Morning Report for Tuesday 12 November 2013

8:55 AM.An art installation about the anarchist who tried to blow up the Wanganui Computer in 1982 is provoking debate in a small rural Taranaki community. Audio

8:52 AM.Every primary school pupil in Southland is receiving professional swimming lessons for free in an effort to reduce the region's drowning toll. Audio

8:48 AM.A specialist in the study of men's violence against women and children is praising the decision by RadioLive to pull John Tamihere and Willie Jackson off air for the rest of the year; A fire… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A service for the Samoan rugby legend Peter Fatialofa will be held in Auckland this evening. Audio

8:40 AM.Farmers are being urged to adopt a culture change, to prevent more people dying on quad bikes. Audio

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

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

8:28 AM.The police in Christchurch will crack down on drinking in public spaces today, with a temporary alcohol ban in the area surrounding the Trotting Cup venue at Addington Raceway. Audio

8:23 AM.A Waikato runanga says hospitals are locking up Maori mental health patients out of fear. Audio

8:15 AM.The Green MP Jan Logie has returned home after being detained in Sri Lanka at the weekend. Audio

8:11 AM.Arlene Gonzales-Macaisa is the First Secretary and Consul at the Philippines Embassy in Wellington. Audio

8:08 AM.Rescue workers in the Philippines say they are struggling to reach some of the areas hit by typhoon Haiyan. Audio

7:53 AM.Auckland's council-owned transport agency says a 40 thousand dollar staff party last weekend was the work of a good employer. Audio

7:49 AM.The former radio talkback host and television news chief Bill Ralston says the Mediaworks company shouldn't have waited until yesterday to take Radio Live talkback hosts Willie Jackson and John… Read more Audio

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

7:39 AM.The Reserve Bank has warned interest rate rises are on the way - and home owners in Auckland are likely to feel the squeeze more than most. Audio

7:36 AM.The Ministry of Education and the Principal's Federation will meet today over concerns about the use of school commissioners. Audio

7:28 AM.There's growing criticism of the official handling of the Roastbusters case with public marches being organised throughout the country this weekend. Audio

7:24 AM.The Prime Minister says he has no intention of boycotting the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka this week, but will express New Zealand's concerns about human rights abuses. Audio

7:20 AM.Greenpeace activists and two journalists arrested during a protest against Arctic oil drilling in Russia are being moved by train to Saint Petersburg to stand trial on hooliganism charges. Audio

7:17 AM.A Waikato runanga says hospitals are locking up Maori mental health patients out of fear - because some staff view them as coming from an aggressive warrior race. Audio

7:15 AM.Typhoon Haiyan was downgraded to a severe tropical storm as it crossed Vietnam, but there are still concerns over further flooding and landslips, while state media is reporting 13 people have been… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A State of National Calamity has been declared in the Philippines as survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan struggle to meet their basic needs for water, food, medicine and shelter. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Green MP, Jan Logie, and an Australian Green Senator, were briefly detained in Colombo, while on a trip to talk to locals about allegations of human rights abuses. Audio

6:35 AM.The Philippines President, Benigno Aquino, has declared a State of National Calamity after Super Typhoon Haiyan left a trail of destruction in the country. Audio

6:27 AM.A Waikato runanga says hospitals are locking up Maori mental health patients because some staff view them as coming from "an aggressive warrior race"; The Waitangi Tribunal is to present its report in… 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.One of Sydney's most notorious gangs is on the brink of collapse after the arrests of some of its key members. Audio

6:12 AM.Public marches will be held across the country this weekend in an attempt to get communities and national leaders to heighten awareness of rape. Audio

6:00 AM.Death toll still uncertain in Philippines, remote villages remain cut off. Typhoon downgraded in Vietnam but flooding still a concern. Fear of Maori leads to more mental health patients being locked… Read more Audio