Morning Report for Monday 19 January 2015

8:56 AM.Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes speaks with Susie Ferguson. Audio

8:50 AM.An investigation will be launched into how medical information is shared by the Lakes District Health Board, after a junior employee mistakenly emailed private information about abortions to a… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.An Auckland Selection Body has lodged an appeal against a Judge's order to undergo a reselection process. About 13-thousand people were drawn to Lake Karapiro for this year's ActivePost Waka Ama… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The first tennis slam of the season begins today, and if last year's Australian Open is anything to go by, it's anyone's title. Audio

8:39 AM.The closure of a maternity clinic in central Taranaki has led to at least one woman giving birth on the side of the road. Audio

8:36 AM.Scientists have taken a navy boat out to get a closer look at the Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga. Audio

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

8:23 AM.As many as 350 new affordable homes have now been completed in special housing areas Auckland Mayor Len Brown says. Audio

8:20 AM.Facial recognition technology has been used sucessfully overseas to combat hooliganism at sports stadiums and can help identify known terrorist threats. Audio

8:12 AM.The Australian terrrorism expert Professor Greg Barton and Auckland University academic Dr Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

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

7:56 AM.One hundred years of aviation history was on display at the Wings over Wairarapa airshow at the weekend. Audio

7:46 AM.Lawyers for the accused New Zealander Antony de Malmanche, are planning a radical new defence to save him from the firing squad. Audio

7:42 AM.There's been international condemnation of Indonesia's execution of six death row inmates - five of them foreigners. Audio

7:39 AM.Hefty rises in pay packets could be few and far between this year, despite a growing economy. Audio

7:27 AM.Auckland Mayor Len Brown speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:22 AM.The New Zealand 2015 World Cup chief executive Therese Walsh Speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:16 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key has met with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron in London. Audio

7:12 AM.An international survey ranks Auckland's housing market as one of the ten least affordable in the world. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The kiwi begins the week at 77.88 US cents, 94.62 Australian, 51.40 British pence, point-6730 euro, 91.59 yen and 4.83 renminbi. Audio

6:57 AM.The global rout in commodity prices is posing big challenges for Australian investors and policymakers Audio

6:55 AM.MetService says it has increased sales across all of its international operations in the last financial year, going up by 25 percent in Australia alone Audio

6:52 AM.Infratil is planning to transform the RetireAustralia business into the continuum of care model pioneered in Australia by Ryman Healthcare. Audio

6:49 AM.Synlait Milk says it doesn't expect much impact on its milk supply from the drought affecting most of the South Island. Audio

6:46 AM.An economist at Westpac says the annual inflation rate could well come very close to zero in the early part of this year, because of falling petrol prices. Audio

6:41 AM.There was a 22 percent increase in the number of star-triple-five calls to police over the holiday period. Audio

6:39 AM.An international survey has ranked Auckland's housing market as one of the ten least affordable in the world - less affordable than even New York and Los Angeles. Audio

6:27 AM.An Auckland Selection Body has lodged an appeal against a Judge's order to undergo a reselection process. Ngati Porou has turned around its farming fortunes. A researcher is calling for kaumatua or… Read more Audio

6:22 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.Survey: Auckland's house prices are becoming ever unaffordable, Security issues high on agenda for London talks, High alert for Cricket World Cup as opening game near, Despite growing economy… Read more Audio