Morning Report for Tuesday 4 September 2012

8:56 AM.Jane Bowron is a newspaper columnist who lived in the red zone at the time of the earthquake. Audio

8:50 AM.A Dunedin museum says it will be the most modern and innovative in the country when it reopens after a 39 million dollar redevelopment. Audio

8:48 AM.A water rights claimant is thanking the government for its decision to delay share sales in Mighty River Power until next year; A Horowhenua iwi is closer to commencing formal Treaty negotiations with… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Schools are an important part of any community, and two years on from the start of the earthquakes in Canterbury many are still coping with damage to classrooms, and with dramatically reduced rolls. Audio

8:35 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.Returning now to the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, with the New Zealand contingent confirmed to leave in April next year. Audio

8:25 AM.Waitangi Tribunal claimants are calling the government decision to delay the sale of Mighty River Power so that water rights can be sorted out, 'a victory for common sense'. Audio

8:20 AM.Ready or not for an earthquake, many former Christchurch residents have left canterbury for what they describe as more stable pastures. Audio

8:16 AM.Cantabrians have significantly increased their preparedness with many workplaces now holding regular earthquake drills. Audio

8:08 AM.In the wake of the February disaster, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was set up to coordinate the overall recovery. Audio

7:55 AM.Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan is gaining a reputation for stretching the truth after he was caught out exaggerating how fast he had run a marathon. Audio

7:53 AM.About 50 South African miners held over the killings at the Marikana platinum mine near Johannesburg have been freed in court, after murder charges against them were dropped. Audio

7:50 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:44 AM.Joining us now is the Christchurch mayor, Bob Parker. Audio

7:39 AM.The small town of Darfield, 45 kilometres from Christchurch, managed to escape the widespread damage seen in the city. Audio

7:35 AM.At the site yesterday, Louise Deans gave me an insight into how traumatic that decision had been. Audio

7:28 AM.The Maori Council says it's taking 'with a pinch of salt' the government's refusal to have direct talks with it and with all Maori about water rights. Audio

7:23 AM.The Government has confirmed New Zealand troops will make an early exit from Afghanistan. Audio

7:18 AM.In a piece of good news for the Canterbury region, the Government will announce today it's going to a rebuild of two Christchurch hospitals at a cost of more than half a billion dollars. Audio

7:16 AM.David Ayers is the mayor of Waimakariri District, which includes Kaiapoi. Audio

7:11 AM.One of those areas hardest hit two years ago was Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch. Audio

7:09 AM.It all started two years ago today at 4:36 in the morning, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Canterbury. Audio

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

6:41 AM.The Maori Party says the Government is trying to avoid a fight with Maori by delaying the partial sale of Mighty River Power until early next year. Audio

6:35 AM.Two years ago today a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury. Audio

6:27 AM.A water rights claimant is thanking the government for its decision to delay share sales in Mighty River Power until next year; A Horowhenua iwi is closer to commencing formal Treaty negotiations with… Read more Audio

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

6:22 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.Lessons are still being learned about what authorities got wrong in their response to this quake and the one that followed in February. Audio

6:11 AM.It was just a little under an hour and a half ago, two years today, that a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury. Audio

6:00 AM.Two years after first quake, many still finding their feet, Waimakariri District's mayor says Kaiapoi oft overlooked, Government to okay half-billion dollar Chch hospital rebuild, New Zealand forces… Read more Audio