Morning Report for Friday 27 November 2009

8:55 AM.As always on a Friday Kerry-Anne Walsh with her take on Australia's top stories. Audio

8:50 AM.It's almost a year since the National-led Government promised that one of its priorities in 2009 would be restoring fairness to the justice system. Audio

8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:43 AM.Fishermen and tourism operators on the Manawatu River say they're sick of it being used as a drain for industrial waste and are demanding tougher penalties for polluters. Audio

8:39 AM.Genetic experts and others say an extra drug is urgently needed for Maori and Pacific patients with gout. 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

8:27 AM.New Zealanders appear to be falling in love with train travel again. Audio

8:22 AM.A new property levy could be part of wider reform to a taxation system the Government- appointed tax working group says is unsustainable. Audio

8:13 AM.Six relatives of Erebus victims will soon fly out on a special trip to Antarctica. Audio

8:09 AM.A US military flight carrying six relatives of those who died in the Erebus disaster is about to leave Christchurch and head for Antarctica. Audio

7:57 AM.Burt Munro was a motorbike fanatic who set a landspeed record on his old Indian Motorcycle at the Bonneville Salt Flats in America in 1967, as captured in the movie The World's Fastest Indian. Audio

7:55 AM.The main suspect in this week's election-related massacre in the southern Philippines is in custody after surrendering to authorities late yesterday. Audio

7:50 AM.The review of the legal aid system is due to be released later this morning and is expected to recommend the Government make major changes. Audio

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

7:38 AM.Catholic bishops in Dublin covered up decades of child sexual abuse in order to protect the church's good reputation. Audio

7:36 AM.The Energy Minister says there's potential for gold mining on conservation land in the Coromandel. Audio

7:28 AM.The All Blacks will play France on Sunday morning in a match being billed the"Battle of the Hemispheres". Audio

7:26 AM.Maori Party whip Te Ururoa Flavell. Audio

7:22 AM.The Maori Party says the Labour leader is attempting to divide the nation by accusing the Government of re-opening racial wounds. Audio

7:14 AM.Air New Zealand's International General Manager, Ed Sims. Audio

7:09 AM.They will make it to Erebus itself tomorrow, the 30th anniversary of the country's worst air disaster, when scenic flight TE 901 crashed into the mountain. Audio

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

6:35 AM.The Auckland travel agent behind the proposed charter flight to Mount Erebus says he will ask Air New Zealand to provide a plane so it can still go ahead. 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.The academic year is over for the country's budding young engineers but for many the task of finding a summer job is proving well nigh impossible. Audio

6:00 AM.Air New Zealand's flight to the ice prepares for take off, The Maori Party says Phil Goff is re-opening racial wounds, The Coromandel is targeted for more gold mining. Audio