Morning Report for Wednesday 31 October 2012

8:56 AM.Tauranga locals have had the chance to say what they think should happen to the wreck of the Rena. Audio

8:52 AM.New figures confirm manufacturers are struggling but they also show the decline of manufacturing goes back many years. Audio

8:48 AM.A central North Island tribe intends to deliver an ultimatum of court action to neighbouring Iwi involved in a treaty settlement over the country's biggest forest; An IT developer is defending the… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The idea of addressing anyone as the Lord Mayor of Wellington has upset two of the region's MPs. Audio

8:41 AM.West Coasters are confident the Royal Commission's report on the Pike River tragedy will not lead to an end of underground coal mining in their region. 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

8:28 AM.The commission that promotes the use of the Maori language says the coining of new Maori words is getting out of hand after the creation of new terms for Facebook. Audio

8:22 AM.Unions say planned changes to employment laws will strip rights from New Zealand's most vulnerable workers. Audio

8:18 AM.Kevin Trenberth, originally from New Zealand, now leads the Climate Analysis Section at the USA National Center for Atmospheric Research. Audio

8:15 AM.A look at events across the north eastern states. Our correspondent in Washington DC is Simon Marks. Audio

8:09 AM.The north-east coast of the United States is beginning a massive clean-up as the biggest storm for years heads towards Canada. Audio

7:51 AM.A plan for a regionwide council in Wellington has failed to win strong support. Audio

7:49 AM.The body responsible for catching and punishing rogue real estate agents wants its powers extended to include property managers. Audio

7:46 AM.A three-year impasse over how to divide up the country's biggest forest could be heading to court. Audio

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

7:37 AM.Three Hamilton schoolgirls say they're very proud about how calm they were when they saved a woman's life after she careened into the Waikato River on her mobility scooter. Audio

7:29 AM.Stingy and mean-spirited. Is what the government's being called after proposing the removal of employment protections for thousands of low-paid cleaners and orderlies. Audio

7:25 AM.The final conversations between a man and his wife who was trapped in the collapsed CTV building have been analysed in the coroner's court in Christchurch. Audio

7:22 AM.Christina Paciolla is a journalist in Cinnaminson, a town on the banks of New Jersey's Delaware River. Audio

7:14 AM.Eight million people are without electricity, many hospitals have been evacuated and transportation systems are crippled, the streets are littered with debris and flooding is only now subsiding. Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand and American military sources say an SAS team has been sent to Afghanistan to hunt down the killers of five New Zealand soldiers. Audio

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

6:42 AM.The Labour Party says the Government is bowing down to the demands of industry with its proposal to strip vulnerable workers of their employment rights. Audio

6:27 AM.A central North Island tribe intends to deliver an ultimatum of court action to neighbouring Iwi involved in a treaty settlement over the country's biggest forest; An IT developer is defending the… Read more Audio

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

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

6:15 AM.New Zealand's only private prison operator, Serco, says it is now on track to meet Department of Corrections performance targets despite the difficulties it has faced since it began operations. Audio

6:13 AM.The vote will be held in April 2014. Audio

6:00 AM.Sources say the SAS is back in Afghanistan on a revenge mission, The death toll rises as Hurricane Sandy hammers the eastern United States, More criticism has been levelled at rescue workers at the… Read more Audio