Morning Report for Tuesday 8 July 2014

8:56 AM.Election officials in Afghanistan have held a news conference to announce preliminary results of last month's run off presidential contest. Audio

8:53 AM.Hospitality businesses in Christchurch say the city council has dropped the ball in allowing their food licenses to lapse. Audio

8:50 AM.The Green Party's accused the Prime Minister of taking a softly-softly approach towards Japanese whaling that will only embolden their whaling efforts. Audio

8:48 AM.The Maori King's son, Korotangi Paki, has completed a hundred and 20 hours of a tikanga Maori- based restorative plan despite not being convicted of burglary and theft charges; A researcher finding… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Seven Network has defended airing footage showing Oscar Pistorius re-enacting the events of the night he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Audio

8:40 AM.A union swoop on foreign ships tied up in New Zealand ports has recovered $125,000 in back wages owed to crew members. Audio

8:35 AM.The Government is pushing ahead with plans to replace the Maori Language Commission with a new body despite legal threats. Audio

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

8:27 AM.A report has criticised the Earthquake Commission for the way the level of floors in earthquake-damaged houses have been measured. Audio

8:24 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says government officials must explain how an island is back on the market despite the foreign owners possibly never being given approval to purchase it in… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The family violence statistics published by the Auckland University's Family Violence Clearinghouse reveal police last year launched an average 260 new domestic violence investigations a day. Audio

8:10 AM.Labour's Justice spokesperson Andrew Little says Police are not prosecuting criminal offences in order to keep the crime statistics looking good. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The Football World Cup looks set to be the TAB's biggest tournament ever with still four games yet to go. Audio

7:52 AM.The Institute of Surveyors has criticised the way Christchurch homes have been measured to establish if they need their foundations repaired. Audio

7:47 AM.Nine Palestinian militants have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Audio

7:46 AM.Labour says the Education Minister needs to accept that class sizes do matter to children's learning. Audio

7:38 AM.The teammates of a young rugby player who died after he was injured on the field will play as planned this weekend to honour him . Audio

7:35 AM.The Auckland Council might eventually find itself staring down the barrel of a budget crisis but city leaders say any final decisions on funding cuts are still a long way off. Audio

7:25 AM.An island in the Far North is back on the market for $30million - even though the owners may never have had approval to buy it in the first place. Audio

7:22 AM.Pope Francis has begged forgiveness from victims who, as children, were subject to sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests. Audio

7:10 AM.An average of 260 new family violence investigations were launched each day by the police last year. Audio

7:08 AM.The Labour Party is promising sweeping changes to the justice system if it takes power, in a bid to eliminate violence against women and children. Audio

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

6:58 AM.A surprise drop in German industrial output and predictions about when the Federal Reserve is likely to begin raising interest rates cooled a rally that sent Wall Street to record highs last week. Audio

6:56 AM.The TradeMe website expects the jobs advertising market to remain strong, judging by the confidence levels of its customers. Audio

6:54 AM.A New Zealand headquartered technology company which was founded in 1993 says it expects annual sales growth of 75 percent. Audio

6:52 AM.Pacific Brands' managing director is stepping down after less than two years in the job following a disagreement with the board. Audio

6:49 AM.New Zealand's largest glass manufacturer, Metro Glass still counts its initial public offer as a success, even though the price was set near the bottom of the range it hoped to achieve. Audio

6:40 AM.The Earthquake Commission says it hasn't seen any evidence it's getting floor level assessments wrong. Audio

6:36 AM.The police launched more than 95,000 investigations into family violence last year - an average of 260 investigations a day. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori King's son, Korotangi Paki, has completed a hundred and 20 hours of a tikanga Maori- based restorative plan despite not being convicted of burglary and theft charges; Auckland Council is… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.The Green Party says the Prime Minister's message to his Japanese counterpart on whaling will only serve to embolden its whaling industry. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Family violence, Pope apology, Island sale, Auckland council budget issues, rugby head injury. Audio