Morning Report for Wednesday 24 October 2012

8:56 AM.Fifty years after the world's most famous spy first appeared on the big screen, his latest incarnation, Daniel Craig, has stepped out onto the red carpet in London for the world premiere of Skyfall. Audio

8:54 AM.The heir to the throne, Prince Charles, will celebrate his 64th birthday when he's in Wellington, and to mark the occasion, he has invited 64 people to join him. Audio

8:48 AM.Tuhoe says an extensive report on state control of Te Urewera will help the iwi negotiate how the land will be governed in the future; Meanwhile, the Government has assured the Waikaremoana tribe… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Scientists studying the deadly earthquake that hit the Spanish city of Lorca last year say groundwater removal may be at least partly to blame. Audio

8:38 AM.The fate of the Ross Sea in Antarctica is being debated at an international conference in Tasmania. Hundreds of experts and delegates from 25 countries will decide by consensus on the best way to… Read more 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.The Whanganui District council has done a u-turn on its campaign to shun the sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson. Audio

8:23 AM.A specialised criminal court for Auckland's homeless people may soon have to close, because of a lack of funding. Audio

8:17 AM.It's just two weeks to go until Americans decide who they want as President for the next four years. And with the polls indicating a tight contest after their third and final debate, the focus is now… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Federated Farmers says there will be casualties in the coming year, with dairy profits expected to drop by more than half. Audio

8:09 AM.Lawyers working with young offenders say proposals to keep teenagers out of police cells will only work if there's funding to support them. Audio

7:56 AM.The head of Italy's risk assessment agency has resigned in protest, after seven of his colleagues were sent to jail for failing to predict the deadly 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. Audio

7:52 AM.Organisations wanting local control over genetically-modified crops and animals in Northland are accusing the Regional Council of going soft on the issue. Audio

7:48 AM.The incoming chair of Auckland's transport agency wants it to become more open, and with a better focus on customers. Audio

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

7:39 AM.Safety and living conditions are some of the reasons Cantabrians continue to flee their quake hit region. Audio

7:37 AM.MPs have voted down changes that would have forced a radical clampdown on alcohol advertising and sponsorship. Audio

7:28 AM.Principals say school mergers and closures like those proposed for Christchurch are inevitable in other parts of the country too. They say a falling number of school children in many areas will… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.With the US presidential debates now over, the race for the White House is neck-and-neck and could boil down to the effort to get out the vote in just a clutch of swing states. Audio

7:19 AM.The head of the BBC has denied helping to cover up sexual abuse by one of its former stars but he has told a Parliamentary commmittee that the broadcaster has been damaged by the associated scandal. Audio

7:16 AM.A depressing income forecast for farmers next year could result in some already cash-tight dairy farming businesses collapsing. Audio

7:10 AM.The lawyer for a 16-year-old girl who was strip-searched and held in a police cell for more than 36 hours says recommendations in a newly published report would have helped stop the incident… Read more Audio

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

6:37 AM.There's been widespread support for a report calling for an overhaul of the way police handle teenage offenders but youth justice advocates say proper funding will be essential if it's to succeed. Audio

6:27 AM.A Tuhoe leader says the Waitangi Tribunal has delivered a penetrating, sound and honest report on how the Crown treated the iwi and Te Urewera over the past 116 years; The former chairman of the… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.The Finance Minister says if the High Court finds in the Government's favour next month then the rest of its partial asset sales programme should go as planned. Audio

6:11 AM.President Obama and Mitt Romney have come face to face for the last time before the US election. Audio

6:00 AM.Youth Court chief judge wants teenagers kept out of cells; Farmer's income forecast may signal business collapses; BBC chief says sex abuse claims 'very grave'; 'Cliffhanger' US election awaits on… Read more Audio