Morning Report for Thursday 15 March 2012

8:56 AM.Champions of the written word may be sad to hear that after nearly three hundred years Encyclopaedia Britannica has announced it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship 32-volume… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.New research predicts schools will take shortcuts to unfairly boost their results in the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio

8:48 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is to announce a fresh round of state sector restructuring later today. Audio

8:48 AM.The Maori Council says it's prepared to take its claim on freshwater rights to the Supreme Court, if the Government rejects it; The Maori Economic Development Panel says the responsibility for… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A Norwegian yacht with a New Zealander on board that made an unauthorised journey to Antarctica is now sailing for repairs. Audio

8:40 AM.Hundreds of veterans of British nuclear tests in the Pacific in the 1950s have lost the latest round of their fight for government compensation. Audio

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

8:26 AM.It's no secret that New Zealand's population is ageing. Audio

8:24 AM.The Labour Party leader David Shearer has laid out his vision for the future of New Zealand in a speech he's just delivered in Wellington. Audio

8:20 AM.Federated Farmers says Transpower is embarking on a land grab that will see landowners lose property rights over thousands of hectares. Audio

8:15 AM.Joining us is the Mayor of Dunedin Dave Cull. Audio

8:09 AM.The debt-ridden Otago Rugby Football Union has been saved from liquidation after last ditch talks that ran late into the night. Audio

7:56 AM.United States authorities will take another step towards extraditing the founder of the Internet file-sharing giant, Megaupload, when they hold talks with his lawyers today. Audio

7:52 AM.An initial report on the breach of the privacy of thousands of ACC claimants will go to the ACC minister, Judith Collins, tomorrow. Audio

7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.The lawyer for the former head of the Indian Premier League has told a British judge that cricketer Chris Cairns is a liar as Cairns' libel suit against Lalit Modi enters its final stages. Audio

7:36 AM.28 people are dead, 22 of them children, after a bus full of Belgian school pupils on a ski trip crashed in a tunnel in Switzerland. Audio

7:28 AM.The bitter dispute at Ports of Auckland goes back to the Auckland Council today for what could be the final debate by politicians. Audio

7:23 AM.A High Court jury is expected to begin deliberating today in the trial of four people accused of taking part in military style camps in Te Urewera National Park. Audio

7:18 AM.The hip replacement patient who's leading the New Zealand tranche of a lawsuit that could form part of one of the largest medical liability cases in history says no one really knows what future health… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Joining us now is the New Zealand Rugby Union Chief Executive, Steve Tew. Audio

7:07 AM.After talks stretching late into the night, a deal has been done to avoid the liquidation of the Otago Rugby Union. Audio

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

6:41 AM.Twenty-eight New Zealanders are joining an international lawsuit against a hip replacement manufacturer after some recipients discovered toxic levels of metal in their systems. Audio

6:38 AM.Dunedin ratepayers and the New Zealand Rugby Union will bail out Otago rugby, saving it from liquidation. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Council says it's prepared to take its claim on freshwater rights to the Supreme Court, if the Government rejects it; The Maori Economic Development Panel says the responsibility for… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.China's annual parliament, the National People's Congress, has just wound up. Audio

6:00 AM.Dunedin City Council divided over rugby bail-out, Otago Rugby deal is a 'fresh start' says NZRU, NZers join lawsuit to fight for hip replacements compensation, Jury in Urewera case expected to begin… Read more Audio