Morning Report for Friday 2 November 2012

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:51 AM.Whether it's a refreshing pilsner, a bitter pale ale or a rich stout, most people like a good beer from time to time. Audio

8:48 AM.The principal of Inglewood High School in Taranaki says the racist behaviour of some of its students does not reflect the nature of her school or her community; A tribe with links to Wellington, Ngati… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.A Wairarapa woman will today try to set a world record in freediving. Audio

8:40 AM.The mother of an Auckland toddler who died from severe internal injuries will give more evidence today in her former partner's murder trial. 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.Fish and Game says a more heavy-handed approach is needed to get Taranaki farmers to complete fencing and planting out of their waterways. Audio

8:22 AM.The police have rejected a suggestion they're not keeping records of cases of domestic violence. Audio

8:18 AM.A new online mental health service aimed at helping the Facebook generation is being launched today. Audio

8:13 AM.Barack Obama has returned to the campaign trail today, after a taking time out to deal with Hurricane Sandy. Audio

8:09 AM.Unemployed Cantabrians will be considered first for 900 new jobs being established to help with the Christchurch rebuild. Audio

7:57 AM.Russia's tiger-shooting, hang gliding, judo-wrestling president is said to be suffering from failing health. Audio

7:53 AM.The country's best musicians were out in force in Auckland last night, for the annual New Zealand music awards. Audio

7:49 AM.A contractor with 20 years experience in building demolition says his men and his machinery could have done a better job extracting people trapped in the CTV building than the urban search and rescue… Read more Audio

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

7:41 AM.More and more New Zealanders are dipping into their Kiwisaver accounts to buy a house. Audio

7:38 AM.Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has announced he will launch a new filesharing website on the anniversary of his arrest next January. Audio

7:28 AM.A two-week meeting aimed at protecting marine life in Antarctica has failed to agree on setting up the world's biggest marine reserve. Audio

7:27 AM.Picton locals are uneasy about government support for moving the Cook Strait ferry terminal from their town to Clifford Bay. Audio

7:19 AM.In the United States, the death toll from Hurricane Sandy has continued to rise, and now stands at 81. Audio

7:09 AM.Canterbury's young job-seekers will be first in line for nine-hundred guaranteed new jobs as part of the Christchurch rebuild. Audio

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

6:43 AM.As you heard there the New York Marathon will still take place this weekend. Audio

6:39 AM.Canterbury's young job-seekers will be first in line for nine-hundred guaranteed new jobs as part of the Christchurch rebuild. Audio

6:27 AM.A tribe with links to Wellington, Ngati Toa, wants the Minister of Treaty Negotiations to step in after after its Treaty settlement was put off again due to court action by another Maori group; The… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.MPs are deadlocked on what changes should be made to legislation to radically revamp local councils. Audio

6:11 AM.Both contenders for the US presidency are back on the campaign trail. Audio

6:00 AM.New jobs for Christchurch, but are there homes for the migrant workers who may rebuild the city.Two days after Superstorm Sandy, the death toll rises again and the presidential candidates go back to… Read more Audio