Morning Report for Monday 30 June 2014

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:54 AM.This weekend's Kaumatua Kapa Haka was lively proof that being in your nineties is no barrier to captivating an audience and teaching them a thing or two. Audio

8:51 AM.Costa Rica and Greece are nil all going into half time in their Football World Cup quarterfinal. Audio

8:48 AM.The Sunday Star Times is being accused of sensationalising and impeding race relations; The organisation holding land returned in Treaty settlements admits not all iwi will be happy with how large… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.About 200 people dug into the soggy wetlands in eastern Christchurch this weekend to plant 400 native trees in a bid to turn the red zone into a swathe of green. Audio

8:42 AM.A new study is predicting climate change will have a devastating effect on the Emperor Penguin population by the end of the century. Audio

8:35 AM.A foreign diplomat who left the country despite facing serious criminal charges is expected to be charged in his home country. Audio

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

8:27 AM.Iraq says it has received the first batch of second-hand fighter jets it ordered from Russia to help it strike back against Sunni insurgents who have seized large areas of the country. Audio

8:20 AM.The Government's announcement of a 212 million dollar spend-up on regional highway projects may have put National Party on the road to winning more votes in some provinces, but risks driving away… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.And at National's annual conference over the weekend, various ministers warned about the dangers of a Labour-led government and its potential partners. Audio

8:10 AM.The Government denies it's engaging in pork barrel politics, after pledging more than 200 million dollars to upgrading regional roads over the next three years. Audio

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

7:56 AM.St John is having to increase staff and re-arrange the distribution of ambulances to cover what is expected to be the busiest period in its history. Audio

7:53 AM.Pasifika teachers and principals say charter schools and the Government's 359-million dollar flagship education policy could do more harm than good for their students. Audio

7:50 AM.Rest homes have launched a campaign to put aged care on the political agenda in the run-up to the general election in a bid to boost funding. Audio

7:46 AM.Five Russian fighter jets have arrived in Iraq to help the government's troops in their battle against Sunni militants. Audio

7:39 AM.The Prime Minister says it's possible a diplomat who escaped this country without facing serious criminal charges will instead be prosecuted in his home nation. Audio

7:35 AM.A Motiti Island hapu fighting to have the wreck of the Rena removed from the Astrolable Reef is taking its case to the Waitangi Tribunal today in an attempt to force the Crown's hand. Audio

7:27 AM.The Netherlands are through to the Football World Cup semifinals after a thrilling 2-1 win over Mexico this morning. Audio

7:22 AM.A Taupo man who was missing for three days in rugged forest and dismal conditions says his remarkable story of survival is also one of karma. Audio

7:17 AM.Joining us now is our political editor, Brent Edwards. Audio

7:14 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says the regional roading projects would not have happened without the funding announced at the party conference. Audio

7:10 AM.The Government is denying its regional transport package announced at the National Party annual conference amounts to an election year bribe. Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.The US share markets may be more volatile this week, thanks to the June jobs report due on Thursday ahead of the Independence Day holiday on Friday. US markets have been unusually steady of late, the… Read more Audio

6:57 AM.Across the Tasman, and the difficult politics of carbon pricing are creating new headaches for business leaders and policymakers. Audio

6:55 AM.Overall activity in Canterbury is at record levels, largely thanks to a surge in non-residential construction. Audio

6:53 AM.The Co-operative Bank wants to be double its present size in five year's time. Audio

6:48 AM.There's a call to change corporate regulations after the failed attempt to unseat the Abano Healthcare chairman, Trevor Janes. Audio

6:42 AM.More than 100 people are still feared trapped after a building collapsed in southern India. At least nine people died and several were hurt when the 12-storey building under construction toppled in… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Some provincial mayors are feeling hard done by, despite a National Party promise of an extra 212-million-dollars for improvements to regional roading projects. Audio

6:27 AM.The organisation holding land returned in Treaty settlements admits not all iwi will be happy with how large blocks of Kaingaroa Forest have been divided among eight tribes; The Sunday Star Times is… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The National Party, which held its annual conference at the weekend, dropped one point in last night's One News Colmar Brunton poll but retains a commanding 50 percent rating. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Provincial mayors not happy despite extra money, Over 100 people may be trapped in Indian building collapse, Is the National Party 'bringing home the bacon'?, Prime Minister John Key on the regional… Read more Audio