Morning Report for Tuesday 1 December 2009

8:57 AM.The diaries of Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott are being released on Twitter, 99 years after they were written on his doomed expedition to South Pole. Audio

8:54 AM.Genetically modified plants have been found outside a glasshouse at the Plant and Food Research campus at Lincoln University. Audio

8:51 AM.The Green Party says the government is considering opening up a fifth of Mount Aspiring National Park for potential mining opportunities. Audio

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

8:44 AM.The families of Erebus victims who visited Antarctica for the 30th anniversary of the tragedy returned last night and Air New Zealand is already talking to the Government about taking more relatives… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.With ACC about to release its 2010 levy proposals, motorcyclists are vowing to keep fighting any major increases. Audio

8:33 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:32 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.The leadership of Australia's main opposition party will be decided later today, and it's all but certain sitting Liberal leader, Malcolm Turnbull will be rolled. Audio

8:18 AM.Don Brash says the government will fail in its goal to match Australia's standard of living if it doesn't take action. Audio

8:14 AM.Bulk funding and school vouchers have been resurrected in the 2025 Taskforce report - much to the disgust of teacher unions. Audio

7:55 AM.The team behind yesterday's successful Atea-1 rocket launch hopes to recover the rocket's payload today. Audio

7:50 AM.United States President Barack Obama is set to announce tomorrow a timeline for reducing his country's involvement in the eight year long war in Afghanistan. Audio

7:47 AM.Eighty-nine year old Ukrainian-American John Demjanjuk is accused of helping to murder almost thirty thousand people at the Sobibor death camp in Poland during the Second World War. Audio

7:39 AM.A raft of new illegal street racing laws took effect at midnight last night. Audio

7:33 AM.The Government has begun a cleanout of the legal aid system by prompting the resignation of four board members. Audio

7:21 AM.Reaction from Radio New Zealand political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

7:17 AM.The 2025 Taskforce Report on closing the income gap with Australia looks destined to be all but ignored with the Government saying it is too radical to adopt. Audio

7:14 AM.The investigation began two years ago when the agency raided Christchurch properties of a business run by Lance Atkinson and his brother Shane. Audio

7:10 AM.A New Zealander identified as the ring leader of the world's biggest Internet spam operation has been ordered to pay fines of 21 million dollars by an American judge. Audio

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

6:36 AM.The second largest repatriation of Maori human remains from the United Kingdom and Europe took place in Wellington last night. Audio

6:33 AM.The chair of the 2025 Taskforce Don Brash insists his recommendations are politically feasible. 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

6:10 AM.Observers say world trade talks risks being stalled for years if progress can't be made in concluding the Doha round in the next few months. Audio

6:00 AM.Bid to protect wild rivers from development, Government spending levels unsustainable, Maori remains returned to New Zealand and New Zealand spam king fined 21 million dollars by a US court. Audio