Morning Report for Friday 8 July 2011

8:56 AM.Time for a chat with our Brisbane correspondent Donna Field. Audio

8:53 AM.In Christchurch, the loss of hundreds of historic buildings has been a devastating blow for heritage advocates. Audio

8:50 AM.Maori Language week has been running annually since 1975 - but is it really achieving anything that does promote or extend the use of the Maori language? Audio

8:47 AM.A call for two Ngapuhi factions to put their differences a side in their treaty settlement and cooperate; A Rotorua man who spoke up about a polluted stream is taken to task for going public about it… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A group of academics from the Auckland University of Technology are throwing their weight behind a capital gains tax on profits from the sale of investment properties and farms, business sales and… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:29 AM.International efforts to bail out Greece for a second time have been dealt a blow by the European central bank's decision to raise its interest rates. Audio

8:25 AM.The Ministry of Education is defending its processes, amid concerns that more schools could be have buildings which are earthquake risks. Audio

8:20 AM.Joining us is Dan Wootton, a New Zealand journalist who is the showbiz editor on the News Of The World. Audio

8:15 AM.Its rivals are saying it's the paper that died of shame - Britain's News of the World, axed after 168 years. Audio

8:09 AM.The government is standing by its decision to exclude apartment owners from its plan to help leaky home owners. Audio

7:58 AM.A trans-Tasman bid to host the world's most powerful radio telescope is now in its final stages. Audio

7:54 AM.The Ministry of Civil Defence is defending its response to the tsunami threat yesterday saying it followed its processes to the letter and erred on the side of caution. Audio

7:51 AM.The Maori Party president, Pem Bird, says talks held last night with representatives of the Mana Party went well but it will be at least a fortnight before its clear if the two parties can work… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.This weekend's Super Rugby final between the Canterbury Crusaders and the Queensland Reds is being talked up as the most important match in the competition's 15 year history. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Cycling advocates say they're outraged official papers show cycle safety is taking a back seat to easing roading congestion. Audio

7:37 AM.Old Auckland divisions are reemerging as the south and west are left out in the cold in a report recommending who should get ultrafast broadband first. Audio

7:27 AM.More and more people are losing their jobs in Christchurch. Audio

7:24 AM.Wellington East Girls' College has shut one of its main buildings because of concerns it won't withstand even a moderate earthquake. Audio

7:18 AM.The Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson, says he is confident all parties, including the banks, are firmly on board for the Government's leaky homes package, which is due to be… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Under a banner headline The End of the World, the Daily Mail calls it 'the paper that died of shame.' Audio

7:09 AM.Britain's News of the World newspaper is being axed, after 168 years in print. Audio

6:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.The Ministry of Civil Defence has defended its response to a tsunami threat yesterday saying it followed its processes and erred on the side of caution. Audio

6:36 AM.News International, the parent company of the tabloid newspaper News of the World, has announced the paper will publish it's last edition on Sunday. Audio

6:26 AM.There's a call for compromise within Ngapuhi to settle treaty claims for the betterment of the whole tribe; The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is carrying out water quality tests at a well-known… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.The most affluent suburbs of Auckland look likely to get ultrafast broadband first. Audio

6:00 AM.Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch shuts down the News of the World tabloid in response to the deepening phone hacking scandal. The government accepts some will lose out under its leaky homes package, where… Read more Audio