Morning Report for Monday 28 July 2014

8:57 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:53 AM.For the next couple of months, drones are taking pictures and video of visitors holidaying in South Island tourism hotspots. Audio

8:50 AM.MetService has reached an agreement with two marae to put a weather radar on ancestral land in the Far North - to track rain and thunderstorms. A tribe in the Ohope area of Bay of Plenty says an… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Transport Agency's holding a meeting in Whangarei today - to reveal its future roading plans for the flood-ravaged north. Audio

8:43 AM.The Police Commissioner, Mike Bush, will apologise to more Tuhoe whanau today for failings in the 2007 Urewera raids. Audio

8:38 AM.Some of the country's best scientists are warning the government's new flagship funding programme for science could be a total disaster. Audio

8:33 AM.The rugby sevens team will shortly be playing for New Zealand's fourth gold medal of the day when they take on South Africa in the Commonwealth Games final. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:23 AM.A comfortable lead in the latest opinion poll for National may be bad news for the Conservative Party. Audio

8:10 AM.The Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith has been accused of telling Fish and Game to stop advocating for better water quality in lakes and rivers, or else. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Back now to Gaza now where a fragile truce has unraveled. For the latest we are joined by Al Jazeera reporter Nicole Johnston. Audio

7:52 AM.Violence around the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 forced Australian and Dutch investigators to remain in their hotel, despite Malaysia announcing it had reached a deal for unfettered… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Lawyers in Christchurch say a building crisis - that could be as widespread as the leaky homes issue - is looming in the city as more and more evidence of shoddy repair jobs makes its way into court. Audio

7:42 AM.Scientists are warning the government's new flagship funding programme for science could be a total disaster. Audio

7:28 AM.An Israeli soldier born in Taupo to a New Zealand father is among the Israelis killed in Gaza. His grandfather Jim Boyland joins us. Audio

7:24 AM.It's raining medals for New Zealand at the Commonwealth games. Audio

7:19 AM.Joining us is our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

7:14 AM.As pre-election maneouvering continues, the National Party appears to have left its options open by keeping one of its list-only spots free, should Murray McCully withdraw from the East Coast Bays… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Minister of Conservation is being accused of political interference by threatening Fish and Game with consequences if it doesn't stop advocating for better water quality in lakes and rivers. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The New Zealand share market enjoyed its best week since the beginning of May, the benchmark Top 50 Index gaining nearly 1.7 percent. Audio

6:54 AM.Across the Tasman, and the spiralling costs of housing in Australia have sparked a warning from credit rating agency Moody's. Audio

6:52 AM.Chorus should now be able to weather the next few years whatever the corporate regulator decides on how much it can charge for services over copper wires. Audio

6:50 AM.With a bit of fanfare at the launch, apple grower, Scales, became the sixth company to list on the New Zealand stock exchange this year. Audio

6:47 AM.The French food group, Danone, has reported a near 14 percent drop in infant formula sales in the June quarter as a result of Fonterra's botulism scare. Audio

6:39 AM.The Green Party says its staunch opposition to deep sea oil drilling makes it clearly distinct from both Labour and National. Audio

6:28 AM.MetService has reached an agreement with two marae to put a weather radar on ancestral land in the Far North - to track rain and thunderstorms. An Auckland Maori carver believes the art of his trade… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Greens stake out difference from Labour on deep sea drilling, Conservation minister accused of political interference with Fish and Game, National leaves options open in East Coast Bays, Radio New… Read more Audio