Morning Report for Monday 7 November 2011

8:55 AM.Qantas will give away 100,000 tickets worth $20 million as its way of saying "sorry" to passengers affected by the grounding of its entire fleet. Audio

8:51 AM.Six pioneering astronauts have emerged bleary-eyed, but smiling, after spending 520 days in windowless, cramped cells in Moscow. It's hoped the experiment, called Mars500, will help identify whether… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Ngati Whatua o Orakei says it's now severed its ties with the Crown and can be its own boss - after resolving its Treaty claim at the weekend;  The Maori arm of the Anglican church in Aotearoa has put… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission will hear this week that the cost of upgrading the city's unreinforced masonry buildings is more than the buildings are worth. Audio

8:40 AM.It's a year since the kiwifruit vine-killing disease PSA was first discovered in a Bay of Plenty orchard. Dozens of hectares of vines have already been cut down, costing growers millions of dollars in… Read more Audio

8:37 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.Wellington's legendary Taniwha is being invoked to fend off the Wellywood sign. The huge eye of a Taniwha has made the final list of three signs to adorn a hillside above the Wellington airport. Audio

8:25 AM.The Arab League will meet this weekend to discuss the situation in Syria, after more reported deaths at the hands of government forces in the city of Homs. Audio

8:22 AM.All new prisoners will soon be screened for mental illness, after a pilot programme found too many were going undiagnosed. Audio

8:15 AM.The Green Party is proposing a public KiwiSaver provider, which it says would boost peoples' retirement savings by up to $64,000. The party's co-leader, Russel Norman, says a public provider would… Read more Audio

8:08 AM.New Zealand First says it would rather be in Opposition in the next Parliament, than work with any of the other main parties. The Party leader Winston Peters has ruled out working with National… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.It's Canterbury's annual Cup and Show week. Organisers say the event has extra prominence this year, as the region's been robbed of many major events because of the damage to venues in the September… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The Government says it's righted past wrongs with the signing of a comprehensive Treaty of Waitangi settlement with Auckland's largest hapu. The agreement with Ngati Whatua o Orakei resolves all its… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The next government is being told to push ahead with fundamental changes to the health system. Those in the health sector say the issues it faces are beyond party politics, and current initiatives… Read more Audio

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

7:39 AM.Large numbers of loan shark and credit companies operating in New Zealand would be forced out of business under new reforms announced by the National Party. Audio

7:35 AM.The Green Party says its proposal to set up a public KiwiSaver provider would save people who use the scheme tens of thousands of dollars. And the National Party leader, John Key, says it is an issue… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The salvage team on the container ship, Rena, is preparing to try to pump the last of the heavy fuel oil off the stranded vessel. Salvors have been pumping seawater into a submerged starboard tank… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The political turmoil continues in Greece, with prime minister, George Papandreou, saying he will resign as soon as a new government is formed. Audio

7:09 AM.With a new poll showing selling state assets remaining highly unpopular, the National Party is conceding that its partial sales may not raise as much money as it hoped. Audio

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

6:41 AM.Christchurch residents who've finally been allowed in to the earthquake ravaged inner-city redzone say the devastation was far worse than they had ever imagined. Audio

6:38 AM.National Party leader John Key is warning the turmoil on global economic markets will have consequences for New Zealand. Audio

6:27 AM.Mourners have been attending Parihaka pa marae - where the body of Te Kauhoe Wano is lying; Ngati Whatua o Orakei says it's now severed its ties with the Crown and can be its own boss - after… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.The National Party is conceding that its partial asset sales may not raise as much money as it hoped. Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, says now is the time to drop the whole idea altogether. Audio

6:00 AM.National admits asset sales may not fetch hoped-for price; Greek prime minister expected to resign; Salvage team prepared to pump last of oil off Rena; NZ First says it would rather be in opposition… Read more Audio