Morning Report for Friday 5 December 2014

12:21 PM.Rubicon's chairman says ArborGen will be floated at some stage and it's a matter of choosing the best time. Audio

12:17 PM.Shares in Evolve Education Group have debuted on the New Zealand sharemarket at a 7 cent premium to its issue price of one-dollar a share. Audio

8:57 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:53 AM.Research by two leading Australian heart specialists, published in the International Journal of Cadiology, has found that the funnier a comedian is, the more likely he is to die. Audio

8:50 AM.The ceremony to welcome the largest group of ancestral remains ever to be returned to Aotearoa gets underway this morning at Te Papa. The ceremony to welcome the largest group of ancestral remains… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.One in three auditors reviewed by the Financial Markets Authority is failing to meet minimum standards in their reports, which are relied on by investors. Audio

8:38 AM.Returning now to our top story and ongoing protest in New York, over another grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer in the death of a black man, this time Eric Garner who died in a… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The Speaker of the House, David Carter, has given MPs until today to say whether they want to ditch the Christian prayer that's been read in parliament for more than half a century. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.New Zealand is leading the world with our legislation to target match fixing in sport. Audio

8:21 AM.The battle over a Wellington supercity is just about to get underway after the Local Government Commission recommended amalgamating the region's nine councils. Audio

8:19 AM.The Maori Language Commission wants Wellington's train service to brush up on its Maori pronunciation. Audio

8:13 AM.The Teachers Council has found more than five-thousand teachers are working in schools without its authorisation. Audio

8:11 AM.Protesters are promising a new round of demonstrations in New York tonight after a grand jury decided not to charge a white police officer over the chokehold death of unarmed black man on Staten… Read more Audio

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

7:56 AM.Over a hundred Maori and Moriori ancestral remains will be formally welcomed home at Te Papa in just over an hour's time more than a century after they left New Zealand. Audio

7:52 AM.Muslim New Zealanders are increasingly becoming the victims of racist abuse in the wake of the political focus on the potential threat from ISIS supporters. Audio

7:46 AM.A convicted murderer turned development specialist says he's sceptical about Phillip John Smith's motives for going on a hunger strike. Audio

7:41 AM.The New Zealand First MP and former Carterton mayor, Ron Mark, has called the Supercity plan deadly. Audio

7:38 AM.Opponents of a Wellington supercity are gearing up to fight the proposal with the capital's Mayor confident it will never go ahead. Audio

7:35 AM.The Christchurch City Council will vote in secret today on whether to proceed with assets sales. Audio

7:29 AM.A decision will be made next week on whether to change the prayer that's been said in Parliament since 1962. Audio

7:25 AM.Speculation is mounting as to when AC/DC will finally call time on troubled drummer Phil Rudd, who appeared in the Tauranga District Court again yesterday. Audio

7:22 AM.The Teachers Council has discovered more than five thousand teachers are working in schools without authorisation because they have let their practising certificates lapse Audio

7:19 AM.Parliament has passed laws to keep dangerous criminals locked up for longer and to better protect New Zealanders from released sexual and violent offenders, who are at high risk of re-offending. Audio

7:13 AM.More protests are expected later today but for now its peaceful. Our correspondent in New York, is Patrice Howard. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Across the Tasman, the Australian 200 Index closed yesterday up 47 points to 5369. Audio

6:57 AM.Jucy will open a new 282-bed backpacker complex in Christchurch, early in 2016, featuring low-cost, pod-style cubicles. Audio

6:56 AM.Intueri Education Group says the purchase of the Academy Group will increase the scope of the educational and training opportunities its able to offer. Audio

6:54 AM.Scott Technology is buying an Australian robotics business for 13 million Australian dollars. Audio

6:51 AM.Freightways says it has bought the Australian firm, LitSupport, for up to 30 million Australian dollars, depending on how well it performs. Audio

6:50 AM.Three listed New Zealand companies announced acquisitions yesterday, a development which one analyst believes indicates rising confidence. Audio

6:47 AM.Tenon's chariman is expecting a ramp up in mergers and acquisitions in the building products industry, now that the United States housing market has begun to recover. Audio

6:43 AM.Opponents of a Wellington supercity are gearing up to fight the proposal with the capital's Mayor confident it will never go ahead. Audio

6:41 AM.A group opposed to the Christchurch City Council selling its assets says any such move would be premature. Audio

6:25 AM.The largest group of ancestral remains ever to be returned to Aotearoa will be welcomed to Te Papa this morning. The Maori Council says the leadership of the Maori Wardens is "in limbo", as it waits… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.Protests rock New York, as fears of another Ferguson grow in the wake of a controversial decision on a 'choke hold' death. Parliament unites to lock away the most dangerous criminals for longer and… Read more Audio