Morning Report for Thursday 6 September 2012

8:56 AM.Turning now to the US Tennis Open, and it may have taken two and a half hours, in a rain plagued match played over two days, but Maria Sharapova is finally through to the semi finals of the womens… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A New Plymouth fisherman has forked out thousands of dollars on Australian-made pingers to keep endangered Maui's Dolphin away from his nets. Audio

8:48 AM.The Education Review Office says the Maori college, Hato Petera, needs to make several improvements, but its hostel is in good shape; The Maori Council's being told that it might be time to give over… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Arthritis New Zealand says musculoskeletal disorders are costing the country more than five billion dollars a year, and much more should be done to keep those affected working. Audio

8:39 AM.The veteran local government analyst Larry Mitchell has found a new audience for his reports on how councils are performing. Audio

8:34 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.Another major roading project may be partially privately funded. Audio

8:22 AM.An environmental group has started a grassroots campaign against the mining of ironsands off the west coast of the North Island. Audio

8:19 AM.The captain and navigational officer of the cargo ship Rena, which ran aground off Bay of Plenty last year, will be deported to the Philippines today. Audio

8:13 AM.Listening to that, Craigs Investment Partners Head of Research, Grant Swanepoel. Audio

8:09 AM.The possibility of more job losses is hanging over companies and workers in the commodity sector as prices and demand for their products tumbles. Audio

7:56 AM.The country's largest collection of sound recordings is moving from Radio New Zealand and will now be managed by the Film Archive. Audio

7:52 AM.Hamilton born Warren Gatland is the newly-appointed head coach of the British and Irish Lions team which is set to tour Australia next year. Audio

7:48 AM.The gunman who opened fired during the victory speech of Quebec's newly elected premier at a Montreal nightclub is currently under guard at a hospital in Montreal. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:41 AM.Auckland communities will lose three and a half million dollars in funding grants a year if SkyCity gets more pokies. Audio

7:37 AM.Former president Bill Clinton has a hard act to follow at the U.S. Democratic Party Convention in North Carolina today, after a rapturous audience yesterday lapped up Michelle Obama's speech. Audio

7:28 AM.The Royal Commission investigating the fatal collapse of the CTV building has been told the man who approved its design was pressured to do so even though he had concerns about the structure. Audio

7:24 AM.A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake has rocked Costa Rica, killing at least two people, cutting power and temporarily triggering a tsunami warning. Audio

7:17 AM.The Government's decision not to back a national hui on water rights is being dismissed as irrelevant by its organisers. Audio

7:12 AM.The Council of Trade Unions President, Helen Kelly, is with us. Audio

7:08 AM.The Labour Party says the Government is so consumed by its plan to sell off state-owned assets that it's forgetting about the need to create jobs in the economy. Audio

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

6:39 AM.Tiwai Point Aluminum smelter is to shed 100 jobs within weeks unless it can get a better electricity deal with Meridian energy. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Council's being told that it might be time to give over the lead role on the debate about water to the Iwi Chairs Forum; The Maori college, Hato Petera, has been told by the Education Review… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:15 AM.Rolling eyes, heavy sighs and a walkout -- all part of a heated hour and a half-long debate at the Auckland Council -- about logos and branding. Audio

6:10 AM.An proposed law that would allow the Australian government to view the internet browsing habits of ALL Australians is being roundly criticised. Audio

6:00 AM.Labour says Government's taken eye off the ball, 'Where's the jobs creation plan?' CTU asks govt, Organisers dismiss Govt decision to reject national hui, Costa Rica hit by 7.6 magnitude earthquake… Read more Audio