Morning Report for Thursday 19 December 2013

8:54 AM.The Oxford Dictionary has declared 'selfie' its word of the year. Audio

8:50 AM.Raw milk vending dispensers are appearing at farms around the country. Audio

8:46 AM.Efforts to breed Pacific oysters that are resilient to the deadly herpes virus which decimated the industry three years ago, are being hailed a success. Audio

8:42 AM.The Secondary Principals' Association says whether a student likes a teacher of feels cared for at school is not a key factor to getting an education; Councils come off badly in a study of iwi and… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.West Coast Aucklanders are working together to make sure people can go for a swim or a hike this summer without worrying about opportunistic thieves breaking into their cars. Audio

8:35 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.The United States Federal Reserve has announced plans to trim its previously aggressive bond-buying program, a move which experts say marks a turning point for the largest monetary policy experiment… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.We cross live to speak to one of a group of Greenpeace protestors detained in Russia, New Zealander, David Haussmann. Audio

8:23 AM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is calling for increased use of the pest control poison 1080. Audio

8:17 AM.A lawyer for Greenpeace Russia says 30 people arrested after a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic will be free to leave the country - they just don't know when. Audio

8:09 AM.It's judgement day for the mayor of Auckland Len Brown as he faces public censure from his councillors, and a possible vote of no-confidence. Audio

7:56 AM.The British criminal Ronnie Biggs, famous for his role in the Great Train Robbery in 1963, has died aged 84. Audio

7:53 AM.A nutrition professor says a Health Ministry survey reveals ten thousand more children than last year are now officially obese. Audio

7:50 AM.The High Court has dismissed an appeal against a debt restructuring deal for Solid Energy. Audio

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

7:40 AM.A British surgeon who was arrested after travelling to Syria to volunteer as an emergency doctor, has died in jail under suspicious circumstances. Audio

7:38 AM.The Police National Dive Squad is continuing to search for a teenager missing in the Whakatane River. Audio

7:29 AM.After a world wide search, New Zealand Football has chosen a new chief executive. Audio

7:26 AM.The jury in the trial of Helen Milner resumes its deliberations at the High Court in Christchurch this morning after failing to reach a verdict yesterday. Audio

7:23 AM.A report, five years in the making, has concluded that the toxin 1080 is the best available method of controlling wild pests, and no further assessment of the poison is needed. Audio

7:19 AM.Thirty people arrested after a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the Arctic, are likely to have their charges of hooliganism dropped. Audio

7:15 AM.Auckland councillor Linda Cooper is one of the five councillors who supports a vote of no confidence. Audio

7:09 AM.The day of reckoning has come for the mayor of Auckland Len Brown as he faces public censure from his councillors, and a possible vote of no-confidence. Audio

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

6:40 AM.The Cronulla Sharks are considering fighting the one-million-dollar fine imposed by the National Rugby League, after an investigation into the club's supplements programme in 2011. Audio

6:27 AM.Councils come off badly in a study of iwi and hapu making resource management applications; The Secondary Principals' Association says whether a student likes a teacher of feels cared for at school is… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The lobby group, Fight the Obesity Epidemic, says the food industry is to blame for an increasing number of New Zealand children being defined as overweight or obese. Audio

6:00 AM.Our Auckland correspondent previews today's crucial meeting, New councillor supports vote of no confidence in Mayor Brown, Greenpeace activists to be freed after amnesty bill passes, No further… Read more Audio