Morning Report for Wednesday 20 February 2013

8:55 AM.Australia's head swimming coach says he'll fight to keep his job despite two reviews condemning the Olympic swim team's culture and management. Audio

8:52 AM.The horsemeat scandal sweeping Europe has hit the world's biggest food company, Nestle. Audio

8:48 AM.An engineering firm which has the job of reducing the foul smells coming from Whanganui's wastewater plant is recommending a range of quick-fix solutions, some of which appear to be helping. Audio

8:45 AM.The Supreme Court has repeatedly questioned why it's hearing a hapu's claim to a North Island riverbed; Meanwhile, the sole-surviving member of the hapu's original claimant group says they're bidding… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.An immigration lawyer says officials will struggle to track down about 40 Tongans thought to be living in the country whose criminal records were cleared so that they could obtain visas. Audio

8:39 AM.The first of a raft of changes under the new liquor licensing laws has come into effect. 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.American networks are reporting Adam Lanza, the gunman who killed 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook school in Connecticut, was trying to emulate Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik. Audio

8:21 AM.Joining us is the chairman of Auckland Council's Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel, the Reverend Uesifili Unasa. Audio

8:17 AM.Creative New Zealand is not funding next month's Pasifika Festival in Auckland, after years of support. Audio

8:12 AM.Four other groups submitted their own convention centre bids. Audio

8:08 AM.Auckland business groups are urging the government to push forward quickly on Auckland's international Convention Centre. Audio

7:55 AM.Plain packaging for cigarettes is a step too far for two parties in Parliament, who say it infringes on the rights of tobacco companies and smokers. Audio

7:52 AM.The 19 Christchurch schools the government wants to merge or close are now beginning to think about how they will formally respond to the plans. Audio

7:49 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:45 AM.Listening to that was Debbie Ashton's mother, Judy Ashton. Audio

7:42 AM.A coroner wants the law changed to stop people jailed for driving offences serving any licence disqualifications while they're in prison. Audio

7:37 AM.The Labour Party says the Government should halt its convention centre negotiations with Sky City, following a report that found fault with the tender process. Audio

7:28 AM.Creative New Zealand is under fire from Pacific community leaders in Auckland for withdrawing its sponsorship of next month's Pasifika Festival. Audio

7:22 AM.South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius has cried in court as he explained how he shot his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, claiming he thought she was a burglar. Audio

7:19 AM.Clutha's mayor says earthquake paranoia will see small towns destroyed in order to save themselves from possible risk after a recommendation that councils clamp down on earthquake prone buildings… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.With us is the Minister for Economic Development, Steven Joyce. Audio

7:10 AM.The Government is forging ahead with its negotiations with Sky City to build an international convention centre in Auckland after the release of an auditor general's report which it says cleared it of… Read more Audio

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

6:38 AM.A South Otago mayor says New Zealand is in danger of losing all perspective on the real danger of earthquake-prone buildings. Audio

6:36 AM.The Labour leader, David Shearer, says the Prime Minister, John Key, was donkey deep in the process that led to Sky City entering negotiations to build a convention centre in Auckland. Audio

6:26 AM.The Supreme Court has repeatedly questioned why it's hearing a hapu's claim to a North Island riverbed; Meanwhile, the sole-surviving member of the hapu's orginal claimant group says they're bidding… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The Government is being criticised for delaying the introduction of plain packaged cigarettes. Audio

6:00 AM.The government vows to continue negotiations with Sky City over a convention centre. Prosecutors lay out their case for murder against Oscar Pistorious and a call to change the law to further protect… Read more Audio