Morning Report for Tuesday 6 May 2014

8:52 AM.By 2020 it's estimated that, from the Middle East alone, about 70-million people will travel overseas on holiday, spending about $20-billion every year. Andrew McRae reports on symposium held in… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Muscle movements are being studied, in a group of Auckland teenagers' faces, to establish if there's any link between violent video games and actual aggression in the players. Audio

8:44 AM.Te Taitokerau iwi, Ngatiwai, says it's been called on by the Ministry for Primary Industries to be part of any national biosecurity response in the region; The Maori Party's newly-selected candidate… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.An increase in funding for budgeting services is being described as better than nothing by an overworked south Auckland service. Audio

8:38 AM.The ABC's Jonathan Gul talks about the next phase of the search for MH370 which will be more difficult because of how remote the new search area is. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The search for Madeleine McCann has reached its seventh anniversary and there are reports Scotland Yard detectives will head to Portugal to oversee digging around the resort she vanished from. Audio

8:24 AM.The nephew of Fiji's leader Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama has been charged with attempted homicide after shooting at police in a small American town. Audio

8:20 AM.The social justice advocate and Green Party candidate, Marama Davidson, on King Tuheitia's son Korotangi Paki agreeing to complete a tikanga-based restorative plan in the community where he committed… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The Drug Foundation says a ban on legal highs expected to be passed by Parliament today is a backward step driven by election year politics. Audio

8:10 AM.Weeks of media and parliamentary scrutiny have taken a toll on the embattled Justice Minister, who has been told by the PM to take a break from work later this week, but as Kate Newton reports, Ms… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.The South African runner Oscar Pistorius has been back in court today for the resumption of his murder trial after a two week break. Audio

7:52 AM.Most of the nearly 8-thousand homes handed over to the government and insurers as part of the red zone offers have ended up in tips so far, but the newly formed trust aims to change that. Audio

7:44 AM.The Labour Party's Tamaki Makaurau electorate committee spokesperson Shane Te Pou discusses potential candidates and the issues facing his electorate. Audio

7:41 AM.Debate over whether to demolish the Auckland Council's headquarters has taken a new turn with a report to the council saying it has extraordinary heritage significance. Audio

7:29 AM.The Labour Party leader David Cunliffe dismisses National's claims Kiwisaver contributions could go as high as 15 percent as a result of its new monetary policy. Audio

7:27 AM.Kingi Tuheitia's son, Korotangi Paki, pleaded guilty yesterday to two burglary charges and one of theft from a car. Te Manu Korihi reporter, Rosemary Rangitauira, discusses potential implications for… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Legislation is being rushed through today to ban all synthetic drugs unless they can be proven low risk without testing on animals. However the legal high lobby group the STAR Trust's General Manager… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Brent Edwards is in the studio with Susie Ferguson. Audio

7:14 AM.Political reporter Demelza Leslie with reactions to the PM's stance on Judith Collins' ongoing conduct. Audio

7:09 AM.The New Zealand First leader has published what he claims is evidence that Oravida benefited from cabinet minister Judith Collins' visit to China last year. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.A summary of financial markets. Audio

6:56 AM.An industrial property investor, Property For Industry, says rental growth is likely to pick up and the joint General Manager, Nick Cobham, sees the environment as ripe for selling non-core assets. Audio

6:53 AM.Auckland's largest realtor says vendors need to start being more realistic about their sale price expectations as the market becomes more competitive. Audio

6:49 AM.Westpac NZ Chief Executive Peter Clare says about 14 percent of its home loan applications are now being lodged online. Audio

6:47 AM.Westpac New Zealand expects pressure on its profit margins, from customers moving from floating to fixed-rate mortgages, to continue in the near term. Audio

6:42 AM.The Maori King, Tuheitia, has come down hard on his 18-year-old son who yesterday pleaded guilty to theft and burglary in the Auckland District Court. te ao Maori Audio

6:40 AM.Justice Minister Judith Collins today faces her first Question Time in Parliament since lashing out at a political journalist. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Party's newly-selected candidate for Hauraki-Waikato has fired the first shot in the battle for the seat; Te Taitokerau iwi, Ngatiwai, says it's been called on by the Ministry for Primary… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region including an update on the Australian Senate inquiry into recent deadly violence at the Australian run Manus Island detention centre in PNG. Audio

6:10 AM.The head of the WHO's polio eradication programme, Dr Bruce Elwood, outlines the scale of the problem. Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Winston Peters claims Oravida did benefit; Prime Minister accused of being soft on Justice Minister; Political editor discusses latest in Collins story; Legislation rushed through today to ban… Read more Audio