Morning Report for Tuesday 21 October 2014

8:57 AM.New research has found what season you were born in can determine your temperament later in life. Audio

8:54 AM.Lorde's hit Royals was crowned Song of the Year at the Grammys in January, but the track has now been banned from at least two local radio stations in San Francisco. Audio

8:50 AM.The British Exploring Society is thrilled a notebook belonging to the Antarctic explorer that founded the organisation has been found after more than 100 years on ice. Audio

8:47 AM.The Maori Party MP, Marama Fox, says she will continue to put pressure on the government to include the Treaty of Waitangi when taking an oath; A senior lecturer at Waikato University is welcoming… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The New Zealand cricketers will begin their preparation for next year's Cricket World Cup this morning, when they meet South Africa in their first One Day International of the season in Mount… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Searches have continued for a fourth day in the Himalayas, after a devastating snowstorm and avalanches hit a popular trekking route. Audio

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

8:25 AM.A community housing provider says Auckland Council is failing to allow the market to respond to the supply of affordable housing. Audio

8:20 AM.A leaked draft from trade talks involving New Zealand shows multinational drug companies want patent rights strengthened, reducing peoples' access to cheaper drug substitutes. Audio

8:09 AM.Students are warning universities are close to the limit of what they can charge for education, and if fees go much higher, there could be a drop off in the number of tertiary students. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.New Zealand Cricket board will this week consider an amnesty for domestic players who've failed to report any corruption-related approaches. Audio

7:53 AM.The Canterbury Medical Officer of Health says a proposed new limit on nitrate leaching from farms in the Selwyn District isn't strict enough and could jeopardise the region's drinking water. Audio

7:47 AM.The countdown to the Cricket World Cup cup officially begins for the Black Caps today, when they play South Africa at the country's newest international cricket venue, Bay Oval in Tauranga. Audio

7:41 AM.A leaked draft from trade talks involving New Zealand shows pharmaceutical companies want patent rights strengthened, reducing peoples' access to cheaper substitutes. Audio

7:36 AM.The World Health Organisation has declared Nigeria to be officially free of Ebola - after six weeks with no reported cases. Audio

7:25 AM.There appears to be no easy solution to Auckland's housing shortage and skyrocketing house prices. One project which is working to redress the balance is the Hobsonville Point development - the… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The police will return today to the site on Auckland's North Shore where the remains of a mother and daughter killed seven years ago were found. Audio

7:18 AM.Turkey has said that it is now allowing Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to cross into Syria to help Syrian Kurds in their battle for Kobane against Islamic State militants. Audio

7:13 AM.Listening to that was the Tertiary Education Minister, Steven Joyce. Audio

7:09 AM.Students are demanding universities pull back on fee hikes after ten years of rises that have taken the cost of a basic degree from a little over three thousand dollars to more than five thousand… Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is down. Audio

6:56 AM.Jade Software says it has achieved record third-quarter sales of its Master Terminal software with 19 sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Audio

6:54 AM.The Warehouse says it always saw synergies between the two adventure sports retailing businesses it bought last year. Audio

6:52 AM.A new fund, worth up to 100 million dollars, plans to lend to dairy farmers at interest rates based on the milk payout. Audio

6:49 AM.Even though inflation has been unexpectedly much more benign, the chief economist at one of New Zealand's major fund managers expects price pressures will build. Audio

6:47 AM.The ongoing strength of the services sector suggests economic growth is trending up again after a soft patch in the June quarter. Audio

6:39 AM.The Union of Students Associations says universities will deter large numbers of students if they keep increasing their fees as much as possible. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Party MP, Marama Fox, says she will continue to put pressure on the government to include the Treaty of Waitangi when taking an oath; A senior lecturer at Waikato University is welcoming… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.European Union foreign ministers thrashed out measures to help halt Ebola's deadly spread overnight as Nigeria - Africa's most populous country - was declared free of the disease. Audio

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

6:09 AM.The police will return today to the site on Auckland's North Shore where the remains of a mother and daughter killed seven years ago were found. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Students say uni fees as high as they can go, Tertiary Education Minister on university fee rises, Turkey to let Iraq Kurds join Kobane fight, Police continue search in Auckland after mother and… Read more Audio