Morning Report for Tuesday 17 November 2009

8:57 AM.An international ecological organisation is calling for a halt to the commercial fishing of deep-sea Antarctic Tooth fish in the Ross Sea. Audio

8:54 AM.Bar owners are preparing a high-tech counter attack against teenagers who use fake drivers licences to show they're old enough to buy a drink. Audio

8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:45 AM.The Department of Conservation has hit back at claims it has been scared off policing West Coast rivers for illegal whitebaiting in the season which has just drawn to a close. Audio

8:40 AM.The Law Commission's being criticised over a new report which says courts are granting name suppression too freely. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.It's been revealed the CIA has devoted up to a third of its annual budget to making clandestine payments to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency. Audio

8:23 AM.The Accident Compensation Corporation says there's been a smooth introduction of a new system for dealing with claims from sexual abuse victims. Audio

8:18 AM.An official review into the death of an Auckland diabetes patient has found evidence of errors of judgment and poor communication. Audio

8:13 AM.Federated Farmers is calling the emissions trading scheme a 100 billion dollar disaster and says a proposed deal between National and the Maori Party only complicates matters. Audio

8:07 AM.The environmental lobby group, the Sustainability Council is predicting the cost of the emissions trading scheme could blow out by billions more than the 100 billion dollars extra already predicted by… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.A jury in Christchurch will resume its deliberations this morning in the trial of a former police officer charged with bribing a prostitute for sex. Audio

7:50 AM.Changes to the Google book settlement are being hailed in this country as a victory for authors' rights. Audio

7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:42 AM.Primary Health Organisations or PHO's are defending themselves against claims they are sitting on tens of millions dollars, money which is supposed to be spent on community health services. Audio

7:37 AM.Pressure is growing on the Government to apologise for the treatment of hundreds of British children sent here in the late 1940s and early 50s. Audio

7:25 AM.Surgeons battling to separate conjoined twin girls in Melbourne are cautiously optimistic but warn they still face many hurdles. Audio

7:21 AM.A review into the death of an Auckland patient from abnormally low blood sugar levels says there appear to have been a number of missed opportunities to intervene to prevent the death. Audio

7:12 AM.The Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith joins us. Audio

7:07 AM.The National-led Government is negotiating a deal with iwi to allow them to plant forests on conservation land in return for Maori Party support for the amended emissions trading scheme. Audio

6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.The US President Barack Obama has told China that individual rights and freedoms should be available to all. Audio

6:37 AM.Federated Farmers says the emissions trading scheme is a 100 billion dollar disaster and a proposed deal between National and the Maori Party has only made it worse. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.In London, police hunting a serial rapist wanted in connection with multiple attacks on elderly men and women over the past 17 years, have made an arrest. Audio

6:00 AM.Nats negotiating deal with maori on ETS, Review of patient's death recommends changes, Doctors continue to work on conjoined twins, Pressure on Government to apologise for treatment of British… Read more Audio