Morning Report for Wednesday 5 December 2012

8:53 AM.An 18th century jail book revealing details of English prostitutes sent to Australia is to be auctioned in London. Audio

8:50 AM.Port Taranaki is buying the majority of the old New Plymouth Power station off Contact Energy in a $24 million deal. Audio

8:47 AM.Members of Ngati Whatua o Orakei are being told not to expect a financial flood gate to be opened - now the Auckland sub-tribe has settled its Treaty claims; The eastern Bay of Plenty tribe, Te Whanau… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The chief coroner, Neil Mclean is backing a coroner's call for more publicity on how to save someone who is suicidal. Audio

8:38 AM.IHC will be seeking millions of dollars in compensation after a High Court ruling that the Health Ministry discriminated against people with intellectual disabilities over the age of 65. 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

8:25 AM.The Unite union has warned of fatal consequences if the Government doesn't step in and regulate the security industry. Audio

8:22 AM.The man convicted of murdering 17-year-old New Zealander, Emily Longley, in Britain has been granted leave to appeal against his conviction. Audio

8:18 AM.The Government is being accused of exporting job-seekers to Australia. Audio

8:13 AM.The decision by the oil giant Petrobras to abandon deep sea oil exploration off East Cape is being greeted with relief by some community leaders. Audio

8:09 AM.New figures obtained by Radio New Zealand show there is increasing online pornography involving New Zealand children. Audio

7:56 AM.After three months of sailing across the Pacific Ocean using only traditional navigation techniques, New Zealand waka crews have arrived at Easter Island, otherwise known as Rapanui. Audio

7:53 AM.The Ministry of Education has warned the government that its early childhood education subsidies may be paying for nannies and au pairs to do housework. Audio

7:49 AM.Reviews of The Hobbit film are flooding in now the post premiere embargo has been lifted. Audio

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

7:39 AM.Hundreds of Christchurch teachers will meet this afternoon to discuss what industrial action they will take against the Government's education proposals for the city. Audio

7:36 AM.NATO ministers have agreed to deploy Patriot missiles to defend Turkey's border with Syria. Audio

7:28 AM.The Corrections Department has mistakenly faxed a man's entire criminal record to the wrong place, in the latest privacy slip up by a Government department. Audio

7:24 AM.A full and frank apology from the fire service yesterday has brought some sense of closure to a man who lost his wife in the CTV building. Audio

7:18 AM.Should a list MP be forced to leave Parliament if they're expelled from caucus or choose to leave their party? Audio

7:13 AM.The former New Zealand First MP Brendan Horan is digging in his heels, saying he refuses to be forced out of Parliament as he's done nothing wrong. Audio

7:09 AM.New figures obtained by Radio New Zealand shows there is increasing online pornography involving New Zealand children. Audio

6:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:39 AM.The Corrections Minister, Anne Tolley, says she's disappointed a man's entire criminal record was faxed by her department to the wrong place. Audio

6:36 AM.The New Zealand First leader says while he can evict him from the party, he can't expel his former MP Brendan Horan from Parliament. Audio

6:26 AM.The eastern Bay of Plenty tribe, Te Whanau a Apanui, says it's now better prepared should another company come looking for oil in the Raukumara Basin off the east coast of the North Island; Members of… Read more Audio

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

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

6:09 AM.Nato Ministers are warning Syria not to use chemical weapons against its own people as a meeting in Brussels prepares to agree to the deployment of Patriot missile interceptors to defend Turkey's… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Police say 26 NZ children abused online; former NZ First MP digging in his heels and staying; MPs discuss whether electoral rules need to be changed; Fire Service apologises to CTV families; criminal… Read more Audio