Morning Report for Friday 14 June 2013

8:55 AM.The latest news and stories making headlines in Australia. Audio

8:51 AM.The head of a new high-tech disease containment laboratory in Dunedin says New Zealand has been slow to embrace the technology. Audio

8:48 AM.The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, says Maori need to fight for their children's education - not just for forestry and water rights; Two fires are blazing in Bay of Plenty as the tribe, Te… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Public and private insurers are warning the damage from Canterbury's series of earthquakes will have economic impact for years. Audio

8:40 AM.Critics of the Wellington City Council say costs for buildings in need of earthquake-strengthening could spiral out of control. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:23 AM.It's the first election since 2009, when 80 people were killed and dozens jailed in the protests that ensued. Audio

8:19 AM.United Future has gone back to the Electoral Commission with a list of more than 600 party members on enrolment forms designed to satisfy rules for formal registration of the party. Audio

8:15 AM.Trade unions say legislation allowing the use of strike breakers is draconian and will destroy collective bargaining, reduce wages and give all power to the employer. Audio

8:12 AM.Jon Stephenson, a freelance journalist who specialises on Afghanistan, says the Defence Force report shows the Battle of Baghak could have been much worse for the New Zealand patrol. Audio

8:09 AM.The former chief of the army, Major General Lou Gardiner, says the combat training of New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan was focused too heavily on single patrols rather than several groups fighting… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Housing experts think first-home buyers will suffer from toughened rules on home lending. Audio

7:48 AM.Amnesty International's executive director Grant Bayldon believes the new Immigration Amendment Bill breaches New Zealand's international human rights obligations. Audio

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

7:40 AM.The half-billion dollar write down of Tiwai Point aluminimum smelter could encourage more interest from buyers. Audio

7:27 AM.Research areas - including Polar amplification, adaptive capacity of marine invertebrates, ecoforecasting and trophic dependancies - have been given the first ever round of privately funded grants… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Wellington-based lawyer for former financial adviser David Ross says it comes as no real surprise the Serious Fraud Office has laid charges against his client. Audio

7:26 AM.Fairfax Media's group executive editor Paul Thompson has been appointed Radio New Zealand's new chief executive. Audio

7:20 AM.The Post Primary Teachers Association is suing the acting Secretary for Education, Peter Hughes, for damages over the Novopay school payroll system. Audio

7:17 AM.The Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman says training is adequate despite the report finding faults with communication and battle awareness in complex combat situations. Audio

7:14 AM.Lynne McSweeney is the mother of Corporal Luke Tamatea, one of those who died when his Humvee hit an improvised roadside bomb, and Mrs McSweeney talks about the Defence Force's investigation. Audio

7:09 AM.The Defence Force has made recommendations for bravery awards, some which may be awarded posthumously, for the soldiers involved in an ambush by Afghan insurgents in Shikari Valley in Bamyan Province… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.A warning the Reserve Bank could raise interest rates by the end of the year; Hallenstein Glasson's shares slump after a profit downgrade; and in the market report, Wall St rises. Audio

6:37 AM.The Defence Force has recommended bravery awards, some posthumous, for the soldiers involved in an ambush by Afghan insurgents in Bamyan Province's Shikari Valley in August last year. Audio

6:27 AM.The iwi of Te Upokorehe has lit two fires in the Bay of Plenty region in continued protest of Tuhoe's treaty settlement with the Crown; The Minister of Education says Maori need to fight for their… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The Immigration Amendment Bill, which will allow any incoming group of more than 30 people to be detained for up to six months, was passed into law last night. Audio

6:00 AM.Recommendations have been made for Afghanistan bravery awards; Mother puts a face to the human cost of soldiers' deaths; Minister says lessons to be learned from Afghanistan deaths; PPTA mounts… Read more Audio