Morning Report for Thursday 17 May 2012

8:56 AM.A teenage soldier's First World War diaries transformed into an illustrated book by his grandson has won New Zealand Post Book of the Year award. Nice day for a war was writtenby Matt Elliott about… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The prosecution in the murder trial of Elliot Turner says his New Zealand girlfriend didn't stand a chance against him. Audio

8:48 AM.A Whanganui tertiary institution says it's prepared to fight side by side with local iwi to build a Maori education facility on the site of the old Native Land Court building; A Northland kaumatua has… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The wind energy industry is hailing research that predicts a big fall in the cost of using windfarms to generate electricity. Audio

8:38 AM.A teaching tool designed by a Christchurch woman, and turned into computer software by her dyslexic son, is about to go global. 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

8:25 AM.The defence is due to begin its case in the trial of the so-called runaway millionaire today. Audio

8:20 AM.Survivors of the Norway massacre have told of hiding under dead bodies to escape Anders Breivik. Audio

8:17 AM.Among the policy changes announced yesterday by Hekia Parata, was a planned shift to performance pay, to reward teachers whose students show higher levels of achievement. Audio

8:14 AM.Principals say it is the most vulnerable children who will suffer as a result of changes to the ratios used to decide how many teachers should be funded at each school. Audio

8:09 AM.Auckland's Deputy Mayor says she's worried about who will provide affordable housing in the city, now that the government has abandoned a scheme which helped first home buyers into homes in West… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The Kaipara mayor Neil Tiller is facing renewed demands for his resignation from angry local residents and ratepayers. Audio

7:51 AM.Greeks have pulled hundreds of millions of euros out of the banking system amid fears of a eurozone exit. Audio

7:48 AM.A former German language teacher, Jean-Marc Ayrault, has taken over as France's new Socialist prime minister, a day after Francois Hollande was inaugurated as president. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Twenty years after the beginning of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina, the trial of the man who commanded Bosnian Serb forces during that conflict has begun in The Hague. Audio

7:36 AM.Dairy farmers are being warned to expect their incomes to drop dramatically as commodity prices slide. Audio

7:27 AM.The Labour Party is demanding John Banks be stood down as a minister for not declaring he had accepted a gift basket from internet millionnaire Kim Dotcom while visiting Hong Kong. Audio

7:18 AM.The Primary School Teachers' Union says changes to the way schools are funded mean every school in the country will be left with fewer teachers and bigger classes and parents should be concerned. Audio

7:15 AM.Housing New Zealand told Morning Report last night it had never intended to build more than 17 houses under the gateway scheme. Audio

7:09 AM.The government is withdrawing a scheme to help first-home buyers build houses in its Hobsonville Point housing development. Audio

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

6:38 AM.Opposition parties say the potential loss of teachers' jobs under new education policies, makes a mockery of the government's claim it would not cut frontline public service jobs. Audio

6:34 AM.A government scheme to build affordable housing in Auckland that was launched with a promise of up to one hundred low cost homes has been wound up with just 17 built. Audio

6:27 AM.A Northland kaumatua has won damages from the Department of Conservation, which didn't do enough to stop people trespassing on his land; A Whanganui tertiary institution says it's prepared to fight… 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.First home buyer help withdrawn from state-owned development; Labour discusses plans for low income Hobsonville homes; Primary Teachers' warns of fewer teachers, bigger classes; Labour demands Banks… Read more Audio