Morning Report for Tuesday 9 June 2015

8:56 AM.Speaking about people behind their backs has long been considered something we shouldn't do. Audio

8:53 AM.Nearly 30 landowners could potentially lose their properties in Wairarapa under plans for major irrigation schemes. Audio

8:49 AM.The two convicted murderers who used power tools to break out of an upstate New York prison at the weekend may have had help on the inside. Audio

8:46 AM.Relationships Aotearoa is warning many of its Māori clients will face further trauma after it closes today. The Māori Medical Practictioners Association is backing calls for the introduction of a… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Labour has also wading into the broadcasting debate saying it wants a a new public-service television broadcaster if it becomes government Audio

8:36 AM.It's been a little over a week since John Campbell left TV3 and Campbell Live was replaced by Road Cops. Audio

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

8:28 AM.A literacy group in Auckland says some children are starting school with so few language skills, they don't even understand their own name when spoken to. Audio

8:24 AM.The country's biggest company, Fonterra, is losing farmer shareholders as its rivals offer them better deals. Audio

8:21 AM.An announcement to scrap a controversial plan to roll Wellington's nine councils into one Super City could be made this afternoon. Audio

8:16 AM.The President of the Council of Trade Unions, Helen Kelly, is in our Auckland studio. Audio

8:11 AM.Search and rescue teams will continue working today to free a digger driver buried under tonnes of rock at a North Canterbury quarry. Audio

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

7:56 AM.A message in a bottle penned by a ten year old schoolgirl 19 years ago has finally found its way to the Wairarapa coast Audio

7:51 AM.Speculators who've been buying land on Auckland's rural fringe may get a nasty surprise next month when the Auckland Council reveals just when subdivision might be possible. Audio

7:48 AM.Jerry Collins' three month old daughter Ayla continues to fight for her life in a Montpellier hospital following the car crash on Friday which killed her father and mother Alana Madill. Audio

7:41 AM.There are plans for foreign donors to supply medical plasma products that help patients fight off infections. Audio

7:37 AM.When Relationships Aotearoa closes today it will need to deal with the tens of thousands of sensitve case notes and files it holds on its clients. Audio

7:34 AM.Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison in August after serving just 10 months in jail for shooting dead his partner Reeva Steencamp. Audio

7:25 AM.The country's biggest company, Fonterra, is losing farmer shareholders as rivals - many Chinese-owned - step in with better deals. Audio

7:23 AM.Some Wellington mayors say a controversial plan to roll the region's nine councils into one is being thrown out. Audio

7:14 AM.The accident at the Waikari limeworks is the third major incident at a quarry since March. Audio

7:11 AM.Search and rescue teams will resume efforts today to free a digger driver buried under tonnes of rock at a North Canterbury quarry. Audio

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

6:58 AM.On Wall St, stocks have fallen, with Apple dragging down the Nasday and S&P indexes. Audio

6:56 AM.A global shortage of highly skilled workers is forcing companies to rethink their recruitment strategies in order to attract top talent. Audio

6:54 AM.Inland Revenue has chosen an American company to provide the software for the upgrade of its aging information technology system. Audio

6:54 AM.Goodman Property Trust says the quality of its portfolio and low interest rates will cushion the company against any risk of a slowdown in economic activity Audio

6:52 AM.The lobby group for wine producers says the lower New Zealand dollar is helping sales Audio

6:50 AM.Shares in the Pumpkin Patch have fallen 12 percent after the children's clothing retailer failed to find a suitable buyer. Audio

6:50 AM.The South Island-based, Synlait Milk, is confident dairy prices will pick up next year. Audio

6:47 AM.The Commerce Commission has warned that the battle among telecommunications firms to attract users may lift consumers' expectations to unrealistic levels. Audio

6:39 AM.As rescuers scramble to find the man buried under tonnes of rubble in a South Island quarry, the Government is under pressure not to back down on its pledge after the Pike River Mine disaster to… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.Relationships Aotearoa is warning many of its Māori clients will face further trauma after it closes today. A specialist in social work is warning the Government's social bonds scheme will only harm… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.The country's biggest company, Fonterra, is losing farmer shareholders as rivals - many Chinese-owned - step in with better deals. Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. 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.Scenes of complete shock and concern after a thousand tonne rockfall buries a North Canterbury digger driver. Relief from some local government leaders as plans for a Wellington supercity look set to… Read more Audio