Morning Report

A Christchurch City Council committee is calling for an immediate halt to the demolition of the city's heritage buildings because it believes many are coming down too quickly, and without enough… Read more Audio

The Canterbury Health System's Clinical Board says the rebuilding of Christchurch and Burwood hospitals can't start soon enough. Audio

Spring Creek workers are already starting to look for work across the Tasman despite rowdy support from a community trying to save the hundreds of jobs under threat by the mine's possible closure. Audio

Democrats are assembling in Charlotte, North Carolina, to re-nominate Barack Obama for the presidency. Audio

The Maori King has called for a national hui over water rights, the first such meeting of iwi since the Maori fishing rights hui almost 30 years ago. Audio

Listening to that is Immigration New Zealand's general manager for intelligence, risk and integrity, Peter Elms. Audio

New powers for Immigration officers to arrest and detain overstayers are being labelled a return to the era of dawn raids by a Tongan community leader and a recipe for disaster by the Law Society. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Kiwifruit growers in regions that are still free of the virulent form of the vine disease PSA are bracing for what they say is an inevitable incursion. Audio

The Law Society says new powers for immigration officers dealing with overstayers are a recipe for disaster. Audio

The Maori King has called a national hui for iwi and hapu to discuss water rights after the government refused to call one; A member of the Iwi Chairs Forum says it might be time for the Maori Council… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio