Morning Report for Tuesday 15 April 2014

8:54 AM.Stargazers tonight will be hoping to catch a glimpse of a colourful lunar eclipse known as a blood moon. Audio

8:48 AM.A High Court judge has ordered that trustees of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust adjust their attitudes and fix what he calls the organisation's 'toxic' environment; The chief executive of Te Wananga o… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Controversial plans to make Rakiura Stewart Island a completely predator-free island, are being put back on the table at a public meeting tonight. Audio

8:39 AM.Coal company, Bathurst Resources, is trying to raise money to pay for its controversial open cast mine on the Denniston Plateau. Audio

8:34 AM.The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet has gone underwater, after those coordinating the search said they believe the batteries in the plane's black box have expired. Audio

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

8:25 AM.Staff from the Treasury will give evidence in the South Canterbury Finance trial today, as the biggest fraud trial in New Zealand's history continues. Audio

8:23 AM.Dunedin's plans for a five star 100 million dollar waterfront hotel are over. The developers are terminating their Memorandum of Understanding with the Dunedin City Council and say they will no longer… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.There's been another anxious night for Solomon Islanders as aftershocks continue to rattle the flood ravaged country. Audio

8:15 AM.The Labour Party is condemning a Maori Party fundraiser where attendees paid 5 thousand dollars to attend a dinner which had John Key as the key note speaker. Audio

8:09 AM.The ACC Minister, Judith Collins, who promised to clean up the organisation's culture after the 2011 Pullar breach, is dismissing the agency's latest information controversy as an 'operational… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Farmers in Hawke's Bay find out today whether the largest irrigation dam planned in New Zealand will be granted resource consent. Audio

7:54 AM.The lawyer for the convicted murderer, Teina Pora, says his client will need time and space to adjust to life outside the confines of a prison cell. Audio

7:50 AM.Labour has accused the government of being asleep at the wheel on climate change after a report by the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change said greenhouse gas emissions had risen to unprecedented… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The prosecution in the murder trial of the South African runner, Oscar Pistorius, has accused the athlete of concocting evidence to back up his defence. Audio

7:38 AM.After six weeks of fruitless searching by ships and planes, the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has gone underwater. Audio

7:34 AM.Ukraine's acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, has called for United Nations peacekeepers to be deployed in the east of the country. Audio

7:25 AM.The Maori Party has held a 5-thousand dollar a head fundraising dinner with John Key as the key note speaker. Audio

7:21 AM.The developers of a 27 storey luxury hotel on Dunedin's waterfront have dumped the project, blaming the city council for continued hold ups. Audio

7:15 AM.ACC's general manager of claims management, Sid Miller responds to claims that their forms are illegal. Audio

7:09 AM.A compensation lawyer says ACC consent forms ruled 'beyond the law' are likely to have more serious implications for the government than the Bronwyn Pullar mass privacy breach of 2011. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:38 AM.The Accident Compensation Corporation may have to review hundreds of claims it turned down when people refused to sign a privacy waiver. Audio

6:28 AM.A High Court judge has ordered that trustees of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust adjust their attitudes and fix what he calls the organisation's 'toxic' environment; The chief executive of Te Wananga o… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.Cheaper synthetic carpet and the high New Zealand dollar are being blamed for the latest blow of job cuts to the carpet manufacturing sector. Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.Local councils are unlikely to audit submissions on the closing hours for bars, despite two thirds of submissions in Hastings being ruled out as not genuine. Audio

6:15 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:09 AM.The Maori Party says it's grateful to the Prime Minister for speaking at a five-thousand-dollar-a-seat fundraiser and would have no qualms about putting on such an event again. Audio

6:00 AM.ACC lawyer says ruling could impact 1000s; ACC responds to court ruling over claimants information; Developers dump 27 storey Dunedin hotel plan; $5000 a pop for Maori Party fundraiser and chat to… Read more Audio