Morning Report for Wednesday 21 December 2011

8:55 AM.An unexpected shortage of butter in Norway has sent prices skyrocketing and even half-eaten packs are being put up for sale in online auctions. Audio

8:52 AM.There are many mysteries surrounding the ancient UK structure Stonehenge, but now one of them - where some of the stones came from - has been solved by geologists. Audio

8:47 AM.An organisation representing Maori living in Australia say they feel political parties ignored them in last month's New Zealand election; The Ngai Tuhoe Tribal Authority is looking to recruit its… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The end of the 66-day occupation of Dunedin's Octagon by protesters is an early Christmas present for the city's council. Audio

8:40 AM.The former Daily Mirror and News of the World editor, Piers Morgan, says he doesn't believe phone hacking took place at the papers while he was in charge. 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

8:27 AM.No surprises are expected when the Governor-General delivers the speech from the throne this morning outlining the National-led Government's plan for the next three years. Audio

8:23 AM.The Green Party has gone a touch blue again. It's signed a renewed memorandum of understanding with the National Party, agreeing to work together on projects such as the home insulation scheme, the… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A political rift is threatening to destabilize Iraq, just a few days after the last US troops left the country. Audio

8:12 AM.Council flats are the latest earthquake risk identified by the Wellington City Council - but its tenants won't be moved to safer accomodation for the time being. Audio

8:07 AM.Port Hills residents ordered to leave their homes because of the danger of rockfall have been told they will be the next to find out if their land is to be zoned red or green. Audio

7:57 AM.A complicated relationship between rats, stoats, mice and birds has emerged in a new study of predation in the New Zealand bush. Audio

7:52 AM.An Air Force Hercules will take off from Christchurch this morning to deliver emergency supplies to help mend the Russian fishing boat, Sparta, stuck in ice in Antarctica's Ross Sea. Audio

7:48 AM.The authorities in France are expected to advise some thirty thousand women who've had breast implants to have them removed, because of fears over their safety Audio

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

7:42 AM.Senior criminal lawyers say many are considering ditching legal aid work because it's no longer financially viable. Audio

7:38 AM.The industry group representing much of the lighting industry says a funding grant to develop a new type of lightbulb will reinvent something that already exists. Audio

7:35 AM.A Tauranga secondary school had to revoke the NCEA results of 17 students after discovering a teacher had given them the answers to internal assessments. Audio

7:27 AM.One of New Zealand's most experienced rescue pilots says people are not reporting near misses at airports to the Civil Aviation Authority, because they don't want to deal with the paperwork, or are… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.One in five Canterbury homeowners with quake-damaged houses will have to wait until 2014 for them to be repaired. Audio

7:17 AM.CNN anchor Piers Morgan has denied sanctioning phone-hacking when he was editor of the British tabloid the Daily Mirror. Audio

7:14 AM.Industrial action is scheduled to resume at the Ports of Auckland tomorrow night. The port says mediation with the maritime union yesterday failed to make progress. Audio

7:07 AM.The Ministry of Education admits its process for appointing people as specialist advisers to schools was not rigorous and it did not know a Northland kura principal was facing disciplinary action when… Read more Audio

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

6:37 AM.A rescue pilot has told a coroner's inquest that some pilots don't report near misses at airports because they can't be bothered filling out the paperwork and don't want to risk prosecution. Audio

6:27 AM.The head of the Maori Language Commission says the success of this year's theme of manaakitanga, or hospitality, was a major factor in selecting the new kaupapa for next year; An organisation… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:15 AM.Lawyers say new limits on legal aid payments will leave them working for almost nothing and are likely to prompt many senior barristers to give up legal aid cases. Audio

6:00 AM.Education Ministry tightens procedures after Mutu case;More strikes likely for Ports of Auckland;'Daily Mirror did not hack phones' says Morgan;One in five Canterbury homes must wait three years for… Read more Audio