Morning Report for Monday 26 March 2012

8:57 AM.Anna Bligh has announced she is standing aside as leader of the Queensland Labor party and resigning from Parliament after leading her party to its worst electoral defeat. Audio

8:54 AM.Sixty tuatara, have become the new inhabitants of a small island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. Motuihe Island was cleared of all rats and pests in preparation for the arrival. Audio

8:50 AM.The Crusaders may have only just scraped through to win at the weekend but it was a more convincing performance by those involved in putting the match on at Christchurch's new AMI Stadium. Audio

8:47 AM.The convenor of the Independent Constitutional Working Group says its work will lead to constitutional change and the reinstatement of Maori self-governance; An audit shows some agreements drawn up… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Black Caps batsmen will need to step up their performances if New Zealand is to prevent South Africa from winning the second cricket test match in Wellington. The Proteas scored a mammoth 474 runs… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry won't rule out outsourcing monitoring fishing vessels. The ministry currently runs the fisheries observer programme. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.The mother of the murdered the six-year-old girl, Teresa Cormack, says her daughter's killer doesn't deserve a place on the child sex offenders programme. Audio

8:21 AM.For Tongans from New Zealand, there's an extra flight from Auckland to Tonga. Air New Zealand added the flight after all the seats to Nuku'alofa sold out. Audio

8:16 AM.Tonga's capital is swathed in black and purple today, as the nation prepares for the arrival of the body of the late king, George Tupou the Fifth. Audio

8:14 AM.Bridget Mills, has been observing traffic on Richmond Road intersection. Audio

8:09 AM.Thousand of commuters are making their way to work this morning with an extra challenge - the new give way rules. Audio

7:56 AM.Tributes have been flowing in for one of New Zealand's most distinguished scientists, Sir Paul Callaghan. A leader in the field of molecular physics, he was also a skilled communicator, using radio… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The brother of Mohamed Merah, the man who killed seven people in the French city of Toulouse in a series of gun attacks last week, has been arrested and charged with being an accomplice. Audio

7:48 AM.The Conservative Party in Britain has been hit by a new sleaze scandal. The party's top fundraiser has resigned after being secretly filmed apparently offering access to the Prime Minister in exchange… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.The Air Force's Red Checkers flying squad is making a nationwide tour to celebrate 75 years of the force. It's the team's first national tour since Squadron Leader Nick Cree died in a crash in 2010. Audio

7:34 AM.New research suggests Antarctic toothfish are not nearly so rare as some environmental groups have claimed. A New Zealand-led survey of young toothfish - sometimes known as sea bass - in Antarctica… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A nationwide group has been set up to expose so-called dirty dairying practices. The group of about 40 volunteers has dubbed itself Environment River Patrol. Audio

7:21 AM.Prime Minister, John Key, is also in Seoul for the Nuclear Security Summit. He's also been discussing the progress of a South Korean free trade deal with the country's president, Lee Myung-bak. Audio

7:14 AM.The body of the late King George Tupou the fifth is due to arrive in Tonga from Hong Kong. The capital Nuku'alofa is swathed in black and purple with thousands of Tongans expected to line the route… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The New Zealand Transport Agency says today is the real test for the new give way rules. Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:39 AM.The new give way rules will be being put to the test about now with rush hour traffic building in the main centres. Vehicles turning right at intersections now give way to traffic from the opposite… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.The convenor of the Independent Constitutional Working Group says its work will lead to constitutional change and the reinstatement of Maori self-governance; An audit shows some agreements drawn up… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.Opposition parties are questioning the validity of forecast revenue from petrol and diesel taxes. Forecast revenue for the National Land Transport Fund for the ten years to 2021 is $33.9 billion… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Tributes are flowing for one of New Zealand's most distinguished scientists, Sir Paul Callaghan. Audio

6:00 AM.The real test for new give way rules; Thousands flock to Nuku'alofa to welcome late King's body; Key says good progress being made on FTA with Korea; Crusaders first home game in two years a success… Read more Audio