Morning Report for Thursday 31 May 2012

8:56 AM.A government advisory group has warned that a large number of under-five-year olds - especially those in poor neighbourhoods - may not be receiving a good quality education. Audio

8:54 AM.Australian miners insist they have nothing against New Zealanders working across the Tasman despite union concerns about the influx of foreign workers. Audio

8:51 AM.Peter O'Neill has been sworn in as Papua New Guinea's prime minister. Audio

8:47 AM.A rugby club is defending its use of a Whanau Ora grant - which is facing political criticism; The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, says Winston Peters hasn't grasped what the new social… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Staying with rates and further north, the embattled mayor of the Kaipara District has welcomed an offer of help from the government to tackle its rates and debt crisis. Audio

8:40 AM.The Christchurch City Council will this morning begin hearing from about two hundred locals keen to have their say on the draft annual plan for the quake-damaged city. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.The former editor of the News of the World has been arrested under suspicion of perjury, the latest development in the phone hacking scandal that has engulfed British media and politics. Audio

8:21 AM.The British Supreme Court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradicted to Sweden, where he'll face sex offence allegations. Audio

8:18 AM.The Auditor-General is to widen an investigation into the Labour MP Shane Jones' decision on an immigration application to include the department's own processes. Audio

8:14 AM.The sister of one of the 29 men killed in the Pike River explosions says her family is relieved all the talk about getting the men out is over. Audio

8:11 AM.Firefighters in Doha have told of the devastating scene as they tried in vain to rescue the children trapped in this week's shopping mall fire. Audio

8:10 AM.The parents of the triplets who died in a shopping mall fire in Doha have spoken publicly about the love and joy the children brought to their lives. Audio

7:55 AM.There are calls for the Government to make more elderly people pay for their own residential care, in order to fix chronic underfunding of the sector. Audio

7:47 AM.Police investigating the of a Czech tourist in Central Otago say the last sighting of her could help yield vital clues about what happened in the lead up to her death. Audio

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

7:35 AM.Martin and Jane Weekes, the parents of the triplets, Lillie, Jackson and Willsher, have spoken for the first time of the deaths of their children. Audio

7:27 AM.The Government is denying it ever raised the expectations of Pike River families about the possibility of recovering the bodies of the 29 men killed in the mine. Audio

7:21 AM.Last year's Rugby World Cup lost less money than was expected. Audio

7:19 AM.Our reporter Teresa Cowie is with protesting teachers on the Mana Esplanade in Whitby, north of Wellington. Audio

7:15 AM.The Minister of Education is refusing to talk about controversial changes to class sizes and teacher job losses signalled in the budget that have unions, teachers and principals around the country up… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Firefighters in Doha have told of the devastating scene as they tried in vain to rescue children trapped in this week's shopping mall fire. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.The lawyer for the families of the Pike River Mine disaster says a government agency should be given responsibility for body recovery so that families are no longer left on their own when it comes to… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Harrowing tales are emerging of the deadly fire which killed New Zealand triplets in Doha two days ago. Audio

6:27 AM.Waikato-Tainui says it's not fair that Tami Iti has received the same jail sentence as a hunter who accidentally killed someone; A rugby club is defending its use of a Whanau Ora grant - which is… 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.The secondary teachers union says the government is putting out inconsistent messages about its plan to increase class sizes. Audio

6:00 AM.Firefighters in Doha tell of the devastating scene as they tried in vain to rescue children trapped in this week's shopping mall fire. The parents of the triplets killed in the fire speak of the… Read more Audio