Morning Report for Monday 12 November 2012

8:56 AM.With our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:52 AM.The Dunedin City Council fears a prominent landmark is being destroyed and is taking a quarry at the site to court to stop rock being removed from its ridgeline. Audio

8:48 AM.The Waikato River Authority says a number of groups that have asked for grants to clean up the water have not been up to the job - and were after a quick buck; A Ngati Kahu spokesperson says the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.New Zealand manuka honey producers are taking legal action against two Germans they say are putting their brand at risk. Audio

8:43 AM.The Post Primary Teachers Association says it is considering invoicing the Ministry of Education for the thousands of errors made by the Ministry's new Novopay payroll system. Audio

8:40 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Bob Parker's new book, 'Ripped Apart, A City In Chaos', is raising eyebrows. Audio

8:24 AM.The Invercargill Mayor says the Government's failure to intervene in stalled energy price negotiations between the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter and Meridian Energy shows an appalling lack of… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Syntax, grammar, Shakespeare and Mansfield will be on the minds of thousands of students this morning when NCEA exams kick off with the biggest of them all - English. Audio

8:16 AM.The School Trustees Association says boards are acting on reports of sexual offending, despite an inquiry which has found a Far North board was more focused on the welfare of its paedophile teacher… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.United States intelligence officials will face questioning from Congress this week, over their role in the resignation of the CIA director David Petraeus. Audio

7:56 AM.The Associate Education Minister says he's been assured a privacy breach with the error-prone school payroll system, Novopay, is a one-off, and has been rectified. Audio

7:52 AM.The Invercargill Mayor is calling on the Government to intervene in the negotiations between New Zealand Aluminium Smelters and Meridian Energy. Audio

7:48 AM.Two battered and bruised yachties rescued from high seas in the Pacific Ocean have described the harrowing days they spent trapped inside their boat. Audio

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

7:40 AM.The mother of Christie Marceau has hit back at criticism the Sensible Sentencing Trust preys on victims' families' grief to lobby its own cause. Audio

7:35 AM.Aucklanders will get the chance to get up close and personal with the future King of New Zealand today as Prince Charles and his wife visit for their six-day Diamond Jubilee tour. Audio

7:26 AM.The crowd was treated to a nine try bonanza, as the All Blacks downed Scotland 51 - 22 at Murrayfield this morning. Audio

7:21 AM.NCEA exams begin this morning with the largest exam of all - level one English. Audio

7:15 AM.The Education Ministry says it is putting in place measures to better protect children from sex offenders after an inquiry into a Far North paedophile teacher. Audio

7:10 AM.The chairman of the BBC, Lord Patten, has called for a radical overhaul of the organisation, after the resignation of its director general George Entwistle. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:41 AM.Some Family Court hearings in the South Island are going to use video conferencing as part of a six-month pilot programme. Audio

6:28 AM.A Ngati Kahu spokesperson says the Pamapuria teacher, James Parker, has left deep scars across his community by abusing his pupils; The Waikato River Authority says a number of groups that have asked… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.The Associate Education Minister says he does have confidence in the error-prone Novopay system, despite a privacy breach between two schools. Audio

6:12 AM.Invercargill business leaders and the city's mayor are urging the government to intervene in talks between New Zealand Aluminium Smelters and Meridian Energy. Audio

6:00 AM.Crisis at the BBC, as director general resigns; Ministry of Education on Pamapuria paedophile; NCEA exams begin today; All Blacks down Scotland in spirited rugby test; jam-packed schedule for Prince… Read more Audio