Morning Report for Friday 27 May 2011

8:56 AM.Let's cross to Melbourne for a chat with our correspondent Donna Demaio. Audio

8:52 AM.A scale model of a building designed for Whangarei by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser - is now on public display in the city. Audio

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

8:45 AM.The Christchurch Casino reopened its doors last night for the first time since the February 22nd earthquake. Audio

8:41 AM.The Act party says the two iwi seeking customary title to beaches are just the start of an avalanche that will end up with most of the coastline under iwi control. Audio

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

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Almost 60 years after it was awarded, New Zealand veterans of the Korean War have finally been presented with the Korean Presidential Citation, for meritorious service and heroism in battle. Audio

8:24 AM.Just as the New Zealand government announces its plans for cuts to the public sector, the British government has embarked on a massive programme of public sector reform. Audio

8:20 AM.Taranaki wants to set up a region-wide carbon bank to make money from the trees that are planted alongside streams on dairy farms. Audio

8:18 AM.News of the unexpected arrest caused shockwaves at the annual summit of the G8 group of industrialised nations in the French resort of Deauville. Audio

8:15 AM.As we've said, the Bosnian town of Srebrenica is the place most closely associated with Ratko Mladic. Audio

8:10 AM.After 16 years on the run, the former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has appeared in court, following a dramatic arrest in the north of the country. Audio

7:57 AM.An Australian rugby league star has been charged over match fixing. Audio

7:53 AM.The Government is expected to announce today that it will help pay for a Rugby World Cup fan-zone in Christchurch's Hagley Park, despite the city not hosting any Rugby World Cup games. Audio

7:49 AM.The New Zealand Government may be on course for another diplomatic row with Fiji. Audio

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

7:38 AM.Two North Island iwi have confirmed they will seek customary title under the Government's new seabed and foreshore legislation. Audio

7:30 AM.Joining us is Robert Reid from the National Distribution Union. Audio

7:27 AM.Unions believe there could be more job losses at Whitcoulls and Borders stores despite the buyout of the troubled chains by New Zealand firm James Pascoe Group. Audio

7:23 AM.A one-year study of the Counties Manukau District Health Board has revealed the high costs of the treatment for dying people. Audio

7:19 AM.A report China may be poised to invest up to six billion dollars in the New Zealand economy has helped push the Kiwi close to its highest level in three years. Audio

7:15 AM.Ratko Mladic's arrest has been seen as crucial to Serbian efforts to join the European Union. Audio

7:09 AM.After a more than decade in hiding the former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, Europe's most wanted man, has finally been tracked down and arrested. Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:43 AM.A spokeperson for one of the iwi wanting to test the Government's new seabed and foreshore legislation says it's likely to be a long hard slog before any agreements are reached. Audio

6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.There could be further job losses at Whitcoulls once the new owners have a close look at the company's books. Audio

6:00 AM.The general said to be responsible for Europe's worst modern day war crime the Srebrenica massacre is arrested in Serbia. The New Zealand dollar soars to a two year high and Unions fear Whitcoulls… Read more Audio