Morning Report for Thursday 26 March 2015

8:57 AM.Campaigners against homophobia in sport are welcoming the crack down on a Warratah's player who callled the Brumbies "faggots" during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Audio

8:54 AM.Rats have been wiped out on South Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean after what is being billed as the biggest pest eradication operation ever seen. Audio

8:50 AM.University students and staff are fighting a rear-guard action to retain elected places on university councils. Audio

8:47 AM.Maori Television's told MPs it's about to overspend its budget, after having no increase in funding for seven years; The Greater Wellington Regional Council admits it's failed to properly consult… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Governor of the Turkish province where the Gallipoli campaign took place laid a wreath at the Ataturk Memorial in Wellington yesterday as the build-up to Anzac Day centenary commemorations… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.A trust in south Auckland says Child, Youth, and Family is cutting young people off from its care too early, leaving them scrambling to set up an adult life. Audio

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

8:30 AM.Listening to that was Hawkes Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson. Audio

8:28 AM.The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has voted to allow its investment company HBRIC to borrow 2-million-dollars to keep the Ruataniwha Dam project alive. Audio

8:24 AM.Mark Lundy's defence team has officially presented its case, telling a High Court jury in Wellington it was simply impossible for Mr Lundy to have murdered his wife and daughter in August, 2000. Audio

8:19 AM.A team of urban search and rescue professionals from the New Zealand Fire Service has arrived in Vanuatu. Audio

8:14 AM.The recovery of bodies and plane wreckage is continuing in the French Alps more than 24 hours after Germanwings 4U 9525 flight crashed into the mountain side. Audio

8:10 AM.Two days left to go to till the Northland by-election, and the Prime Minister is lending his weight today to the campaign by National's rookie candidate, Mark Osborne, to hold the seat. Audio

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

7:58 AM.King Richard III will be reburied in England today, more than 500 years after he was killed fighting Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Audio

7:53 AM.I spoke earlier to ESPN Cric Info senior editor Sharda Ugra, and Australian cricket writer Gideon Haigh. Audio

7:52 AM.The match to decide who the Black Caps will play in the final of the Cricket World Cup takes place in Sydney tonight. Audio

7:47 AM.The Yemeni President, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has fled his residence in Aden and the United States says it cannot confirm further details about his location. Audio

7:39 AM.Sugar may be sweet, but new research suggests it's having a bitter effect on New Zealand's economy. Audio

7:37 AM.We can cross now to Radio New Zealand International's Koroi Hawkins, who is on the island of Erromango, the largest island in the southern province of Tafea. Audio

7:35 AM.HMNZS Canterbury has arrived in Vanuatu carrying food, water, emergency supplies and more than 200 personnel. Audio

7:26 AM.The BBC has announced that it's not renewing Jeremy Clarkson's contract. Audio

7:19 AM.More than twenty four hours after the airbus A-320 belonging to the Germanwings company crashed in the French Alps, it's still unclear what caused the disaster. Audio

7:14 AM.Radio New Zealand's political editor Brent Edwards has been listening to that. Audio

7:11 AM.The Prime Minister John Key has conceded the National Party is in big trouble in the Northland by-election and could struggle to hold the seat it's long considered to be true-blue. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is down 213 points to 17,798. Audio

6:57 AM.An advocate of a Pacific-wide trade and investment deal is calling on the Government to provide more infomation about the secret talks, and help ease public fears. Audio

6:54 AM.Motor body-building businesses can't keep pace with the demand for fitted-out heavy trucks. Audio

6:53 AM.The annual trade deficit has hit its largest shortfall in 5-and-a-half years, thanks to weaker global dairy prices. Audio

6:52 AM.Synlait Milk says it's confident enough about the global dairy market to lift its forecast payout, despite trading conditions remaining fragile. Audio

6:49 AM.Investors have shaved more than 7 percent off the value of Fonterra's share prices following a lower half profit and a cut in the dividend. Audio

6:43 AM.Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson been fired by the BBC. Audio

6:40 AM.The Prime Minister will hit the byelection campaign trail in Northland this morning, as the latest opinion poll shows New Zealand First leader Winston Peter streets ahead in the traditionally safe… Read more Audio

6:28 AM.Maori Television's told MPs it's about to overspend its budget, after having no increase in funding for seven years; The Greater Wellington Regional Council admits it's failed to properly consult… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.Sugar may be sweet, but new research suggests it's having a bitter effect on New Zealand's economy. Audio

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

6:18 AM.The New Zealand task force in Vanuatu says the arrival of HMNZS Canterbury will be a welcome boost to their relief efforts. Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.National's Northland heavyweight fights a Winston Peters knockout blow, and John Key joins the campaign trail. The leaders of Germany, France and Spain unite at the site of the Airbus disaster, as the… Read more Audio