Morning Report for Monday 18 August 2014

8:58 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:57 AM.A growing number of beauty aficionados and environmentalists are switching to the 'no-poo' method. Audio

8:50 AM.Plans are afoot to open up the backcountry of the top of the South Island to multi-day mountain bike enthusiasts. Audio

8:47 AM.The United Nations has confirmed the first World Indigenous Conference will take place after a lot of uncertainty by delegates worried about whether it would happen. The broadband group, Nga Pu Waea… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Auckland Council is cutting more than four million dollars from it's Communications and Marketing budget, in the latest round of an efficiency drive. Audio

8:39 AM.The Labour Party says it will settle all historic Treaty of Waitangi claims by 2020 if elected next month. Audio

8:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:29 AM.The Chief Executive of Skyline, Jeff Stanaland joins us. Audio

8:24 AM.Families enjoying a fun day out were left traumatised after witnessing a man being injured at high speed on the Skyline Luge in Rotorua yesterday. Audio

8:21 AM.Police in the American state of Missouri say they've fired tear-gas and smoke cannisters at protesters in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, after they defied a midnight curfew. Audio

8:17 AM.Investigations are underway after one man died and another was injured following a police pursuit. Audio

8:14 AM.A family is in mourning and a Queenstown heli ski company is reeling after what should have been the perfect day in the mountains turned to tragedy. Audio

8:10 AM.Prime Minister John Key doesn't plan to question his Justice Minister Judith Collins, despite her confirming she passed on the name of a public servant she believed to be leaking information about… Read more Audio

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

7:57 AM.The All Blacks' 12-all draw with the Wallabies on Saturday ended New Zealand's hopes of claiming a world record 18th straight win. Audio

7:53 AM.Australian criminals banned from owning firearms can cross the ditch and get a gun in New Zealand. Audio

7:48 AM.The Green Party are proposing a new tax band with a higher rate. Audio

7:45 AM.Green's co-leader discusses campaign to reduce poverty. Audio

7:39 AM.Fifteen people remain missing at sea and ten others, including two New Zealanders, had to swim for hours to safety after a tour boat sank in rough seas off an Indonesian Island. Audio

7:30 AM.Joining us is our political editor, Brent Edwards to comment on the reactions of various politicians to the contents of the  book Dirty Politics. Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Staying with "Dirty Politics" and Cameron Slater is lashing out on his Whale Oil blog claiming a series of text messages from Kim Dotcom prove the internet entrepreneur is responsible for hacking his… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Five days on from the release of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics, the Prime Minister has told Morning Report he is standing behind his staff and ministers. Read more Audio

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

6:57 AM.Investors in this part of the world will be focused on the avalanche of company results expected this week. Audio

6:53 AM.Across the Tasman, and the financial advice scandal engulfing Australia's biggest bank has done nothing to dent its profitability. Audio

6:50 AM.The head of Steel and Tube says the company is confident about its future growth prospects, despite overcapacity issues and increasing geopolitical uncertainty. Audio

6:47 AM.Eroad's major shareholder and chief executive says taking the company public is something he's been working towards since he first became involved with the transport tecnology firm back in 2007. Audio

6:45 AM.Precinct Properties has reduced its insurance premiums by 26 percent without compromising its cover. Audio

6:39 AM.The Green Party officially launched its election campaign over the weekend, unveiling plans for a new top tax rate with all revenue going towards battling child poverty. Audio

6:37 AM.The Labour Party leader David Cunliffe says he's not concerned by new polls showing volatile support for his party. Audio

6:26 AM.The United Nations has confirmed the first World Indigenous Conference will take place after a lot of uncertainty by delegates worried about whether it would happen. The broadband group, Nga Pu Waea… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Cunliffe not concerned by latest poll results, Greens kick off campaign with positive shine, Prime Minister stands by minister and staff, Internet Party leader on "Dirty Politics", Political Editor… Read more Audio