Morning Report for Friday 13 May 2011

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:53 AM.It's possibly the most discussed topic to come out of the royal wedding - the fascinator worn by Princess Beatrice. Audio

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

8:45 AM.The remains of eight Maori have been returned to New Zealand from museums around Europe in a ceremony at Te Papa in Wellington. Audio

8:40 AM.A former member of the US Navy SEALS says the number of people pretending to be one of the elite soldiers has skyrocketed since the shooting of Osama bin Laden. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.More than one hundred people will gather at a Whangarei beach this weekend to remember a wartime tragedy that's been all but forgotten. Audio

8:24 AM.Rugby World Cup organisers are hoping a late surge in demand from New Zealanders will help them meet their target for ticket sales. Audio

8:21 AM.Family members of those killed in the Pike River coal mine disaster are growing angrier at delays in recovering the remains of the 29 men who died. Audio

8:15 AM.Despite taking a 200-thousand dollar pay cut, the new head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says he's delighted to have the job. Audio

8:10 AM.The country's chief financial watchdog has won its case against the controversial share trader, Bernard Whimp. Audio

7:57 AM.In Syria, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is continuing to tighten its grip in an effort to avoid mass protests. Audio

7:54 AM.The government has been attacked in parliament over its record on public broadcasting, during a debate on legislation repealing the Television New Zealand charter. Audio

7:48 AM.The investigative journalist Jon Stephenson is considering taking legal action against the head of the Defence Force and the Prime Minister. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Sixteen years after her parents were shot dead, an anonymous email was the way Margaret Jamieson found out one of their killers is now on day release. Audio

7:37 AM.More than one-hundred thousand trays of Kiwifruit, worth about 8-hundred-thousand dollars, will have to be dumped after a fruit picker has been confirmed to have typhoid fever. Audio

7:26 AM.The Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, is disappointed by what he calls a weak decision by the Auckland University law faculty to cancell his planned speech to law students last night. Audio

7:22 AM.Christchurch architects and builders say proposed changes to the building code are a knee-jerk reaction which could make new houses unaffordable. Audio

7:17 AM.In Spain, questions are being asked why so many buildings collapsed yesterday during a relatively moderate earthquake. Audio

7:14 AM.Listening to that is the chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority, Sean Hughes. Audio

7:09 AM.The High Court has cancelled a share offer by the controversial share trader Bernard Whimp after the Financial Markets Authority claimed he'd made misleading offers to investors. Audio

6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.The daughter of two elderly murder victims is angry it took an anonymous tip-off for her to learn that the killer is getting out of prison to work. Audio

6:38 AM.As the Government prepares to cut its contributions to Kiwisaver, the Finance Minister says there's no plan to review MPs superannuation. Audio

6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:11 AM.The High Court has cancelled a share offer by the controversial share trader Bernard Whimp after the Financial Markets Authority claimed he'd made misleading offers to investors. Audio

6:00 AM.Controversial share trader Bernard Whimp is dealt a blow by the High Court. The Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, is disappointed by what he calls a weak decision by the Auckland University law… Read more Audio