Morning Report for Tuesday 17 July 2012

8:56 AM.It was all over in seconds when police finally caught up with America's Most Wanted, Bonnie and Clyde, on a dusty Louisiana road in 1934. Audio

8:53 AM.One of Australia's top history prizes has been awarded to an Auckland University academic for challenging the long-held belief that British empire builders opposed inter-racial marriage in colonies… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The new leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, has sacked the country's top military official. Audio

8:45 AM.Northland's Ngati Hine people are back in court, seeking a ruling that the Ngaphui runanga cannot represent them in settling Treaty claims; The Maori Council says it's too early to consider the idea… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.As water rights are again making news, farmers in Otago have begun for their own water battle. Audio

8:38 AM.The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic have made it to the trans-Tasman netball league grand final, defeating the Northern Mystics 57-48 in extra time last night. 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

8:25 AM.The director of the structural engineering company that designed the CTV building came under fire yesterday over documents missing from evidence his firm submitted to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.An inquest for the young Auckland woman, whose disappearance sparked a major review of how police 111 calls are handled, gets underway today. Audio

8:14 AM.The Auckland Mayor says proposed charges on motorists will give Auckland an historic chance to fix its transport woes. Audio

8:08 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal is winding up its urgent hearing into water claims which the Maori Council hopes will delay the Government's plans to partially sell state asset shares. Audio

7:55 AM.Athletes, officials, coaches and managers have begun flooding in to the Olympic Village, with 11 days to go until the London Games open. Audio

7:52 AM.Flower growers are the latest group demanding border controls be tightened. Audio

7:48 AM.New Zealand councils are unanimous - they don't want the Government to change the definition of the services they should provide. Audio

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

7:40 AM.The latest Consumer Price Index figures come out today and there is widespread expectation among economists they will reveal New Zealand is experiencing the lowest annual inflation rate since the late… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.More than a hundred education academics have signed a letter opposing the proposed publication of 'league tables' of primary school performance based on National Standards. Audio

7:27 AM.Taxpayers will have to pay a bill of hundreds of millions of dollars if the government signs up to the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol. Audio

7:20 AM.The Auckland council is looking to motorists to pay the ten billion dollars needed for major projects such as the inner city rail loop and the harbour crossing. Audio

7:17 AM.The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard that evidence crucial to working out what caused the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building, was destroyed by the firm which oversaw its… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Our political editor Brent Edwards has been following the political ramifications of the debate and joins me now. Audio

7:07 AM.The co-chair of the Maori Council, Maanu Paul, says the Maori Party must walk away from its place in the National-led Government. Audio

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

6:35 AM.The Maori Council is putting pressure on the Maori Party to leave the Government. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Council says it's too early to consider the idea of giving tangata whenua shares in state-owned enterprises - as redress over water rights; Meanwhile, Ngati Kahungunu iwi says the Government… Read more Audio

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

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

6:07 AM.The Auckland Chamber of Commerce is urging the Auckland Council to reconsider public-private partnerships as a way to fund key transport projects. Audio

6:00 AM.Maori Council says Maori Party must leave Government, RNZ Political Editor on Maori politics, Commission hears crucial evidence was destroyed, Len Brown defends funding options for transport… Read more Audio