Morning Report for Monday 20 July 2015

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

8:53 AM.Where would you see Dr Who, Darth Vader, Catwoman, zombies and the Iron Throne all under one roof? At Armageddon of course. The pop culture festival attened at the weekend by thousands of… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Several hundred people gathered at Nelson's waterfront yesterday for the annual blessing of the city's fishing fleet. Audio

8:46 AM.A Maori coporate dairy farmer says it's having to cut costs as dairy prices plunge; Four Ngai Tahu tribal entities are welcoming the decision stopping the Christchurch City Council from discharging… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Is the climate broken, or just breaking new records? Audio

8:39 AM.And listening to that is Tim Jones; a spokesman for the Save the Basin campaign. Audio

8:37 AM.A controversial plan to build a 90-million dollar flyover near Wellington's Basin Reserve heads to the High Court today. Audio

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

8:28 AM.A young Irish amateur golfer is grabbing the headlines on day three of the British Open golf championship at St Andrews in Scotland. Audio

8:24 AM.Britain's Sun newspaper has been criticised by Buckingham Palace for publishing footage of the Queen giving the Nazi salute as a child. Audio

8:20 AM.A shipping agent was let off the hook by immigration officials after they found out the crew of one of its vessels didn't have the necessary visas to work in New Zealand waters. Audio

8:16 AM.With his take on the smoking proposal, Hospitality Association chief executive Bruce Robertson is with us. Audio

8:11 AM.Local councils have used their annual general meeting to call for a ban on smoking outside cafes, bars and restaurants. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Australia has crushed England to level the Ashes series at Lord's. Audio

7:53 AM.A handful of diesel units will shuttle between Pukekohe and Papakura at the southern end of the network, but for everyone else, it's a new era of rail commuting following a billion dollar-plus… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Australia and New Zealand have agreed to share more information about deported offenders. Audio

7:44 AM.Immigration New Zealand has admitted foreign workers aboard a Philippine ship were allowed to work at Port Taranaki last month without the correct paperwork. Audio

7:41 AM.At the end of the week, Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau will appear in court on charges of hunting and possession of a native species. Audio

7:37 AM.American presidential candidate Donald Trump is refusing to apologise for saying Senator John McCain was no war hero, despite a growing firestorm among fellow Republicans. Audio

7:28 AM.And listening to that is Corrections chief executive Ray Smith. Audio

7:24 AM.The Union representing Prison officers says a corrections report from July last year proves an inmate Fight Club has existed at Mount Eden Prison for a long time. Audio

7:20 AM.An Australian surfer has survived a shark attack while taking part in a competition in South Africa's Jeffery's Bay and it was all shown live on television. Audio

7:16 AM.A 12 minute-long phone call to police on the night Cissy Chen went missing is highlighting the difficulty people, who don't speak English well, have when they dial 111. Audio

7:11 AM.The fallout from the drop in dairy prices is being blamed for a slump in economic confidence. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Google shares have soared to an all-time high, with the tech giant adding about 60 billion US dollars to its market value. Audio

6:58 AM.On Wall St, a strong showing from Google pleased investors, and propelled the tech-heavy Nasdaq to a new record high for the second successive session. Audio

6:57 AM.The Reserve Bank will dominate the week, with a decision on the level of the official cash rate due out on Thursday ... as you may have heard earlier all analysts are expecting its governor, Graeme… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.Across the Tasman, and the Reserve Bank of Australia has questioned whether generous tax breaks on property investment are fuelling a housing bubble. Audio

6:54 AM.The chief executive of Steel and Tube Holdings, Dave Taylor, says further consolidation of the sector is needed. Audio

6:52 AM.A partner at Grant Thornton says New Zealand businesses and investors are in danger of becoming too pessimistic about the economy, when there's still plenty to be positive about. Audio

6:49 AM.Analysts are not expecting the Reserve Bank will act dramatically this week, and cut the official cash rate by more a quarter of a percentage point. Audio

6:42 AM.The Union representing Prison officers says a corrections report from last July proves an inmate Fight Club, has existed at Mount Eden Prison for a long time. Audio

6:28 AM.A Maori coporate dairy farmer says it's having to cut costs as dairy prices plunge; Four Ngai Tahu tribal entities are welcoming the decision stopping the Christchurch City Council from discharging… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Confidence in the economy takes a sharp dive -- we'll ask John Key if he's worried, and whether you should be too. The Cissy Chen case highlights concerns about a lack of translators at the 111 call… Read more Audio