Morning Report for Thursday 12 September 2013

8:57 AM.Scientists have discovered the largest volcano in the world beneath the Pacific Ocean. Audio

8:54 AM.Charities and food banks trying to meet growing demand for their services are hoping a bill that will allow supermarkets and restaurants to donate perishable food will be passed into law as soon as… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Australian Labor Party MP, Bill Shorten, has signalled he will make a bid to replace Kevin Rudd as the party's leader. Audio

8:47 AM.Ngati Porou has made a deal with the mobile company 2 Degrees which will set up a community fund fueled by a cut of iwi members' monthly spend with the network; The politician who led the charge… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Principals in the east of Christchurch say they're relieved a decision has finally been made about the future of their schools. Audio

8:38 AM.Immunisation experts are calling on the drug-buying agency Pharmac to add two key childhood vaccines to the list of government-funded vaccines. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.Dunedin's mayor says he has no option but to go straight to central government with his fight to keep Ag Research jobs in the city after being denied the chance of a meeting with the organisation's… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Police are hunting the bandits who attacked a group of Australian and New Zealand tourists in the Paupa New Guinea highlands. Audio

8:16 AM.Representatives from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are about to meet to discuss Syria. Audio

8:09 AM.The battle-lines are being drawn over support for the Government's plans to overhaul the Resource Management Act. Audio

7:55 AM.New figures show that women are still under-represented in New Zealand's corporate board rooms. Audio

7:52 AM.A conservation group says the development of a luxury golf course at a remote Auckland beach is threatening one of New Zealand's most endangered birds. Audio

7:48 AM.The Government's being urged to rewrite laws governing trusts to ensure they are not abused. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Chris Claridge, from the dairy product company Carrickmore Nutrition, has been travelling through China for the past week meeting with clients. Audio

7:36 AM.An infant formula lobby group is hoping to stem millions of dollars in lost sales, after the Government outlined plans to restore Chinese confidence in the wake of the Fonterra contamination scare. Audio

7:25 AM.The United States Secretary of State John Kerry will spend at least two days in crucial international talks over Russia's plan for Syria. Audio

7:21 AM.Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister is condemning a brutal attack on a trekking group which included a New Zealander, and says the people responsible will face the death penalty. Audio

7:17 AM.Listening to that was the Maori Party Co-leader Tariana Turia. Audio

7:14 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says there may be room for compromise to get support for the Government's proposed Resource Management law changes. Audio

7:11 AM.And now for an overview of what's been happening with the weather as the front moves up the country, we're joined by our reporter William Ray. Audio

7:09 AM.At least 25-thousand households from Canterbury to Manawatu have spent the night with no power in the wake of the savage weather front sweeping up the country. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The Government's planned changes to the Resource Management Act have ground to a halt after two of its support partners announced they couldn't back the proposals. Audio

6:28 AM.The politician who led the charge against Maori Television's controversial recruitment process of a chief executive is still demanding an investigation into the broadcaster's Board; Ngati Porou has… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:13 AM.A Speights cider product is being recalled after being on sale for the past year, Audio

6:00 AM.Thousands remain without power as the slow moving storm continues to batter the centre of the country. What compromises must the government make to get its new resource management law through… Read more Audio