Morning Report for Tuesday 10 April 2012

8:57 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent, Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:50 AM.The funeral will be held this morning for the first Maori to be elected as Parliament's Speaker, Sir Peter Tapsell. Audio

8:46 AM.A scheme set up to help Maori own their own home on ancestral land has made just four loans in two years; A branch of the Independent Constitutional Transformation Working Group says the loss of Te… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Teachers at the Correspondence School say thousands of their students are having their education disrupted because of problems with a new computer system. Audio

8:39 AM.Golf's new Masters champion Bubba Watson says he had never even dreamed of winning the tournament following his dramatic play-off win over Louis Oosthuizen. 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.Police in Oklahoma have arrested two men who are suspected of going on a shooting spree in a black neighbourhood in Tulsa, killing three people. Audio

8:22 AM.The Wellington coroner has raised concerns about poor communication between hospital staff and the families of patients after the death of a woman at Hutt Hospital. Audio

8:18 AM.A business group advising the Auckland Council is in favour of tolling the region's motorway network as the best way to generate the revenue needed for transport projects. Audio

8:15 AM.Catholic parishes around the country are facing tough decisions about whether they can afford to fix their earthquake-prone churches. Audio

8:10 AM.The Labour Party says it should have the numbers to push an extension to paid parental leave through Parliament. Audio

7:56 AM.More than 65,000 people enjoyed the spectacle of the bi-ennial Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow at the weekend. Audio

7:53 AM.Nearly one out of every five people of working age living in Kawerau is on welfare. Audio

7:49 AM.A family living within metres of the next week's V8 supercar street race in Hamilton is taking legal action to try and stop it going ahead. Audio

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

7:39 AM.Turkish officials say three people have been wounded near a refugee camp by shots fired from inside Syria. Audio

7:36 AM.Official papers show Transpower is stockpiling a harmful greenhouse gas to avoid paying charges it would face from 2013, when the Emissions Trading Scheme comes into force. Audio

7:28 AM.Dozens of children in New Zealand and overseas have been rescued from involvement in child porn by a specialist New Zealand police unit. Audio

7:21 AM.Easter weekend has ended and for the first time since records began, not a single person has been reported killed on the roads. Audio

7:18 AM.Deborah Manning is a barrister specialising in human rights and asylum issues. Audio

7:14 AM.The Australian Government has issued temporary visas to most of a group of Chinese asylum seekers, allowing them to travel on to New Zealand. Audio

7:09 AM.The Labour Party is confident it will have the numbers needed to pass a members' bill that would extend paid parental leave to six months. Audio

6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:41 AM.The police are investigating the exploitation of more New Zealand children than ever before. Audio

6:39 AM.The Labour Party is confident its members' bill to extend paid parental leave will pass. Audio

6:28 AM.A scheme set up to help Maori own their own home on ancestral whenua has made just four loans in two years; A branch of the Independent Constitutional Transformation Working Group says the loss of Te… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:13 AM.Transpower is defending its decision to stockpile a harmful greenhouse gas to avoid paying charges it would face from 2013, under the Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio

6:00 AM.Labour confident of numbers to pass parental leave bill; Chinese group stuck in Darwin plans to sail to NZ; legal expert looks at asylum options; Easter 2012 road toll is lowest ever; police… Read more Audio