Morning Report for Tuesday 9 October 2012

8:56 AM.It's almost a week since daylight saving began, and if you've been feeling a bit under the weather this week, or crashed your car, you may be suffering from sleep deprivation courtesy of the switch. Audio

8:53 AM.Everyday New Zealanders are being enlisted to help decide which scientific challenges the country's top minds should work on solving. An advertising campaign will be launched next month asking the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The first commercial space cargo capsule is on its way to the International Space Station. Launched late yesterday, the Dragon capsule will deliver criticial supplies to the station. Audio

8:47 AM.Te Papa Museum is praising the generosity of overseas museums in helping repatriate hundreds of ancestral Maori remains to their tribal descendants; The Department of Conservation in Northland says… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Labour spokesperson Annette King says it's appropriate that she lays a complaint with the Office of the Speaker about recent Parliamentary Answers provided by the Housing Minister Phil Heatley. Audio

8:40 AM.The Labour Party MP Annette King is accusing the Housing Minister Phil Heatley of arrogance and obfuscation when it comes to answering questions over what she says is a growing crisis in the state… Read more Audio

8:36 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.Across the Tasman the outlook for the jobs market has worsened, with a key gauge of future hiring intentions decreasing for the sixth consecutive month. Audio

8:21 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says there is no jobs crisis in New Zealand's manufacturing sector. Audio

8:17 AM.The Republican candidate Mitt Romney has offered a sharp critique of President Barack Obama's foreign policy, accusing the White House of endangering U.S. interests by allowing long-time alliances to… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Child poverty groups and principals are condemning a government decision not to extend the Fruit in Schools programme. Audio

8:08 AM.Lawmakers in the United States have warned the Chinese technology company Huawei may pose a security threat and suggested it be banned. Audio

7:56 AM.Venezuelian president Hugo Chavez has beaten both an unprecedented united opposition and cancer to win another term. Audio

7:52 AM.The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced plans to cut welfare spending by a further sixteen billion dollars in the next four to five years. Audio

7:49 AM.The commissioners charged with sorting out the woes of the Kaipara District Council have held their first public meeting. Audio

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

7:41 AM.A patched gang member who wants to open a cage fighting club for troubled teenagers in Upper Hutt insists it is aimed at helping people, not recruiting them to the Head Hunters. Audio

7:39 AM.Mining companies appear to have pushed for a relaxation of rules governing their industry during a review of the Crown Minerals Act. Audio

7:34 AM.Papers obtained by Radio New Zealand reveal the pressure being put on the Government to make it easier for mining companies to operate in this country. Audio

7:25 AM.While the Kim Dotcom controversy continues in New Zealand, in the United States legitimate users of the Megaupload site are fighting to get their data back. Audio

7:21 AM.Cantabrians struggling to cope with electricity bills for quake-damaged homes are being given a bonus round of grants from the Red Cross. Audio

7:17 AM.The Health Minister has vetoed an extension to the fruit in schools programme, saying there's not enough money to go round. Audio

7:13 AM.The Guardian newspaper's technology editor, Charles Arthur, says he understands British intelligence services undertook an audit of Huawei's source code. Audio

7:09 AM.The Government is being accused of having a cavalier attitude towards national security, by ignoring mounting international concerns over the ability of a Chinese company to engage in espionage and… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:39 AM.School leaders and child poverty groups are backing the Green Party in condemning a decision by the Government not to extend its Fruit in Schools programme. Audio

6:35 AM.A Chinese company's involvement in the rolling out of high speed broadband in New Zealand is again being questioned in the light of a highly critical United States report. Audio

6:25 AM.Te Papa Museum has praised the generosity of overseas museums to help repatriate hundreds of ancestral Maori remains to their tribal descendants; The Iwi Education Authority, Te Maru o Nga Kura o… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:12 AM.Quake-hit Cantabrians struggling to cope with electricity bills are being given a bonus round of grants from the Red Cross. Audio

6:00 AM.Fresh concerns over Chinese telecommunications company; US Congress wants Chinese company shut out; Government is accused of not addressing child poverty; Red Cross to give second round of Winter… Read more Audio