Morning Report for Wednesday 30 January 2013

8:56 AM.A few minutes ago New Zealand footballer Ryan Nelsen started his final game in the English Premiere League - and not without controversy. Audio

8:53 AM.Continuing complications with the Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" aircraft may force Air New Zealand to re-examine its fleet expansion plans. Audio

8:47 AM.Te Arawa tribes in Rotorua have failed to choose a Maori Flag to fly alongside the New Zealand one on Waitangi Day; A lecturer in Maori Health at Otago University's campus in Wellington, says Maori… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Government is being warned against rewarding prisoners by paying them for the work they do under a new working prisons plan. Audio

8:38 AM.Northland's property market has sprung back to life this summer after a prolonged spell of hibernation. 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 Christchurch City Missioner says the decision to evict people from 31 council units will only exacerbate an already tight rental market. Audio

8:22 AM.Thousands in Australia remain displaced as the flood emergency on the east coast continues and it's feared the death toll will rise to six today, with two men missing after being swept from their car.

8:18 AM.The expansion of Maori Youth courts around the country is being stymied by a lack of maori judges. Audio

8:13 AM.Unions are vowing to fight for thousands of jobs that could be lost if a plan to cut postal delivery services to just three days a week goes ahead. Audio

8:09 AM.The Justice Minister, Judith Collins, will take a paper to Cabinet next Monday with recommendations to resolve the David Bain compensation case. Audio

7:55 AM.The Green Party is questioning whether New Zealanders will get first "dibs" on shares when state assets are sold off. Audio

7:52 AM.Official papers show the Ministry of Education and Treasury repeatedly told the government not to let Wanganui Collegiate become a state school. Audio

7:49 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:42 AM.Yesterday on Morning Report the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown rejected suggestions a shortage of land is the major factor in driving up house prices in the Super City. Audio

7:38 AM.The ongoing debate about getting more New Zealanders onto the property ladder spilled over into the Prime Minister's first speech to Parliament this year. Audio

7:28 AM.Thousands in Australia are still displaced as the flooding on the east coast continues. Audio

7:24 AM.New Zealand First Party leader Winston Peters has had a few run-ins with New Zealand Post over the years, ranging from concerns about whether it did enough to combat fraud to arguing for Kiwibank to… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Unions are vowing to fight for thousands of jobs that could be lost if a plan to cut postal delivery services goes ahead. Audio

7:17 AM.Chemicals from illegal meth labs are doing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage to water treatment stations. Audio

7:13 AM.A private detective has now been hired to investigate the circumstances of the crash. Audio

7:09 AM.A private detective has been hired to investigate why an 18-year-old former pupil was driving a minivan which crashed in Kenya, killing four people, and why it was kept secret until now. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The Dutch Queen Beatrix may have announced her abdication - but there's no suggestion it has given Britain's monarch any ideas. Audio

6:35 AM.Bethlehem College Board has hired a private investigator to ascertain the truth about the tragic crash which killed four people in Kenya. Audio

6:27 AM.Te Arawa tribes in Rotorua have failed to choose a Maori Flag to fly alongside the New Zealand one on Waitangi Day; A lecturer in Maori Health at Otago University's campus in Wellington, says Maori… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.The construction of the first bridge in Canterbury to be built to the new earthquake design codes is going to take nearly two years and cost over 30 million dollars. Audio

6:00 AM.Private investigator probes Kenya driver switch, School probes driver switch before crash, P labs damaging NZ sewerage system, Unions vow to fight plans by NZ Post to cut deliveries, NZ Post urged to… Read more Audio