be bailed. Audio

7:25 AM.Charlene Banks, is the twin sister of Leonard Banks, one of the three men who lost their lives on last year's expedition. Audio

7:20 AM.Back now to our story on Fiji, where a family of four including two young children have been killed when their house was buried by a landslide. Audio

7:20 AM.A navy inshore patrol vessel will today continue hunting for a Norwegian adventurer who is fleeing New Zealand authorities. Audio

7:17 AM.US Special forces have rescued two Western aid workers from kidnappers in Somalia. Audio

7:14 AM.In Fiji where the western district of Vitu Levu is continuing to be affected by heavy rain, a family of four including two young children have been killed when their house was buried by a landslide. Audio

7:10 AM.Rescue teams are at the site of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea. Tumbi village near Tari in the country's Southern Highlands, is covered in millions of cubic metres of rock and soil. Audio

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

6:35 AM.A Norwegian adventurer who is thought to be sailing to Antarctica in the face of official condemnation has a history of thumbing his nose at authority. Audio

6:27 AM.Coastal iwi in Bay of Plenty want a royal commission of inquiry into the Rena disaster; a north Taranaki hapu is meeting with the New Plymouth Council and the Historic Places Trust tomorrow after… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:15 AM.It's exactly one year since the Egyptians first came out on to Tahrir Square in Cairo demanding the resignation of their then president, Hosni Mubarak. Audio

6:10 AM.The Christchurch city council will meet the local government minister Nick Smith tomorrow in a bid to stop the deeply riven council from falling apart. Audio

6:00 AM.PNG mudslide leaves scores buried;Family die in landslide in Fiji;Two Western aid workers rescued from somalia kidnappers;Update on Fiji floods;Hunt continues for fugitive Norwegian… Read more Audio