Morning Report for Monday 14 November 2011

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes Audio

8:53 AM.Kiwifruit growers struggling to deal with the vine-killing disease PSA say the removal of an import tariff by Mexico will provide little relief. Audio

8:48 AM.The fishing company Sealord plans to better exploit it's image of being half owned by Maori interests; A Maori Women's Welfare League says the Government's overlooked its service when considering… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Green Party has come under fire for suggesting local authorities aren't prosecuting farmers often enough for polluting waterways. Audio

8:42 AM.The highly regarded cricket writer and commentator, Peter Roebuck, has died in South Africa after apparently leaping to his death from a hotel room where he was being questioned by police. Audio

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

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Hot on the heels of the Apec conference in Hawaii, the US president, Barack Obama, will make his first official visit to Australia. Audio

8:24 AM.Support for New Zealand First, which has spent the past three years out of Parliament, has climbed in four polls over the past week. Audio

8:21 AM.John Key, had a high profile at the Act Party campaign launch in Auckland yesterday. Audio

8:09 AM.The National Party is considering its legal options after a recording of a conversation between its leader, John Key, and the Act candidate, John Banks, was handed to the Herald on Sunday. Audio

7:58 AM.Tens of thousands of Syrians have turned out to support their Government, in a series of demonstrations protesting the country's suspension from the Arab League. Audio

7:54 AM.In Auckland Central, the Labour Party is fighting to win back the seat it lost by a narrow margin at the last election. Audio

7:51 AM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goffhas described his party's election policies as applied Christianity. Audio

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

7:43 AM.The Royal Commission into the Pike River coal mine disaster resumes hearings in Greymouth today. Audio

7:38 AM.The police investigating the homicide of a Christchurch teenager are trying to find out how her wallet came to be at Riccarton Mall the day she died. Audio

7:29 AM.The Minister of Trade, Tim Groser, says the 12-month deadline to conclude negotiations is entirely achievable. Audio

7:26 AM.The New Zealand government is talking up a breakthrough in free trade talks with eight other Pacific Rim countries. Audio

7:21 AM.A newspaper editor in the Cook Islands says he wants the All Black, Zac Guildford, to apologise for his behaviour in a Rarotonga bar. Audio

7:17 AM.The mayor of Tauranga Stuart Crosby. Audio

7:13 AM.Salvors working off the coast of Tauranga have pumped all but about 60 tonnes of oil from the Rena's fuel tanks. Audio

7:09 AM.The National Party is seeking legal advice after a recording of a conversation between its leader, John Key, and the Act candidate, John Banks, was handed to a newspaper. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Some political parties say New Zealanders are being kept in the dark about what's being negotiated under the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Audio

6:37 AM.The National Party has seeking legal advice after a recording of a conversation between its leader, John Key, and the Act candidate, John Banks, was handed to the Herald on Sunday. Audio

6:27 AM.A Maori Women's Welfare League life member says the Government's overlooked its service when considering which providers could distribute Whanau Ora; The people of the South Waikato tribe, Ngati… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.The National Party is considering its legal options after a recording was made of what it says was a private conversation between its leader, John Key, and the Act candidate, John Banks. Audio

6:00 AM.National considers legal options after secret recording of Key, Rena salvage teams shift focus to removal of containers, Tauranga mayor relieved almost all fuel off Rena, Cook Islands newspaper to… Read more Audio