Morning Report for Friday 20 September 2013

8:55 AM.Let's cross to Melbourne for a chat with our correspondent Donna Demaio. Audio

8:52 AM.Tensions between Wanaka and Queenstown have some in the smaller town suggesting it should break away from its neighbour and form its own local council. Audio

8:48 AM.The South Island iwi wanting to invest in a controversial Hawke's Bay dam says it's up to the Environmental Protection Authority to deal with local iwi concerns; Maori health kaimahi, or workers, in… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.And joining us is Team New Zealand's business manager, Ross Blackman. Audio

8:44 AM.Our reporter Ceinwen Curtis is at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club and joins us. Audio

8:43 AM.Our reporter Murielle Baker is at Shed 10 on the Auckland waterfront. She joins me. Audio

8:41 AM.Our Auckland reporter Lauren Baker at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland joins me. Audio

8:38 AM.Joining me again from San Francisco is our correspondent Todd Niall. Audio

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

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

8:28 AM.Then Vice Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Andy Anderson. Audio

8:26 AM.An alleged drug dealer says he was only helping a drug mule because his family in Nigeria were being threatened. Audio

8:23 AM.Senior doctors say more patients with serious kidney disease will die waiting for a transplant unless organ donation rates are improved. Audio

8:17 AM.Environmental advocates have accused the Department of Conservation of failing to do its job properly after it shelved a 52 page submission on the Ruataniwha Water Storage project, and replaced it… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.And racing is almost underway in San Francisco. Audio

8:09 AM.Racing will get underway in less than 10 minutes in San Francisco with Team New Zealand needing just one more win to claim the America's Cup. Audio

7:57 AM.Watching the race here at the Yacht.Squadron has been yachtswoman Penny Whiting. Audio

7:55 AM.Our reporter Ceinwen Curtis is at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club in Wellington. Audio

7:51 AM.One professional sailor, who was aboard in both Whitbread and America's Cup campaigns, and has also turned his hand to television commentary is Glen Sowry. Audio

7:49 AM.Our reporter Murielle Baker is at Shed 10 on the Auckland waterfront where hundreds are gathering to watch the race on large television screens. Audio

7:47 AM.Sailing fans are flooding into the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland. Audio

7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.The Green Party was accused of holding unrealistic and unscientific positions during a debate on oil and gas exploration in Wellington last night Audio

7:36 AM.Analysts say the economy would be rocketing away if it wasn't for one of the worst droughts on record. Audio

7:27 AM.There's been fresh violence in Egypt as security forces try to regain control of areas dominated by Islamist supporters of the ousted President Mohamed Mursi. Audio

7:25 AM.An Environmental lobby group says the Department of Conservation is losing its nerve and the environment will suffer. Audio

7:21 AM.He hasn't financially backed a New Zealand's America's Cup campaign since 1992, but Sir Michael Fay remains one of the team's keenest fans. Audio

7:15 AM.Our reporter Todd Niall is in San Francisco Audio

7:15 AM.And one person who know just how the teams will be feeling is the veteran New Zealand sailor Brad Butterworth. Audio

7:09 AM.13 years on, and it's back to the future ... with Team New Zealand now just one win away from wresting the America's Cup back again. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Political tensions are again running high in Greece, but this time it's centered on racial issues rather than the economy. Audio

6:36 AM.Team New Zealand needs just one more win to take the America's Cup. And that's a prospect fans in New Zealand are relishing. Audio

6:26 AM.The South Island iwi wanting to invest in a controversial Hawke's Bay dam says it's up to the Environmental Protection Authority to deal with local iwi concerns; Maori health kaimahi, or workers, in… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:14 AM.Oxfam has named New Zealand as one of a number of countries that are not donating their 'fair share' to help the Syrian refugee crisis. Audio

6:12 AM.People have been heading to yacht clubs throughout the country to watch the races. Audio

6:10 AM.We're broadcasting this morning from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, where sailing fans will be gathering to witness what they hope will be the clinching of the Auld Mug by Team New Zealand Audio

6:00 AM.On the cusp of the Cup .. New Zealand is once again on the verge of bringing home yachting's oldest prize, the Americas Cup. The Department of Conservation is accused of losing its nerve and not… Read more Audio