Morning Report for Thursday 29 November 2012

8:55 AM.A Dunedin high school has come up with a novel way to keep students on the straight and narrow. Queen's High School is making its 500 pupils observe traffic road rules as they walk the school's… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A Dunedin City Council subcommittee will meet tomorrow to consider hundreds of public submissions about how its stadium should be used. Audio

8:48 AM.A senior Waikato-Tainui leader says he'll follow the Maori King's suggestion to step down - but only if that's what the people want; A central Auckland hapu, Ngati Whatua o Orakei, says it has a duty… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A document intended to safeguard Northland's natural assets has been dubbed by conservationists as a masterpiece of wishy-washy Audio

8:41 AM.Tens of thousands of demonstrators have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square for a sixth day running as the country's two highest appeals courts close for business. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.After losing the first test match on the tour of Sri Lanka, the New Zealand cricket team has played itself into a dominant position in the second test at Colombo. Audio

8:25 AM.The country's biggest newspaper chain is cutting staff. APN, which owns the New Zealand Herald, yesterday confirmed its plans to cut eight jobs, mainly senior editorial roles. Audio

8:18 AM.The Ministry of Education says school administrators were not to blame for for any problems with the Novopay pay system. Audio

8:12 AM.Rebekah Sills Cleary, Samantha Caughey and Kate Phillips were among the 20-thousand fans who lined Wellington's Courtenay Place yesterday. Audio

8:10 AM.The capital city is in Hobbit hangover mode. Audio

7:57 AM.A hero of the Gallipoli Campaign, Sapper Horace Moore-Jones is best known for his painting "The Man with the Donkey", will be remembered in Hamilton tomorrow when the city honours a man whose heroics… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A decision on the Maori Council's bid to halt the sale of Mighty River Power next year is expected before Christmas. Audio

7:48 AM.Craig Lundy, the brother of the convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy, says he's disappointed his brother has applied to the Privy Council for permission to appeal against his conviction. Audio

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

7:38 AM.The School Trustees Association says the Ministry of Education is becoming too involved in the employment dispute at Christchurch Girls High, but it also says the board there should have sought advice… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A Hobbiton tour guide in Matamata and the author of The Lord of The Rings location guide book, Ian Brodie, joins us in the studio. Audio

7:26 AM.The Ministry of Education says school administrators were not to blame for any problems with the novopay pay system and is promising an independent review. Audio

7:22 AM.The Privacy Commissioner says Government agencies need to work harder to earn back public trust following the series of high profile privacy breaches this year. Audio

7:17 AM.The All Black Andrew Hore has been handed a five-week ban for striking Wales lock Bradley Davies during last weekend's test match in Cardiff. Audio

7:13 AM.The Council of Trade Unions says it's a bit rich for John Key to say it had public support for the Hobbit law change. Audio

7:09 AM.Thousands of Hobbit fans lined the red carpet in central Wellington yesterday to catch a glimpse of the stars making their way to the film's premiere. Audio

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

6:41 AM.It could be time to break out the barbecue as NIWA is predicting a dry summer for most of the country. Audio

6:37 AM.Wellington is in recovery-mode today, after The Hobbit film premiere brought much of the city to a standstill yesterday. The premiere's festivities began with musician Neil Finn and his band… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.A senior Waikato-Tainui leader says he'll follow the Maori King's suggestion to step down - but only if that's what the people want; A central Auckland hapu, Ngati Whatua o Orakei, says it has a duty… Read more Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.Hobbit stars wow crowds at Wellington premiere; CTU reacts to PM's speech at Hobbit premiere; All Black Andrew Hore handed a five week ban; Privacy Commissioner says this is "year of the privacy… Read more Audio