Morning Report for Monday 9 September 2013

8:54 AM.Pasifika leaders say bringing Te Papa to Manukau will help the young people of the region learn about their roots. A joint venture by Te Papa, the Auckland War Memorial Museum, the Auckland Art… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes takes a look at the Australian election results. Audio

8:51 AM.Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams are facing off in a repeat of last year's US Open tennis final. Audio

8:48 AM.A Maori nurses union says there aren't enough Maori health workers to cope with the growing Maori population, and the government needs to take action; New Zealand First says the Government needs to… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA have finished thrashing it out on the water in the topsy turvy third race of the America's Cup. Oracle led for much of the event but all that changed by the third… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Hawke's Bay agribusinesses have launched a political campaign to get rid of the incumbent regional councillors and install their own preferred candidates. 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

8:13 AM.There are three candidates and only one job - so who will be the next leader of the Labour party, and possibly the next Prime Minister? New Lynn MP David Cunliffe, Wellington Central MP Grant… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The Australian Prime Minister-elect, Tony Abbott, has declared the country under new management and got to work. Mr Abbott spent yesterday being briefed by officials, following a comprehensive victory… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The Duke of York says he is "grateful" for an apology from the police after officers challenged him in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. According to British media reports, Prince Andrew went for a… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Teachers' Council says it will meet as soon as possible with the Ministry of Education following revelations teachers, including paedophiles, remain registered even after pleading guilty to… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The third race in the America's Cup will start in about half an hour, with excitement again building in San Francisco. But race day hype hasn't completely answered the questions over whether the event… Read more Audio

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

7:43 AM.Exporters are not expecting any relief following the convincing election victory by Tony Abbott's coalition. Mr Abbott says Australia is now open for business, and has promised smaller government… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A man the police had been seeking after an officer was violently beaten in south Auckland has handed himself in. Walter Tauatevalu, who is 36, is expected to face charges in the Manukau District court… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Team New Zealand will take on Oracle Team USA in the third race of the America's Cup today, after two back to back victories yesterday. Team New Zealand needs to win just seven more races in order to… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.It was a New Zealand whitewash at England's Burghley horse trials overnight, with Jock Paget and Clifton Promise claiming victory in the final show jumping phase, and a second and third to Andrew… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has continued to deny responsibility for the chemical attacks in his country in an interview with CBS. But the US Secretary of State John Kerry says President… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Mr Abbott says it's important his government gets down to business quickly and the first priority is to scrap the carbon tax. He says securing Australia's border is also an important priority and… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.The New Zealand Labour party says it has to learn from the Australian election and unite behind whichever leader it chooses this week. The three candidates Grant Robertson, Shane Jones and David… Read more Audio

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

6:42 AM.Experts trying to restore Christchurch's busted sewerage system have faced up to concerned residents about what happened when raw sewage was allowed to flow directly into the sea in the months after… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, may make a trip to Australia in the coming weeks to meet with its Prime Minister-elect, Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott's Liberal-National Coalition won this weekend's election… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.A Maori nurses union says there aren't enough Maori health workers to cope with the growing Maori population, and the government needs to take action; New Zealand First says the Government needs to… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.Tokyo has overcome the Fukushima nuclear crisis to win the right to host the 2020 Olympics. The decision has been met with jubilation in Japan, which has been struggling to recover from the 2011… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Australia's new Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, says his top priorities in office are to scrap the carbon tax and to stop asylum-seekers arriving by boat - but the changes pledged by Australia's new… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Labour vowing unity whichever leader chosen; Abbott gets straight to work; Team New Zealand to meet Oracle for second day of America's Cup; John Kerry in Paris bolstering support for strike on Syria… Read more Audio