Morning Report for Friday 14 September 2012

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Part of Christchurch's Hagley Park is being transformed into an Antarctic festival zone for the city's inaugural "IceFest". Audio

8:48 AM.Tribes are being urged not to break ranks and negotiate with the Government on water rights; King Tuheitia adressed an audience of about a thousand people at the end of the hui - making it clear what… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Taranaki is holding a public forum this morning on preventing suicide, focusing on rural men who are more likely to be at risk. Audio

8:41 AM.Violent protests have taken place outside the American embassies in Yemen and Egypt, a day after the US ambassador to Libya was killed. Audio

8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:29 AM.The Green Party says it has no regrets about naming four specialists it says are being favoured by the Accident Compensation Corporation because their hard line on assessments helps get claimants off… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.After ten years as Reserve Bank Governor, Alan Bollard steps down this month to take up a new role as head of Apec. Audio

8:17 AM.As many as 30 Christchurch schools are today coming to terms with the fact they could be closed in the government's 1-billion-dollar shake-up of schools in the city and surrounding area. Audio

8:09 AM.About a thousand members of iwi and hapu from throughout the country met at Ngaruawahia yesterday for a hui called by King Tuheitia. Audio

7:56 AM.Herbs, the founding fathers of Pacific reggae in New Zealand, were inducted into the music hall of fame last night at the Silver Scroll awards in Auckland. Audio

7:53 AM.A woman who was jailed eight years ago for trying to help her terminally ill mother to die has welcomed a judge's decision yesterday to discharge an Auckland man without conviction for assisting his… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Green Party MP Kevin Hague has used parliamentary privilege to name four doctors who he says are the Accident Compensation Corporation's new hitmen, hired to get claimants off its books. Audio

7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:41 AM.An ambitious plan is being launched today aiming to nearly double economic growth in Auckland. Audio

7:35 AM.Anger over an anti-Islam film made in the United States has spread throughout the Middle East. Audio

7:27 AM.Scott Guy's widow, parents and siblings won't be in court today as the man acquitted of his murder is sentenced for other crimes. Audio

7:21 AM.The Prime Minister faces renewed pressure to sack the Act Party leader John Banks as a minister after police files revealed how much Mr Banks knew about donations made to his Auckland mayoral campaign… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Avonside Girls High School had to race to assure its pupils and their families yesterday, because the ministry's initial announcement made it sound as if the school would either have to close or merge… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The government is being accused of exploiting the Christchurch earthquakes to force through sweeping changes to schools in the city. Audio

7:09 AM.Maori across the country have accepted a challenge set by the Maori King to battle the government over water rights. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Demonstrations against an anti-Islamic film that mocks the prophet Mohammed have spread throughout the Middle East. Audio

6:37 AM.A national hui has voted for the creation of a single group that will negotiate water rights with the Crown for all Maori. Audio

6:26 AM.Tribes are being urged not to break ranks and negotiate with the Government on water rights; King Tuheitia addressed an audience of about a thousand people at the end of the hui - making it clear what… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:11 AM.Schools across Christchurch now face a nervous wait to see if they will close or merge as part of one of the most significant shake-ups New Zealand schools have seen. Audio

6:00 AM.What now for asset sales after the national hui calls for a united Maori voice over water rights. Labour says the sweeping changes to Christchurch schools could be a blueprint for education across the… Read more Audio