Morning Report for Tuesday 28 January 2014

8:50 AM.Latest official figures on suicides show a reduction in the number of people taking their own lives, but the youth suicide rate remains stubbornly high. Audio

8:48 AM.A sovereignty group is keeping up the pressure for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to be flown from Crown buildings; A senior Labour MP, Nanaia Mahuta, says a proposed welfare payment for newborns will… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A review of New Zealand's human rights by the United Nations has challenged the country's record on family violence but says overall New Zealand is a world leader in human rights. Audio

8:42 AM.Intense negotiations have begun in Dubai, over a new governance plan for cricket which is being likened to a dictatorship, and which could end up costing the sport in this country more than 50 million… Read more 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

8:26 AM.Joining us now is the veteran New Zealand music producer and musician, Alan Galbraith. Audio

8:20 AM.The parents of the Auckland singer, and now double Grammy award winner, Lorde, say their daughter won't be changed by her international success. Audio

8:18 AM.With us now is our parliamentary chief reporter, Jane Patterson. Audio

8:10 AM.Listening to that was the Economic Development Minister, Steven Joyce. Audio

8:06 AM.Budgeting services and child poverty action groups say the Labour Party's promise of 60 dollars a week to most families with newborn babies, could be the boost low income earners need to move above… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The 2017 America's Cup could be contested off the coast of Hawaii or in San Diego, despite San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club being the current defenders of the Auld Mug. Audio

7:54 AM.New Zealand's human rights record has gone under the microscope at the United Nations overnight in Geneva. Audio

7:47 AM.Early childhood groups have been delighted to find themselves to the fore of the Labour Party's election-year policies. Audio

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

7:40 AM.One Christchurch principal says it's an exciting time for staff and students at his school, but there's also a balancing act required as post-earthquake education reforms begin to take effect. Audio

7:40 AM.The American president Barack Obama is due to give his state of the union speech tomorrow afternoon with pundits expecting a focus on income equality and immigration. Audio

7:35 AM.A mental health specialist says suicide is New Zealand's number one killer of young people and is calling for a road toll style campaign to combat the problem. Audio

7:27 AM.A 40-year-old man is still in a serious condition in Southland Hospital after being injured yesterday afternoon when an acetylene gas cylinder in the back of his vehicle exploded. Audio

7:25 AM.A man whose ute plummeted 40 metres off a bridge into the Kawarau River is lucky to be alive. Audio

7:22 AM.Joining us now is the Labour Leader, David Cunliffe. Audio

7:19 AM.The Government is accusing the Labour Party of starting an election year lolly scramble with its plan to pay 60 dollars a week to almost all families with newborns for the baby's first year of life. Audio

7:12 AM.Joining us now are Lorde's father Vic O'Connor and mother Sonja Yelich, who are in LA with their daughter - Ella Yelich-O'Connor to her family. Audio

7:07 AM.This time last year she was unknown except to a small circle of devoted New Zealand fans; now the Auckland teenager Lorde is on top of the musical world. Audio

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

6:35 AM.A schoolteacher who helped guide Lorde's music career says even as an intermediate pupil, she had star quality. Audio

6:27 AM.A senior Labour MP, Nanaia Mahuta, says a proposed welfare payment for newborns will pay off later in life; A sovereignty group is keeping up the pressure for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to be flown… 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 Child Poverty Action Group has welcomed a pledge by the Labour Party to pay families earning up to 150-thousand dollars a year an extra 60 dollars a week if they have a new baby. Audio

6:00 AM.Lorde on top of musical world;Lorde's parents proud of her Grammys success;Government accuses Labour of starting election lolly scramble;Labour challenged on 150 k 'middle income' threshold;Lucky… Read more Audio