Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Dr Nigel Miller is the Chief Medical Officer for the Canterbury District Health Board and joins the programme. Audio

People in Christchurch are being warned to stay away from the beaches at Waimari, Parklands, and North Beach where raw sewage is being pumped into the sea. Audio

Chair Murray Sherwin discusses the PM's statement. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key says the interim financial recovery package for Canterbury to be announced today will be a 'temporary patch' for a one month period. Audio

In Christchurch as many as 50-thousand people will be unable to go to work in the cordoned off central business district. Kate Gudsell spoke to some of the affected businesses. Audio

The chairman of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission, Murray Sherwin, joins us for the morning in our Wellington studio. Audio

The engineer in charge of the Safety Evaluation Response Team, Noel Evans, speaks to Morning Report. Audio

The man with overall control of rescue, recovery and cleanup operations is Civil Defence's national controller John Hamilton who joins the programme. Audio

Geoff spent a day travelling around some of the most affected parts of Christchurch talking to locals about their stories. Audio

News from the business sector focusing on the impact of the Christchurch earthquake, the bulletin includes a market report. Audio

More than 600 rescue workers, including teams from Australia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States as well as New Zealand, are working 24 hours a day to search for… Read more Audio