Morning Report for Monday 11 May 2015

8:56 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:50 AM.The benefits from millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded research subsidies maybe heading straight overseas. Audio

8:47 AM.A Taranaki tribe is accusing the Environmental Protection Authority of failing to engage with the region's iwi; A Treaty lawyer says the Crown's approach to recognising Maori water rights is no better… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The deadlines for three of Christchurch's so-called anchor projects have been pushed out, sparking calls for the Government to front up over the reasons behind the delays. Audio

8:36 AM.It seems every day there's a new horror headline about Auckland's overheated property market. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.For many, going to court without a lawyer would be unthinkable but a new study shows there's a growing trend of self representation. Audio

8:17 AM.Some cities could be granted an extra 20 years to bring their earthquake prone buildings up to scratch. Audio

8:11 AM.The head of road policing wants the speed limit on many rural roads reduced to 70 or 80 kilometres an hour in the wake of a horrendous weekend of road deaths. Audio

8:08 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.The Education Ministry is considering bundling school maintenance into contracts potentially worth many millions of dollars. Audio

7:48 AM.The British Conservative Party defied all the pollsters with its victory in the UK election on Friday. Audio

7:45 AM.A single paw print in the mud led to the recovery of missing police dog Thames. Audio

7:40 AM.Ten people were killed in five separate accidents in less than 24 hours, including three women from the same extended family. Audio

7:35 AM.The search for 29-year-old Johnsonville woman Susan O'Brien, who went missing while competing in the 20 kilometre Xterra Wellington Trail Running Series event in the Rimutuka forest park yesterday, is… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Stewart Islanders say they cannot believe their luck at getting Prince Harry to themselves. Audio

7:27 AM.Ten people were killed on the roads this weekend in five separate accidents. Audio

7:24 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key says high levels of property investment by MPs should not surprise anyone. Audio

7:20 AM.Government MPs with property investments in Auckland are likely to have made huge gains over the past few years as the price of real estate there has shot up. Audio

7:16 AM.Listening to that was Wellington-based property investor and member of the Property Council, Ian Cassels. Audio

7:11 AM.Some cities will be granted an extra 20-years to bring their earthquake prone buildings up to scratch. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Wall Street finished last week up after jobs' growth in the US and the unemployment rate dropped to a near seven-year low of 5.4 percent. Audio

6:58 AM.Across the Tasman, and Australia's Reserve Bank has been accused of an own goal after last week's interest rate cut triggered a perverse outcome in financial markets. Audio

6:55 AM.Delegat Group says the New Zealand wine industry is likely to see a fall in the 2015 harvest, based on its own experience. Audio

6:50 AM.Smaller, high-rise retirement villages could hit the skyline in the future, in cities such as Auckland. Audio

6:48 AM.Official retail figures are expected to show that consumers have been on a spending spree over the first three months of the year. Audio

6:43 AM.The police dog Thames, which had been missing for a week, will be taken to the vet to be checked out today. Audio

6:41 AM.New Zealand's heritage-rich provincial towns are worried new quake prone legislation could mean the death of their communities. Audio

6:28 AM.A Treaty lawyer says the Crown's approach to recognising Maori water rights is no better than its handling of foreshore and seabed claims; A Taranaki tribe is accusing the Environmental Protection… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:10 AM.The New Zealand First leader has suggested National MPs with investments in the Auckland property market are influencing the Government's housing policy. Audio

6:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Proposed new quake measures could be devastating for small towns and cities; Prominent Wellington property investor questions quake estimates; Govt MPs made huge gains in Auckland property market… Read more Audio