Morning Report for Thursday 9 April 2015

8:57 AM.New Zealand's most enduringly successful shearer, David Fagan, begins his final competition today before retirement Audio

8:54 AM.Thieves have stolen a massive haul of diamonds after a brazen heist in London. Audio

8:50 AM.Hot on the heels of a landmark Australian case allowing a film company to demand payment from illegal downloaders, Australia has launched an anti-piracy code similar to New Zealand. Audio

8:47 AM.More than four years after the February 2011 earthquake devastated Christchurch's city centre, the rebuild in and around the iconic Cathedral Square has stalled. Audio

8:43 AM.An Australian politician is pushing for dedicated indigenous seats in the federal parliament and cites the dedicated Maori seats in New Zealand as a good example for her country; The government's… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The New Zealand Rugby Union admits retaining younger players tempted by overseas contracts is a very real challenge. Audio

8:35 AM.Aid supplies have at last begun reaching Yemen after a series of delays, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates amid continued fighting. Audio

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

8:26 AM.The Carers Alliance says a Government scheme set up to pay New Zealanders who care for disabled family members was set up to fail. Audio

8:23 AM.Controversial zero-hour contracts at some fast food chains are set to be scrapped. Audio

8:17 AM.Kevin Alexander Gray is a longtime civil rights activist, the co-editor of the book "Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence" and a community organizer in Columbia, South Carolina. Audio

8:15 AM.The family of a black man shot in the back by a police officer in South Carolina are calling for justice but stressing they do not want unrest to follow the shooting. Audio

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

7:57 AM.Paleontologists are restoring the good name of Brontosaurus more than a century after it was deemed scientifically invalid and the famous dinosaur was reclassified as another genus called Apatosaurus.

7:54 AM.A 300-million dollar extension to Wellington Airport looks set to go ahead even though airlines say they don't need a longer runway. Audio

7:49 AM.A police officer criticised in an independent report on the handling of the Roast Busters case has criticised the police management's response to the inquiry. Audio

7:43 AM.A rural West Auckland community says it's worried a factory's plan to expand production will mean an increase in potentially deadly dust particles. Audio

7:39 AM.The Auckland Council is pushing forward on its plan to drop 1080 near the city's water supply, and says it may even have to drop the poison more regularly. Audio

7:34 AM.The Carers Alliance says a Government scheme set up to pay New Zealanders who care for disabled family members is a disaster, and had been set up to fail. Audio

7:27 AM.Unite's national director Mike Treen has been listening to that. Audio

7:23 AM.Restaurant Brands has agreed to abandon zero hours contracts for staff at its food chains including KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks. Audio

7:15 AM.The family of a black man shot in the back by a police officer in South Carolina are calling for justice but stressing they do not want unrest to follow the shooting. Audio

7:11 AM.The man accused of bombing the Boston marathon in 2013 has been found guilty of all 30 charges against him . Audio

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

6:59 AM.The Dow Jones Index is up 37 points to 17,913. Audio

6:57 AM.New Zealand dairy cows may be among the happiest and healthiest in the world. Audio

6:55 AM.The lawyer representing four class actions against some of the country's biggest banks over unfair fees, says ANZ's win in an Australian court may not have any impact on this side of the Tasman. Audio

6:54 AM.Diligent Board Member Services admits it will be breaching share market rules when its director, Mark Weldon, steps down today, but says it's just a matter of bad timing. Audio

6:53 AM.The mobile payments company, Pushpay, says it is growing rapidly and is planning a move to the NZX's main board from the alternative market, within the next four to six weeks. Audio

6:51 AM.ANZ says some of its branches have sold out of Australian dollar notes as people take advantage of historically high exchange rates. Audio

6:48 AM.Wellington Airport is dismissing claims there's no interest in flying long-haul international airlines into the capital. Audio

6:44 AM.Controversial zero-hour contracts at some fast food chains are set to be scrapped. Audio

6:27 AM.The government's first Maori oil envoy has jumped ship and joined a private oil company; An Australian politician is pushing for dedicated indigenous seats in the federal parliament and cites the… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Guilty on all counts - the jury delivers its Boston Bombing verdicts. At home, unions say it's a victory as Restaurant Brands ditches zero hour contracts and Auckland pushes on with its plans for a… Read more Audio