Morning Report for Thursday 19 April 2012

8:57 AM.A slice of sporting history may be lost when QE II stadium in Christchurch is demolished. Audio

8:53 AM.Property owners in the Coromandel community of Te Kouma say they will continue to oppose multi-million dollar plans to expand a local wharf. Audio

8:51 AM.Health officials say healthcare standards will remain high and even improve despite the loss of a key independent advisory group. Audio

8:48 AM.Ngati Wai people will hikoi through Whangarei today, to protest at plans to settle Treaty claims over Hauturu - Little Barrier - without including the wider iwi; Iwi and hapu are to be canvassed on… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.An 11-year-old boy made a six-kilometre run for help in pitch darkness, after a car crash claimed the life of his father near Haast on the West Coast. Audio

8:39 AM.The Labour Party leader, David Shearer, is giving the second of what he calls his scene setter speeches at lunchtime. 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

8:26 AM.Foreign ministers from Nato countries meeting in Brussels have promised not to abandon Afghanistan once foreign troops withdraw in 2014. Audio

8:22 AM.The deaths of two young children in rooms overheated by heat pumps has prompted a warning to parents. Audio

8:15 AM.Christchurch's newly created Central Development Unit has just 100 days to prepare a blueprint for its central city. Audio

8:09 AM.The Prime Minister is coming under re-newed pressure to come clean on his dealings with Sky City. Audio

7:57 AM.The Wellington City Council has banned smoking in one of its newest housing complexes. Audio

7:54 AM.New Zealand's exporters have lined up at one of the world's biggest trade fairs to help expand into the Asian market. Audio

7:49 AM.Some dairy farmers are concerned that Fonterra may pay them less for their milk if a plan to allow outside investment in the company goes ahead. Audio

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

7:39 AM.Breivik is on trial for killing 77 people, mostly teenagers on a holiday island. Audio

7:35 AM.An investigation has found there was no failure by breastscreening services in Otago and Southland over the detection of cancers in 28 women. Audio

7:25 AM.Pentagon officials have reacted angrily to photographs published today seemingly showing US soldiers posing in Afghanistan with body parts from Taliban fighters. Audio

7:18 AM.The Christchurch City Council's control of the earthquake recovery plan has been taken out of its hands, to the delight of business leaders, but to the chagrin of some local councilors. Audio

7:09 AM.The Prime Minister says there's no need to reopen the tender process for Auckland's new convention centre in spite of renewed controversy about his involvement. Audio

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

6:40 AM.The creation of a new unit within the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority to oversee the rebuilding of central Christchurch is being welcomed by business leaders. Audio

6:38 AM.The Prime Minister says there's no need to reopen the tender process for Auckland's new convention centre. Audio

6:27 AM.Iwi and hapu are to be canvassed on how Maori ancestral remains should be officially welcomed home from overseas; Ngati Wai people will hikoi through Whangarei today, to protest at plans to settle… Read more Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.Key says no need to reopen convention centre tender, CBD plan could be boon for business but bad for democracy, Outrage at photos of US troops with Taliban body parts, Inquiry clears Otago Southland… Read more Audio