Morning Report for Thursday 1 August 2013

8:56 AM.The French city of Cannes is reeling from its second jewellery heist in three days. In scenes reminiscent of the Pink Panther, two armed men have held up a store selling luxury watches not far from… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.From today, all kiwifruit growers need to have in place a plan detailing how they're managing the vine-killing disease PSA-V in their orchards. Almost three years after the disease was discovered in a… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.The Auditor-General has been questioned by MPs about what the Ministry of Education's Maori achievement strategy is doing to address institutional racism in schools; Members of the Ruapehu iwi, Ngati… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.There is growing concern over the credibility of a review examining the troubled inquiry into domestic violence set up by businessman and philanthropist, Sir Owen Glenn. Audio

8:39 AM.Dunedin community leaders are accusing the Government of ripping the heart out of the city's economy after another announcement of jobs being sent north. 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.The Auckland Council says it doesn't know whether its proposed housing agreement with the Government will do anything to provide truly affordable homes. Audio

8:22 AM.A 14-year-high in business confidence could soon put pressure on the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates more aggressively. ANZ's latest monthly gauge of business sentiment shows 53 percent of firms… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The Obama administration has de-classified key briefing papers which show how the National Security Agency collected the metadata of millions of American phone calls. Audio

8:09 AM.The bill allowing the Government's external spy agency to monitor New Zealanders and New Zealand residents is expected back before Parliament today for its second reading. The bill was introduced in… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.New child poverty research shows people in New Zealand's poor communities are more likely to be abused. Audio

7:48 AM.People in Zimbabwe are still casting their votes in the Parliamentary and Presidential election, which has been largely peaceful so far. Audio

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

7:42 AM.Business confidence has hit its highest level in 14-years, underpinned by surging construction and dairy sectors. Audio

7:37 AM.Structural concerns at a central Auckland apartment block have forced the evacuation of forty residents. Audio

7:28 AM.Local film-makers say the Government's changes to funding for the sector will favour overseas production companies at their expense. Audio

7:26 AM.The chief executive of Corrections, Ray Smith, now plans to meet with the families of the two other murder victims to discuss similar payments. Audio

7:22 AM.The widower of a woman who was murdered in the 2001 RSA triple killings has been awarded 60-thousand dollars by the Corrections Department. Audio

7:17 AM.The suggestion that phone records would point to who leaked the Kitteridge Report was first made by the New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters. Audio

7:09 AM.The Prime Minister is coming under increasing pressure over his office's involvement in the release of a journalist's phone records to the David Henry inquiry. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The widower of a woman who was killed in the 2001 RSA triple murders has been given a 60-thousand dollar ex-gratia, or voluntary payment by the Corrections Department. Audio

6:36 AM.The Prime Minister is coming under increasing pressure over his office's involvement in the release of a journalist's phone records to the David Henry inquiry. Audio

6:27 AM.The Auditor-General has been questioned by MPs about what the Ministry of Education's Maori achievement strategy is doing to address institutional racism in schools; Members of the Ruapehu iwi, Ngati… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.A marathon anti-corruption investigation in New South Wales has recommended two former Labor Party ministers in the state government face criminal charges over a coal-mining deal. Audio

6:00 AM.PM under pressure after conceding Eagleson's involvement; Peters says PM not to be trusted; RSA widower receives $60,000 pay out from Corrections Dept; Corrections to meet with RSA killings' families… Read more Audio