Morning Report for Monday 3 December 2012

8:55 AM.Our Melbourne correspondent shares the latest news from the western island. Audio

8:52 AM.Fatigue is being blamed for the All Blacks' shock loss to England yesterday which ended an otherwise successful season for the world champions on a sour note. Audio

8:48 AM.An Auckland University language researcher says spoken Maori language quality being may be suffering as its popularity increases; The body managing multiple-owned Maori land has spent more than… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A leading education researcher is calling for a major overhaul of the school system. Audio

8:38 AM.The developers of a luxury 28-storey hotel proposed for Dunedin's waterfront say they will not compromise on the building's height. 150 people have asked to be heard during the two weeks of public… 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 Associate Minister of Health, Peter Dunne, talks about the ramifications for animal testing in the current legislative environment. Audio

8:24 AM.Animal rights activists want the Government to promise legal highs will not in any way be tested on animals. Audio

8:21 AM.New Zealand is about to ramp up pressure on the United States to open up access to dairy exports as part of the latest round of negotiations in the Trans Pacific Partnership taking place in Auckland.

8:17 AM.Marsden Fund grant recipient and scientist at the University of Otago, Dr John Pickering, puts the science community's case forward. Audio

8:17 AM.All three people died in a tunnel collapse and subsequent fire on a major highway in Japan on one of the nation's busiest roads. Audio

8:09 AM.Despite major ructions over his leadership, David Shearer has shown a modest improvement in the preferred Prime Minister stakes along with Labour making a stronger improvement in the party polling. Audio

7:54 AM.The 28th Maori Battalion Association has ceased to exist after its few remaining members bade Haere Ra at a remembrance service and function in Wellington on Saturday. Audio

7:51 AM.This is the final week of the inquest which began last year and will today include evidence from a man whose wife survived the collapse of the CTV building but died before she could be rescued. Audio

7:49 AM.Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court has gone on strike, with judges halting all work in protest at the psychological pressure they say is being exerted on them. Audio

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

7:41 AM.Four motorcyclists remain in hospital after a deadly crash in Taranaki over the weekend. Audio

7:38 AM.John Tamihere talks about his future with Labour. Audio

7:28 AM.Animal activists aren't buying a reassurance given by the Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne over the testing of party pills on dogs. Audio

7:24 AM.The British media is celebrating the England rugby team's surprise win over the 'end of tour' All Blacks. Audio

7:13 AM.Research scientists and those who fund them say New Zealand's funding system is in crisis, with grants available to only a few and some are giving up or moving overseas. Audio

7:09 AM.A year after recording just 27% party support in the general election, and just weeks after major ructions at its party conference, the Labour party has strengthened in two major political polls. Audio

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

6:37 AM.England rugby fans are still basking in the glory of the sides 38-21 victory over the All Blacks at Twickenham yesterday. Audio

6:27 AM.A body managing Maori land with multiple owners has spent more than $1.3-million on redundancy payouts; A language researcher at Auckland University says the quality of the Maori language being spoken… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.Dr Jamal Ghabboun is a Palestinian physicist from Bethlehem University working on a new particle accelerator known as 'synchrotron'. The team of scientists is a pan Middle-East one including a member… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Labour Party's polling stronger; Scientists and Minister at odds over research funding; England rugby and media victorious; Patry ills and animal testing; John Tamihere accepted back into the Labour… Read more Audio