Morning Report for Tuesday 19 November 2013

8:56 AM.The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or Maven, was attached to the Atlas Five rocket which took off this morning from the Canaveral Airforce station in Florida. Audio

8:50 AM.Citizens of the Italian city of Naples have been protesting over the dumping of toxic waste. Audio

8:47 AM.A member of Taranaki Whanui iwi has been ordered to explain why he should not have to pay back nearly 25-thousand dollars to a Maori trust in Lower Hutt; The President of the Queensland Maori Wardens… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A harbour transformation project in eastern Bay of Plenty is being touted as a game-changer for an area struggling to retain residents. Audio

8:39 AM.Meanwhile pay talks between kindergarten teachers and the Education Ministry have stalled over a claim for more pay for head teachers. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:25 AM.Amnesty International has joined criticism of Qatar over the treatment of tens of thousands of migrant workers building its infrastructure for the 2022 football World Cup. Audio

8:23 AM.New Zealand is contributing to a project to get the Sri Lankan dairy industry back on its feet after the civil war. Audio

8:20 AM.The Finance and Economic Development Ministers have taken a swipe at the opposition saying voting them in will put the country's economic recovery at risk. Audio

8:15 AM.More than 10-million extra births are expected in China in the next decade following a decision to relax its controversial one child policy. Audio

8:13 AM.A sharp earthquake was felt in Christchurch and Canterbury last night, jolting residents awake just before midnight. Audio

8:09 AM.The clean up is starting in the American midwest after tornadoes ripped through towns and cities in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Audio

7:56 AM.New Zealand companies are being urged to look at doing business in Thailand, and not be put off by the volatile political situation in the South East Asian country. Audio

7:52 AM.New Zealand's national airline has become ensnared in a row over its foray into Australia. Audio

7:48 AM.The think tank the New Zealand Initiative estimates the country is short of 80 thousand homes and it wants radical reform to increase supply and lower prices. Audio

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

7:40 AM.The failure to secure bail for an unwell Australian Greenpeace activist does not bode well for two New Zealanders also imprisoned in St Petersburg in Russia. Audio

7:36 AM.The jurors deciding the Rae Portman murder trial will hear the Judge's summing up today, before retiring to consider their verdicts. Audio

7:28 AM.Parliament's Health Select Committee has criticised the Education Review Office for what it describes as 'very passive' monitoring of how schools teach sex education. Audio

7:20 AM.A manhunt is underway in France after a gunman opened fire in the Paris offices of a newspaper overnight, as well as outside a major bank. Audio

7:14 AM.A former senior constable pleaded guilty to sexual assault and corruption charges yesterday - but it's not yet clear how many women have laid complaints. Audio

7:11 AM.Audio from Pike River including explosion. Audio

7:10 AM.Audio from Pike River on the day of the explosion with RNZ Morning Report pre-commentary. Audio

7:09 AM.Today on the third anniversary of the Pike River disaster that claimed 29 lives, Radio New Zealand can for the first time bring you a recording of the last contact with anyone down the coal mine. Audio

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

6:39 AM.Parliament's health select committee says there's an urgent need to improve sex education in schools. Audio

6:27 AM.The President of the Queensland Maori Wardens is insulted by comments made by the Maori Council that they shouldn't be using the name "Maori Wardens" in Australia; A member of Taranaki Whanui iwi has… Read more Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.Recording of last call to Pike miners emerges; More complaints may have been made against Chch constable; Police hunt gunman after two attacks on media companies; Health select committee critical of… Read more Audio