Morning Report for Thursday 14 July 2011

8:57 AM.That's the sound of the Wellington-based barbershop quartet, the Musical Island Boys. Audio

8:52 AM.The Lonely Planet travelers guide is recommending tourists pay a visit to the garden city, despite ongoing aftershocks and the closure of many of its top attractions. Audio

8:48 AM.One of the Christchurch suburbs worst hit in the Canterbury earthquakes is on the way to recovery. Audio

8:44 AM.Work and Income says unemployment figures are starting to drop in Tai Tokerau, as the recession eases; An Iwi in Te Arawa is considering returning to its home turf beneath Mount Tarawera, which… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.It's been another day of dramatic developments in the crisis enveloping News Corporation as a result of the phone-hacking scandal in Britain. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.Further charges have been laid against directors of the failed finance company, Capital and Merchant Finance. Audio

8:20 AM.Doctors are calling for more action to combat the serious health disparities caused by poverty and other problems. Audio

8:16 AM.At least twenty people have been killed and around one hundred people wounded in three separate but simultaneous explosions in the heart of Mumbai's business district. Audio

8:13 AM.The gross domestic product figures for the first three months of the year will finally be released today after two delays. Audio

8:09 AM.The Labour Party will today announce a capital gains tax as it unveils its election year economic policy. Audio

7:54 AM.Listening to that and with us now in the Wellington studio is the Health Minister, Tony Ryall. Audio

7:49 AM.Disability workers have overwhelmingly rejected a Government offer to settle their long-running dispute over sleepover shifts. Audio

7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:42 AM.An investor in the failed finance company, Bridgecorp, says a judge's warning to media not to interview the former Bridgecorp director and fraud-accused Rod Petricevic outside court is ridiculous. Audio

7:39 AM.Foodbanks say they are under unprecedented pressure with many families now relying on regular food parcels to survive. Audio

7:29 AM.Several thousand devoted Harry Potter fans packed cinemas throughout the country last night to watch the last movie in the series, which screened at one minute past midnight. Audio

7:25 AM.The Royal Commission into the Pike River Mine tragedy has heard more criticism of the way the mine was operated and the effect of a reduced Mines inspectorate on safety standards. Audio

7:21 AM.Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has abandoned its planned takeover of UK broadcaster BSkyB. Audio

7:16 AM.Three near simultaneous explosions have rocked the Indian city of Mumbai. Audio

7:09 AM.The Labour Party will take a political gamble today with the announcement a capital gains tax will be the centre-piece of its tax policy. Audio

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

6:41 AM.Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has withdrawn its bid for the satelite broadcaster BSkyB. Audio

6:29 AM.Work and Income says unemployment figures are starting to drop in Tai Tokerau, as the recession eases; The Maori Party candidate for the eastern Maori electorate is campaigning on the assumption the… Read more 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.Plans are underway to further strengthen the The Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill. Audio

6:11 AM.The Labour Party will today announce a capital gains tax as the centrepiece of its election year economic policy. Audio

6:00 AM.Labour will today reveal its capital gains tax plan; how politically risky will it be? Bomb blasts rock Mumbai, killing at least 20, India calls it a terror attack and the Royal Commission into the… Read more Audio