Morning Report for Friday 10 October 2014

8:57 AM.Time now for our weekly chat with Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre has been off-limits to the public since it was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes. Audio

8:49 AM.The lawyer representing Maori living south of Whangarei Harbour says there could be a drop in the number of houses planned for land which used to be owned by a local hapu. The Te Tai Tokerau MP says… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Staying with sports and Rugby League stalwart Sir Peter Leitch says Wellington is kidding itself it it thinks it can attract the Warriors away from Auckland. Audio

8:41 AM.After propping up the bottom of Australian football's A-League competition for the past two seasons the Wellington Phoenix believe their fortunes are about to change. Audio

8:38 AM.Dutch prosecutors have revealed that the body of one passenger on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was found wearing an oxygen mask, raising questions about how much those on board knew as their plane went… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.The New Zealand taxation system may not be seen by many as something to crow about , but according to some of the leading independant tax policy experts in the US, we pretty well have the best in the… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Union leader, and one-time party president , Andrew Little has entered the race for the Labour leadership and is promoting himself as the candidate for change. Audio

8:20 AM.Malaysia is denying dragging its feet on the arrangements to return a former diplomat facing criminal charges back to New Zealand. Audio

8:15 AM.For an outline of what New Zealand authorities are planning if an Ebola case was to be confirmed across the Tasman, we're joined by our health correspondent, Karen Brown. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Two students at the University of East Anglia in England are trying to make urinating in places other than toilets an environmentally friendly decision. Audio

7:53 AM.It's out with the tracksuit bottoms and in with the frozen prawns, this is just one of the changes to the basket of items that Statistics New Zealand uses to measure inflation. Audio

7:49 AM.Conservation advocates have welcomed a decision by Auckland Council to drop the poison 1080 in the Hunua Ranges, but warn that the council needs to bring the public along with it. Audio

7:42 AM.Fighting is continuing in and around the Syrian border town of Kobane. Audio

7:40 AM.The vice-chancellor of Otago University says she is very disappointed a facebook page hosted explicit photos of female students without their consent. Audio

7:36 AM.A network of families caring for children with foetal alcohol syndrome disorder, or FASD, want the condition to be recognised as a disability, and for the government to stop ignoring the issue and… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Colourful Auckland activist Penny Bright is in a last-ditch legal battle against the court-ordered sale of her home, to clear local body rates which she refuses to pay. Audio

7:23 AM.Andrew Little has thrown his hat into the race for the Labour leadership. Audio

7:19 AM.The number of migrant workers complaining of illegal treatment in New Zealand workplaces has more than doubled in the past year. Audio

7:15 AM.The Malaysian government says it's now formally received the extradition request from New Zealand for Muhammad Rizalman - the Malaysian defence attache accused of a sex crime. Audio

7:10 AM.Queensland medical professionals are readying themselves for today's test results of a suspected case of Ebola. Audio

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

6:59 AM.In the currency markets, the New Zealand dollar is trading at 78.65 US cents, 89.53 Australian, 48.78 British pence, point-6199 euro, 84.85 yen and 4.8 renminbi. Audio

6:57 AM.A forward indicator of the economy is still suggesting solid momentum through the rest of this year. Audio

6:54 AM.Scott Technology's annual net profit more than halved, thanks the a sharp downturn in the mining industry and the strong New Zealand dollar. Audio

6:50 AM.Just Water International's founder and major shareholder is planning a takeover offer because another bidder still can't make an unconditional offer after months of due diligence. Audio

6:47 AM.Last month's fall in the value of retail spending was weaker than the market was expecting. Audio

6:45 AM.Investors responded in a luke-warm fashion to Xero's 79 percent jump in first-half sales, mainly because they're disappointed with the growth in customers in the United States. Audio

6:27 AM.The lawyer representing Maori living south of Whangarei Harbour says there could be a drop in the number of houses planned for land which used to be owned by a local hapu. The Te Tai Tokerau MP says… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Test results likely today for a Queensland woman suspected of having Ebola, Malaysian Government says it has formally received extradition request, Migrant worker complaints double in a year, Andrew… Read more Audio