Morning Report for Friday 2 December 2011

8:55 AM.The latest news and intrigue from the Lucky Country. Audio

8:49 AM.From today, a Tauranga company will be the first in the region to take tourists on adventure flights in a Russian warbird, a fighter trainer called a Yak 52. Audio

8:48 AM.Whanau Ora, freshwater and the sale of shares in state-owned assets will be on the agenda when the Iwi Chairs Forum meet in Kaikoura early next week; The people of Te Arawa want a local council iwi… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The mayors of the South Island's Nelson and Tasman electorates are at loggerheads over whether they should hire a new chief executive in a job that could last just one month. 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

8:26 AM.A biography of the oldest living All Black, Sir Fred Allen, has been seized by Spanish customs because they thought the title - Fred the Needle - was a drug reference. Audio

8:21 AM.Since the earthquake in February the university has faced spiralling insurance costs and a decline in student enrolments. Now 24 staff have agreed to voluntary redundancy effective next year and the… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.With the current co-leadership having their last term in Parliament, the succession plan is underway. Commentator on Maori politics Rawiri Taonui joins the programme. Audio

8:12 AM.Political marketing specialist at Massey University, Claire Robinson, and a former senior Labour Party MP in Britain, Bryan Gould, join the programme with comment. Audio

8:09 AM.Civil Aviation Authority is concerned that forecast bad weather may hamper efforts to investigate the wreckage of the helicopter which crashed into the sea off Karikari Moana beach on Wednesday night.

7:57 AM.Auckland's Franklin Rd is well known for its elaborate Christmas lighting and the residents of more than 100 houses turned on their lights last night in what has become a tradition of almost two… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Ken Mair is the co-vice president of the Maori Party and he joins the programme to discuss the possible leadership reshuffle of the party. Audio

7:49 AM.The former New Zealand captain, now coach and selector, Glenn Turner, joins the programme. Audio

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

7:42 AM.A new study shows New Zealand's 2010 tax increase on tobacco has led to twice as many smokers trying to quit. Audio

7:37 AM.Bay of Plenty reporter Lorna Perry has been talking to the Mayor of Tauranga, Stuart Crosby, about his calling for information, about how the container ship Rena ran aground, to be released as soon as… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.Political Editor Brent Edwards has been listening to Davids Shearer and Cunliffe, and joins the programme with comment. Audio

7:27 AM.David Cunliffe joins the programme to talk about his caucus support as the party's new leader. Audio

7:22 AM.David Shearer talks with Geoff Robinson about David Parker's withdrawal from the leadership race and Mr Parker's new show of support for him. Audio

7:15 AM.Maitai Bay resident Lani Mutu joins the programme. Audio

7:13 AM.Sarah Kennett, a spokesperson for the Northland police, talks about the recovery operation for the bodies of helicopter pilot John de Ridder and a Department of Conservation ranger William McRae. Audio

7:09 AM.The National Rural Fire Authority met last night with local authorities to discuss the fire, the latest of several that may have been deliberately lit in the area. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The surprise exit of David Parker from the race for the Labour Party leadership has given a huge boost to the chances of David Shearer. Audio

6:36 AM.People attending a marae meeting on the Karikari peninsula today will be asked to come forward with any information they have about the fire that destroyed at least 3 houses and spread over 40… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.Te Arawa people want a local council iwi advisory committee decision on whether Rotorua mayor should continue to chair the group; Whanau Ora, freshwater and the sale of shares in state-owned assets… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.Police are treating the fire as suspicious and are asking locals to report any activity in the area before it broke out. Robert Brown, a bach owner at Maitai Bay, was the first to call 111 and… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.An in depth look at the fire that stormed through the Karikari peninsula; and then there were two, David Parker bows out leaving Shearer and Cunliffe - a look at Labour's leadership race. Audio