Morning Report for Monday 2 December 2013

8:56 AM.Dunedin's Scottish heritage was on show when the Queen's Baton visited the city over the weekend. Audio

8:53 AM.A giant flower pulsating a stench similar to a rotting corpse is in bloom for the first time ever in New Zealand and is a surprise tourist attraction for Auckland Domain's Wintergarden. Audio

8:49 AM.A special memorial service has been held in Glasgow cathedral for the victims of a accident where a police helicopter crashed into the roof of a busy pub. Audio

8:48 AM.Te Runanganui o Taranaki Whanui chairperson says government service provision to Maori not currently cost effective; Ngati Porou explore geothermal potential for iwi-run hospital; Whanganui Maori Inc… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.New Zealand developers introduce new smart-phone advertising app to raise revenue for charities. Audio

8:38 AM.More than 60 protestors have gathered outside the offices of the government-owned Southern Response, which is responsible for settling earthquake insurance claims by AMI policyholders. 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.The Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs has been given a "not achieved" by its minister, Hekia Parata, for the quality of policy advice and support for her office. Audio

8:18 AM.Judge Charles Blackie said the Evidence Act, which protects news organisations from having to reveal confidential sources, didn't apply to Mr Slater of Whale Oil because a blog is not a recognised… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Many of the injured are being treated at St Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx from where Dr Howard Katz, the head of Orthopaedic Surgery, joins the programme. Audio

8:11 AM.The Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Ian Powell, says it seems the health bosses are putting propaganda before patients. Audio

8:09 AM.The country's largest forestry manager has completed an urgent meeting in Tokoroa, sparked by an ongoing series of deaths in the industry. Radio NZ's Andrew McRae reports from outside the meeting. Audio

7:56 AM.Pitcairn Island is making moves to bolster its dwindling population by encouraging descendants to return to live on the remote and rugged British territory. Audio

7:53 AM.The Washington Times' Richard Ehrlich gives us an update from Bangkok and says so far four people have been shot dead in the confrontation. Audio

7:49 AM.New Zealand still reeling from Rugby League World Cup title loss to Australia in final with the Kangaroos trouncing the Kiwis. Audio

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

7:42 AM.Labour's leader David Cunliffe talks about the Christchurch East by-election result and what he says signals a larger swing away from National. Audio

7:39 AM.The Labour Party says its crushing victory in the Christchurch East by-election is an indictment of the National Government's poor response to the earthquakes. Audio

7:28 AM.A German conservation group is threatening legal action over the government's poor attempts to protect the Maui's dolphin, calling its latest fishing restrictions an insult. Audio

7:25 AM.Cameron Slater, who runs the Whale Oil blog, has been told he must say who gave him information critical of an Auckland businessman, who is now suing him for defamation. Audio

7:21 AM.A father and daughter died yesterday after their kayak capsized on Lake Tarawera. Audio

7:19 AM.Radio NZ reporter Andrew McRae live from outside the urgent forestry industry meeting in Tokoroa, called after the recent deaths of two workers in separate incidents. Audio

7:14 AM.An urgent meeting is underway in the forestry town of Tokoroa following the recent deaths of two forestry industry workers. Audio

7:09 AM.At least four people are dead after a commuter train derailed in the northern New York City borough of the Bronx. New York correspondent Ira Spitzer has the latest. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The rights of bloggers have come under scrutiny following a controversial legal ruling ordering the Whale Oil bloger, Cameron Slater, to reveal the person who gave him information about an Auckland… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.Te Runanganui o Taranaki Whanui chairperson says current government service provision to Maori not currently cost effective; Whanganui Maori Inc. encouraging shareholders to take up farming; Ngati… Read more Audio

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

6:18 AM.Fiji Electoral Commission to be established by end of year, says regime; UFDF calls on regime to explain Driti trial in Fiji; France restates its authority over French Polynesia; PNG arrests Papua… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.A new survey of one thousand New Zealanders found 79% want local councils to decide where and if genetically modified crops can be grown in their region. Audio