Morning Report for Friday 24 May 2013

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

8:52 AM.It's a problem many parents will relate to -- raise children in a house of good music but when they fly the nest they choose their own tunes. Scientists have discovered that happens with birds too. Audio

8:49 AM.In spite of their prophesied demise at the hands of the internet, the major music labels are still very much in charge of the music business and more profitable than ever. Audio

8:46 AM.The country's only Kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider has been strongly critised by the Ministry Health for being 'seriously dysfunctional'; Ngai Tuhoe says it will let… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Auckland Supercity is nearing the end of its first term, with questions being asked as to whether the Government is getting in the way. Audio

8:39 AM.Dan Vettori won't be playing in the test match against England this weekend at Headingly. Audio

8:36 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.A near 90-year history that began with the Model T will come to an end in 2016 when the Ford Motor Company stops making cars in Australia. Audio

8:23 AM.A Christchurch City Councillor is casting doubts on plans for one of the city's major rebuild projects. Audio

8:18 AM.Sheepmeat held up on Chinese wharves is expected to start being unloaded within days after a breakthrough in an embarrassing documentation wrangle. Audio

8:09 AM.Police have laid charges against staff after allegations of assault and abuse at the country's only Kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care service, Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau. Audio

7:56 AM.The US President, Barack Obama, has defended the use of unmanned drones, as a "just war." Audio

7:52 AM.The Wellington City Council says an extension to the capital's airport runway would have direct economic benefits of more than one-hundred-million dollars. Audio

7:49 AM.Many West Coasters say they're relieved and encouraged by the Government's decision to allow mining firm Bathurst Resources access to conservation land on the Denniston Plateau. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Trade Me has banned a second car dealer from its site for 'shill bidding' to artificially inflate the prices paid for its cars. Audio

7:37 AM.The Council of Trade Unions says district health boards have been cut to the bone by the latest Budget, and service cuts could follow. Audio

7:29 AM.New Zealand's love-hate relationship with the Ford Falcon could be reaching the end of the road. Audio

7:25 AM.There are calls for the Primary Industries Minister to be stood down, following what the Labour Party says is inept and incapable handling of the New Zealand meat blockade in China. Audio

7:21 AM.Police have laid charges against staff after allegations of assault and abuse at the country's only Kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care service, Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau. Audio

7:17 AM.A strong earthquake struck South of Fiji and Tonga early this morning, but so far there have been no reports of any damage. Audio

7:09 AM.Two more people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in Britain in connection with the murder of a soldier on a London street. Audio

6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:39 AM.The country's only Kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider has been strongly critised by the Ministry Health for being 'seriously dysfunctional', citing 14 alleged assaults, 17… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.The country's only Kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider has been strongly critised by the Ministry Health for being 'seriously dysfunctional'; Ngai Tuhoe says it will let… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:14 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.The Conservation Minister, Nick Smith says he has cut the best deal that he can for the environment in signing an agreeent with an Australian mining company. Audio

6:00 AM.It's emerged British security knew the two men arrested for murdering a 25 year old British soldier in London yesterday. A 7.4 earthquake 200 kilometres south of Tonga is recorded at 20 past 5 and a… Read more Audio