Morning Report for Tuesday 29 November 2011

8:57 AM.Swimmers in togs and children waving placards last night crowded into a Hutt City council meeting in a bid to save an historic outdoor pool threatened with closure. Audio

8:56 AM.U.S. President Barack Obama's meeting with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso - has given him the chance to ratchet up pressure on EU… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.The Green Party says it'll have more influence in Parliament than the Maori Party in some areas - after returning 13 MPs to the House; Child Youth and Family in Whakatane says there's no more 'them… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The NZTA wants to scrap practical tests in Kaitaia, Kaikohe and Dargaville when drivers licence changes come into force in February next year. Audio

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

8:21 AM.Act's lone MP, John Banks, met with his party's board last night to discuss yesterday's coalition talks with John Key. Audio

8:15 AM.Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government's professor of government and media, Thomas Patterson, says voter turnout has dropped across all advanced democracies by about five to ten… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Growing discontent with political parties and stage managed election campaigns may have turned off many of 32% of those eligible that didn't vote in Saturday's election. Audio

8:09 AM.The current leader Phil Goff, and his deputy Annette King, are expected to stand down this morning at a party caucus meeting - paving the way for a battle to replace them. Audio

7:54 AM.The need for a trong foil to the National Party may have given voters reason to vote for New Zealand First, at the cost to other opposition parties. Audio

7:52 AM.The Maori Party hopes it can enter into a confidence and supply agreement with the National Party, without having to support the partial sale of state assets. Maori Party president Pem Bird speaks… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Thirteen overstayers were granted residency in January this year after the Ombudsman ruled they'd been misled by the Pacific division in 2005 with promises of jobs and residency. But a lawyer acting… Read more Audio

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

7:40 AM.Sanitarium New Zealand has stopped work at its Christchurch plant after an engineering report found there could be problems with the strength of the tower and parts of the manufacturing building. Audio

7:37 AM.Pyne Gould building tenants in Christchurch have told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury Earthquakes hearing they didn't feel safe there after the September quake. Audio

7:26 AM.Egyptians go to the polls after nine days of sometimes violently supressed protest action. The BBC's Yolande Knell joins us from Cairo. Audio

7:23 AM.At least one-thousand people flooded into the park outside City Hall before a midnight deadline for everyone to leave the area. The police said they would arrest protesters blocking streets, but not… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Auckland Council is taking legal action against the protesters who've been camping out at Aotea Square as part of the world-wide movement against corporate greed and corruption. The New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The National Party's agreements with ACT and United Future are likely to be straight-forward, but it's pinning down the deal with the Maori Party that may take some time. Audio

7:09 AM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, is expected to announce his resignation today when Labour MPs meet just before ten this morning. He's expected to stay on as the Mt Roskill MP for the coming term. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:38 AM.The Maori Party is hoping it can reach a confidence and supply agreement with the National Party without having to support the partial sale of state assets. Audio

6:36 AM.The Labour Party leader is expected to stand down when Labour MPs meet at Parliament this morning. Audio

6:27 AM.Green Party says it'll have more influence in Parliament than Maori Party in some areas - after returning 13 MPs to the House; The new Chair of the Taranaki based Parininihi ki Waitotara Corporation… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:17 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:11 AM.Market research company iPredict says its results were closer to those of the final than 41 of the 51 traditional opinion polls published in the eight months before election day. Audio