Morning Report for Monday 19 May 2014

8:56 AM.Reaction to the revolt by Tony Abbott's fellow conservatives in the states against his budget. Audio

8:52 AM.New Zealand veterans have commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Battles of Monte Cassino in Italy Audio

8:50 AM.International reports say the head of Syria's air defences has been killed amid fighting near Damascus. Audio

8:48 AM.A representative for Ngatiwai, Dane Karapu, believes the Tai Tokerau iwi has paved the way for other tribes to be called upon by government if future biosecurity threats arise; Auckland Council's… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.More than a thousand delegates are gathering in Auckland for Trenz, the tourism industry's big annual showcase. Audio

8:39 AM.`India has won, good days are about to come'. That's the widely shared tweet sent by the new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his party's landslide election victory at the weekend. Audio

8:32 AM.Turkish police have arrested 24 people after the country's worst ever mining disaster, in which 301 people were killed. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.From July hospitals will be evaluated according to what patients think of their treatment. Audio

8:24 AM.Strong disagreement between Napier City Council and Hastings District Council over a proposal to amalgamate Hawke's Bay councils was underlined at Local Government Commission hearings last week. Audio

8:19 AM.The Treasury has warned that an immigration explosion is on the way, which could add to Auckland's housing problems. Audio

8:12 AM.The Prime Minister says the Government can't be blamed for high house prices. A new report says it's more expensive to buy a home in New Zealand than anywhere else in the OECD. Audio

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

7:57 AM.The All Black selectors could be facing a difficult job deciding who to leave out of the upcoming test, given the embarrassment of riches on offer at the training camp underway in Christchurch. Audio

7:54 AM.The Wellington City Council is promising to find beds for hundreds of residents who will have to move out of their council flats as they are redeveloped. Audio

7:48 AM.Rumours circulating of government payouts to evacuees are causing mass unrest in Solomon Islands. Audio

7:45 AM.China has dispatched the first of five ships to Vietnam to speed up the evacuation of any its citizens who want to leave the country. Audio

7:39 AM.India's new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is finalising who will join his cabinet after his party's landslide election victory at the weekend. Audio

7:32 AM.The sheer scale of spot-fixing and match-fixing within cricket is beginning to be realised, following revelations by the former New Zealand player, Lou Vincent. Audio

7:28 AM.Nigeria and its neighbours have declared war on Boko Haram, after signing a deal in Paris to join forces against the militant group which is still holding more than 200 schoolgirls hostage. Audio

7:25 AM.Land once meant for controversial dam projects in Central Otago is again under dispute as locals plead with Contact Energy to keep it free from development. Audio

7:22 AM.A new report suggests there are problems enforcing the use of security cameras in taxis, and that penalities for breaching the rules need to be tougher. Audio

7:19 AM.The trial of Epsom MP John Banks is due to get underway at the High Court in Auckland today, despite several attempts to have the case thrown out. Audio

7:13 AM.A Waikato man remains in intensive care in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital after a vicious attack in his home yesterday morning. Audio

7:09 AM.New Zealand's housing market has been rated the most overvalued in the developed world. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street ended higher on Friday due to a last minute rebound in smaller companies. However, for the week, the Dow Jones Index was down half a percent to 16-thousand 991. Audio

6:55 AM.The Abbott government is facing an uphill battle in selling a budget that inflicts widespread pain for what many economists say is a meagre pay-off. Audio

6:53 AM.The investment and infrastructure company takes on riskier assets and turns them into ones with more predicatable cash flows. Audio

6:51 AM.Schemes of arrangement are back in fashion. Such schemes require the approval of only 75 percent of shareholders who bother to vote. Audio

6:49 AM.The Employment Relations Authority has ruled that Abano Healthcare has the right to terminate the employment of its former director and disaffected major shareholder, Peter Hutson, and his wife, Anya… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Government has signalled a shift to the private financing of social housing - by cutting its own grants to community housing agencies. Audio

6:40 AM.Property investors are being blamed for New Zealand becoming the most overpriced housing market in the developed world. Audio

6:28 AM.Auckland Council's tourism body says it's taking time to develop a signature Maori event because it wants it to be as big as the NRL Auckland Nines; A representative for Ngatiwai, Dane Karapu… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.John Key talks housing affordability, Man hospitalised after home invasion, John Banks heads to the High Court, Do taxi security measures need to get tougher? Central Otago dam land again in dispute… Read more Audio