Morning Report for Wednesday 25 November 2009

8:57 AM.South Taranaki is expecting cyclists in their hundreds to turn out, as the countdown begins to the annual Hawera pushbike pub crawl. Audio

8:56 AM.The largest auction of heritage motorcycles in Australasia will be held in Auckland this evening as half a dozen owners part with their collectables. Audio

8:49 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:44 AM.A parliamentary select committee has rejected calls to ban cellphone towers near schools and homes. However it has recommended the Government consider reviewing the national standard for cellsite… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Kiwifruit growers are accusing the company Turners and Growers of colluding with their American competitors. Audio

8:34 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.The Hadron Collider is a 29 kilometre loop buried under the border of Switzerland and France, and it aims to collide particles in a way that will mimic the creation of the Universe. A breakdown last… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Auckland motorists are likely to face long queues and disruptions at the Northern Gateway toll road this summer. Audio

8:18 AM.In the United States, climate change skeptics say their belief the international scientific community has exaggerated the dangers of global warming has been vindicated by the publication of thousands… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Australia could have an Emissions Trading Scheme by the end of this week. The new government and opposition deal provides an additional seven billion dollars to assist the electricty and coal… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples has given his strongest hint yet the party's errant MP Hone Harawira will be accepted back into the party. Audio

7:56 AM.News media mogul Rupert Murdoch is considering stopping Google gaining access to his company's stories, a move which could spark the biggest shake-up on the Internet in years. Audio

7:50 AM.The Board of Christchurch's Aorangi Primary School is planning to fight the government's decision to close the 90 pupil school. Audio

7:47 AM.Commuters looking forward to new electric trains in Auckland can expect more frequent services but they'll have to pay more. Audio

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

7:39 AM.Opposition parties are labelling the Government's amended Emissions Trading Scheme a hoax and a travesty. Audio

7:36 AM.Commonwealth leaders who meet for their two yearly summit in Trinidad and Tobago this week are being urged to get tough on those in their ranks who don't measure up to democratic ideals. Audio

7:23 AM.The government's controversial national standards policy has been condemned by four of the country's top education academics. Audio

7:21 AM.An earthquke measuring 6.8 hit Tonga in the early hours of this morning. So far there have been no reports of damage or injury. The 6.8 magnitude quake struck 203 kilometres east north-east of Tonga… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Two men have been executed in China for their roles in the tainted milk-powder scandal in which six children died. Audio

7:10 AM.After being told he might be better of as an independent MP, Hone Harawira is set to return to the Maori Party. Audio

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

6:44 AM.Leaders in educational assessment have dealt a heavy blow to the government's controversial national standards policy. Audio

6:37 AM.Supporters in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate of the Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says they are relieved the party leadership appears to have listened to Mr Harawira's supporters. Audio

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

6:22 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:18 AM.For a fleeting moment it appeared as if one of the flotilla of icebergs in the Southern Ocean had made it almost all the way to Stewart Island Audio

6:16 AM.Britain's decision to invade Iraq is again being investigated. A major inquiry's just launched in London that asks whether the Iraq War was legal and what world leaders really knew about Saddam… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Hone Harawira set to return to Maori Party, China executes two men for their role in tainted milk scandal, Tonga hit by powerful quake, Top academics slam national primary school standards, Leaders… Read more Audio