Morning Report for Tuesday 20 September 2011

8:56 AM.One of Dunedin's last traditional butchers is retiring after 50 years on the job. Audio

8:53 AM.The psychological stress caused by the vine-killing disease PSA is being described as similar to the anxiety people experienced in the Christchurch earthquakes. Audio

8:50 AM.The owner of the country's only professional football team, the Wellington Phoenix, has just returned from talks in Sydney in a bid to remain in control of the club. Audio

8:48 AM.The former MP Dover Samuels, says the Maori Land Court is deeply implicated in the disastrous situation of Matauri Bay land owners; Tuhoe says the Government's decision to change the law to safeguard… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Maori in Taranaki are again calling on regulators and petroleum companies to stop drilling in the region. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:26 AM.The president of the United States has outlined his plans to kick-start economic growth and cut America's huge budget deficit. Audio

8:23 AM.A plan to re-shape Auckland and boost its economy over the next thirty years is being launched in the city this morning. Audio

8:17 AM.Disgruntled Christchurch red-zoners who want the government to rethink its policy on quake-damaged homes are backing Labour's Earthquake Recovery Package. Audio

7:56 AM.The power company, Mercury Energy is warning its customers not to give out credit card details, amid concerns they're being targeted by scammers. Audio

7:54 AM.The former MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Dover Samuels, is taking legal action to try to stop the freeholding and sale of ancestral Maori land at Matauri Bay. Audio

7:49 AM.The head of Urban Search and Rescue says he had expected deaths at the Pike River mine from the first explosion. Audio

7:46 AM.The former All Black coach John Hart says its important there is no overreaction to Zac Guildford's admission he has a drinking problem. Audio

7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.Aviation groups say three men charged over a prank at Auckland airport should feel the full force of the law. Audio

7:35 AM.Oil exploration representatives have dismissed a legal challenge by Greenpeace and Iwi over a deep sea oil exploration permit off the North Island's east coast as a stunt. Audio

7:27 AM.The Minister of Finance and the Reserve Bank governor will use a flying visit to New York this week to distance New Zealand's banks from the woes being faced by Europe's lenders. Audio

7:21 AM.Texas police investigating the shooting death of a former Christchurch communications company executive have ruled out suicide and say they're treating the case as a murder. Audio

7:16 AM.Residents living in Canterbury's red zones are praising Labour's plan to help them recover from the effects of the region's earthquakes. Audio

7:12 AM.The Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson rejects the idea that rushing legislation through Parliament is an assault on the rule of law. Audio

7:09 AM.The Maori Party has accused the government of panic, over its plan to use urgency to retrospectively legalise the police's use of secret video surveillence. Audio

7:09 AM.A move by the government to rush through a law that will retrospectively legalise the use of covert video surveillance by the police is sparking angry debate. Audio

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

6:36 AM.People caught up in the Urewera police raids believe Government moves to make covert filming lawful will further diminish trust in the legal system. Audio

6:27 AM.The accountant who's been trying to save a block of Maori land at Matauri Bay from creditors, says freeholding it is now the best option; Tuhoe says the Government's decision to change the law to… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:10 AM.The Prime Minister says the Labour Party is threatening to write cheques the country can't afford with its Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Package. Audio

6:00 AM.New law to allow video surveillance under fire, Attorney-General defends proposed surveillance law, Red-zone residents greet Labour recovery plan cautiously, Former Christchurch executive killed in… Read more Audio