Morning Report for Monday 11 July 2011

8:57 AM.Our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:51 AM.Palaeontologists have found one of the the most complete examples ever discovered in New Zealand of a dolphin-like reptile that lived around the same time as the dinosaur. Audio

8:49 AM.The biggest Maori business network doubts a capital gains tax would have an immediate impact on Maori industries because they're typically not sold on; A Whangarei community worker says the Whanau Ora… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Hundreds of loyal supporters welcomed the Canterbury Crusaders home from Brisbane last night, after losing this year's Super Rugby final to the Reds at the weekend. Audio

8:43 AM.Coach Ruth Aitken is philosophical after last night's heart wrenching one goal loss at the World Netball Championships. Audio

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

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

8:27 AM.More on allegations from the Earthquake Commission that some contractors have been filing false invoices for work done on the Christchurch rebuild. Audio

8:24 AM.The Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, has taken the sting out of a new carbon tax, with 19 billion dollars in tax cuts and extra benefits for low and middle income households. Audio

8:20 AM.Teachers and children say they are tired and fed up as they near the end of an unusually long first half to their school year. Audio

8:14 AM.The Act Party's creative director has quit over differences in how the party promotes its 'One Law for All' policy. Audio

8:09 AM.The Royal Commission inquiry into the Pike River Mine tragedy will begin its public hearings in Greymouth today. Audio

7:55 AM.The first test is against Fiji in Dunedin in a fortnight, while the first Tri-Nations Test is against the Springboks in Wellington a week later. Audio

7:51 AM.The Highlanders lock Jarrad Hoeata is the one new player in the All Black squad for the test against Fiji and then the Tri-Nations, while there are a number of players that have missed out. Audio

7:48 AM.The Australian government yesterday unveiled plans to impose a tax on carbon emissions for the country's worst polluters. Audio

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

7:40 AM.The Maori Party has rejected a peace offering from Hone Harawira and says it will definitely stand a candidate against the Mana Party leader in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate in the general elections. Audio

7:28 AM.In a nail biting finish, the Silver Ferns were beaten last night in the netball World Championship final against Australia. Audio

7:26 AM.More than a hundred people are missing after a pleasure boat sank in the Volga River in central Russia. Audio

7:23 AM.The Earthquake Commission is taking advice from the police about prosecuting contractors who have falsified invoices. Audio

7:19 AM.Don Brash who joins us in our Auckland studio. Audio

7:13 AM.The Maori Party says Act has crossed the line with a provocative newspaper advertisement headlined 'Fed up with pandering to Maori radicals?' Audio

7:10 AM.The Royal Commission inquiry into the Pike River coal mine tragedy will begin its public hearings in Greymouth today. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Royal Commission inquiry into the Pike River coal mine tragedy will begin its public hearings in Greymouth today. Audio

6:29 AM.The biggest Maori business network doubts a capital gains tax will have an immediate impact on Maori industries because they're typically not sold on; A Whangarei community worker says the Whanau Ora… Read more Audio

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

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:16 AM.The newly-wed royals, Prince William and his wife Catherine, have been met by cheering crowds at every turn on their latest stop on their North American tour - California. Audio

6:11 AM.The Maori Party says Act has crossed the line with a provocative newspaper advertisement headlined 'Fed up with pandering to Maori radicals?' Audio

6:00 AM.Royal Commission inquiry into the Pike River; Maori Party condemns Act's racially provocative advert; Don Brash responds to John Ansell's resignation; EQC takes advice on laying criminal charges… Read more Audio