Morning Report for Monday 5 December 2011

8:57 AM.Our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:49 AM.Aspiring Labour Party deputy leader Nanaia Mahuta will be on home turf today, when the leadership race is taken to party members in a series of hui throughout the country; The Ministry of Fisheries in… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Socrates, the captain of Brazil's brilliant 1982 football team, has died at the age of 57. Audio

8:43 AM.Islamists look set to dominate parliament after the initial round of voting in Egypt's first election since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. Audio

8:39 AM.The Pike River coal company's former chief executive, Gordon Ward, is refusing to appear at the royal commission of inquiry, despite his leaving the job just weeks before the fatal blast in the West… Read more 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

8:24 AM.Australia's Labor Party has voted to overturn a long standing ban on uranium sales to India after a fiery debate at the party's conference during the weekend. Audio

8:19 AM.Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ruling party is on course to win Russia's parliamentary election, but not before suffering a big decline. Audio

8:15 AM.The police have revealed that the man who shot his former partner outside the Tokoroa Police Station over the weekend did have previous serious criminal convictions. Audio

8:10 AM.The Prime Minister John Key is poised to sign deals later today to form a new Government with both Act and United Future. Audio

7:57 AM.The New Zealand cricketers have suffered a humiliating nine-wicket loss in the first test against Australia, with the match at the Gabba in Brisbane ending a day early. Audio

7:55 AM.A massive Second World War bomb that was found near the German city of Koblenz has been successfully defused. Audio

7:51 AM.The daughter of a man killed by three women says she'll lodge a complaint after getting a letter of apology from one of the imprisoned murderers. Audio

7:49 AM.More oil may wash up on the Bay of Plenty's beaches after it spilt in rough weather off the stranded cargo ship Rena. Audio

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

7:40 AM.To discuss the views of Labour's two leadership candidates on state asset sales, political commentator Chris Trotter. Audio

7:39 AM.Neither contender to be the next leader of the Labour Party is giving any assurance that they will buy back state assets if they are elected to Government in 2014. Audio

7:35 AM.The former Pike River coal company chief executive Gordon Ward is refusing to appear at the Royal Commission, which some of those taking part in the inquiry say leaves a large hole in the evidence. Audio

7:27 AM.The White House correspondent for Politico, Josh Gerstein. Audio

7:19 AM.The South Waikato mayor, Neil Sinclair, says there are questions that need to be put to the police when the council meets today for a debrief on the shooting outside the Tokoroa police station at the… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.RNZ Political Editor, Brent Edwards. Audio

7:13 AM.The Act MP for Epsom, John Banks. Audio

7:08 AM.John Key has cemented the deal to form a new government with two of the three parties he wants on board. Audio

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

6:40 AM.The Police say the man who shot his former partner outside the Tokoroa Police Station and not far from the town's Santa parade had previous serious criminal convictions. Audio

6:37 AM.The Ministry of Fisheries in Gisborne has decided not to appeal a judge's decision to dismiss charges laid under the Fisheries Act against two Gisborne men; Aspiring Labour Party deputy leader Nanaia… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.The deal has been done to form a new government between National and the two minor parties at the heart of it. Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.The police have confirmed the man who shot and badly wounded his former partner outside the Tokoroa Police Station was also shooting at her as he chased her car into town. Audio

6:00 AM.National has done deal to form new government; Act MP on how the deal was done; Radio New Zealand's political editor gives his analysis; Tokoroa mayor: more work against domestic violence needed; US… Read more Audio