Morning Report for Friday 7 December 2012

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

8:54 AM.The group of New Zealand MPs which has been pushing for political reform in Myanmar is now changing tack and instead wants to develop a relationship with the new government. Audio

8:50 AM.Government funds are still investing in companies that make cluster bombs despite this country signing up to a global ban on the weapons in 2008. Audio

8:48 AM.Ngati Toa will sign its Treaty settlement today - which will pave the way for tribe to have legal rights to the haka, Ka Mate; The Maori Party says a momentous legislative change has been made… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A leading accountancy firm is accusing the Inland Revenue Department of rewriting the rules on accommodation allowances, and warns some employers could face big tax bills going back four years. Audio

8:40 AM.Today is the deadline for Christchurch schools to tell the Government what they think of its one-billion-dollar plan to reorganise the city's schools. 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 New Zealand cricket squad for this month's tour of South Africa will be named at midday and the team's captain, Ross Taylor, is expected to keep his job -- though he will have to share it with… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The inquest into the deaths of eight people who initially survived the collapse of he CTV building has finished with the coroner reserving his findings. Audio

8:20 AM.The Crown's case against two men charged with the murder of a Radio New Zealand journalist in Wellington nearly a year ago continues today with medical experts taking to the witness box. Audio

8:12 AM.Joining us now is the the mayor of Auckland, Len Brown. Audio

8:08 AM.More bad weather is forcast for Auckland today which could hamper the cleanup after yesterday's tornado. Audio

7:55 AM.The Chief Executive of the SPCA, Robyn Kippenberger, has been listening to that. Audio

7:52 AM.The Egg Producers Federation has described a new code of welfare for battery hens as a wrecking ball hurtling through the industry. Audio

7:50 AM.British police have found a New Zealand woman who went on the run with her seven year old son to prevent him having radiation treatment after surgery for a brain tumour. Audio

7:48 AM.There has been an assassination attempt in Kabul on Asadullah Khalid, the recently-appointed chief of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security. Audio

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

7:37 AM.The internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is planning to sue the police and the Government's spy agency. Audio

7:35 AM.Government MPs have come under fire for supporting law changes which back away from regulating what are known as alco-pops, or Ready To Drinks. Audio

7:27 AM.The Corrections Department chief executive, Ray Smith, has been listening to that. Audio

7:20 AM.The lawyer for Susan Couch, the sole survivor of the RSA triple murders in 2001, says he's pleased to have settled a lawsuit with the Corrections Department out of court, for 300-thousand dollars. Audio

7:18 AM.The lines company Vector has been working to restore power overnight. Audio

7:16 AM.A refuge centre was set up at Whenuapai Air Base overnight .. the base Group Captain is Kevin McEvoy, and he joins us now. Audio

7:12 AM.And after yesterday's drama, more thunderstorms could be on the way. Audio

7:07 AM.Emergency services and residents are picking up the pieces after yesterday's tornado which ravaged West Auckland, killing three people, injuring seven and destroying hundreds of homes. About 250… Read more Audio

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

6:43 AM.Joining us now to explain the stormy weather - and looking at today's forecast - is a Metservice meterologist, Dan Corbett. Audio

6:40 AM.Emergency services will be cleaning up around West Auckland today following yesterday's tornado which killed three people, injured seven others, destroyed homes and ripped up trees. Audio

6:27 AM.Ngati Toa will sign its Treaty settlement today - which will pave the way for tribe to have legal rights to the haka, Ka Mate; The Maori Party says a momentous legislative change has been made… Read more Audio

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

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

6:15 AM.An economic recovery programme for Christchurch - including multi-billion dollar investments - has been announced by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister. Audio

6:10 AM.Emergency services will continue the cleanup around West Auckland today following yesterday's tornado which killed three people, injured seven others, destroyed homes and ripped up trees. Audio

6:00 AM.Residents describe moment tornado swept through West Auckland;Auckland correspondent at the Hobsonville cordon;Whenuapai Air Base hosts tornado escapees;Vector restores power to half the homes… Read more Audio