Morning Report for Wednesday 1 May 2013

8:56 AM.Thousands of people gathered across New Zealand last night to celebrate their new king and their Dutch heritage. Audio

8:53 AM.Tomatoes New Zealand is calling on the Government to introduce compulsory labelling for irradiated products, saying consumers deserve an informed choice. Audio

8:48 AM.Mourners from around the country have begun travelling to the small Tai Rawhiti settlement of Tolaga Bay, to pay their final respects to Parekura Horomia; A south Auckland doctor says the number of… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.After two and a half years and $21.7 million dollars, the country's most contaminated land has been cleaned up. The Tui mine, in Te Aroha in Waikato, has been leaching heavy metals since the mine… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The Anglican Church is disputing the safety of a plan put forward by a Christchurch group wanting to restore Christ Church cathedral. The Great Christchurch Buildings Trust announced that the… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.New research says schools that streaming students according to academic ability are doing more harm than good. The University of Canterbury study shows school staff get most of the advantages of… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A stockbroker says the end of the Serious Fraud Office's investigations into failed finance companies opens the door for civil lawsuits. Audio

8:19 AM.A woman who worked alongside police during their investigation of the Crewe double murders says senior officers of the time joked about framing Arthur Allan Thomas for the killings. Audio

8:14 AM.An independent taskforce is recommending cultural changes in the work place with employees taking a larger role in ensuring health and safety standards are met. Audio

8:09 AM.Business New Zealand says the new youth rate will encourage employers to take on young people, but opponents say it will drive many young people and their families into hardship. Audio

7:57 AM.The body of the former Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia is due at Hauiti Marae in Tolaga Bay north of Gisborne. Audio

7:52 AM.The Judge will today sum up in the trial of a 72 year old man, accused of murdering a service station attendant in Turangi decades ago. Menzies Hallett is on trial for the killing of Rodney Tahu, who… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Anti-mining groups are on high alert in Northland - as an exploration company prepares to start test-drilling north of Whangarei. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:40 AM.A criminal law campaign group has serious reservations about police trialling a new type of taser. The new tasers which Wellington police are testing can fire two shots without being reloaded and are… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The US President, Barack Obama, has renewed his pledge to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison where 100 inmates have been holding a hunger strike for the past three months. Audio

7:25 AM.Dutch people around the world are celebrating having a King for the first time in 120 years. Willem-Alexander replaces his mother Queen Beatrix who signed her abdication. Audio

7:21 AM.Investors in Hanover Finance must now look to a civil case for redress after the Serious Fraud Office announced it would not prosecute the failed company. Audio

7:17 AM.The Aged Care Association says increased Government spending in the sector is not enough, and won't even keep up with inflation. The Government has made a pre-budget announcement, saying it will… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety has delivered its report to the Government, identifying systemic weaknesses in the system protecting workers from injury and death. Audio

7:09 AM.Employers are now able to pay 16 and 17-year-olds and some 18 and 19-year-olds a new youth rate. The new starting out wage will be set at $11 an hour, at 80% of the adult minimum wage Audio

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

6:42 AM.Police will be taking laser measurements to figure out who shot a Second World War fighter plane that is sitting in a hanger at Wanaka airport. Audio

6:38 AM.The Serious Fraud Office says charges against the majority of failed finance firms it investigated is a strong result. The SFO has ended its investigation into these firms, following its decision not… Read more Audio

6:36 AM.Employers will now be able to pay 16 and 17-year-olds and some 18 and 19-year-olds a new youth rate. Audio

6:26 AM.Mourners from around the country have begun travelling to the small Tai Rawhiti settlement of Tolaga Bay, to pay their final respects to Parekura Horomia; A south Auckland doctor says the number of… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The Government's being accused of stalling in its response to a scathing report into the country's health and safety system. Audio

6:00 AM.New starting out youth wage comes into effect; Helen Kelly on youth wages and health and safety; NZ Aged Care Association says funding still falls short; Commentators say the SFO hasn't failed… Read more Audio