Morning Report for Friday 8 February 2013

8:57 AM.Let's cross to Melbourne now for a chat with our correspondent Donna Demaio. Audio

8:53 AM.Nearly two years' after Christchurch's February earthquake and almost 6 months after the blueprint for the city centre was revealed, many questions remain about how much it will cost and who will pay… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The days of division within Waikato -Tainui iwi may be numbered; The Maori Council, which has driven the water rights debate, has secured regular meetings with the government; A Moriori leader says… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.About a hundred people turned out in the Northland town of Moerewa to discuss the gang presence in their town and other criminal activity. Audio

8:42 AM.Another aftershock has shaken the Solomon Islands. Audio

8:39 AM.At the Pacific Tsunami Centre in Hawaii, scientists are continuing to monitor ongoing seismic activity since the initial quake two days ago. 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.Scientists drilling into the fault responsible for the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011 have discovered why the quake was so much bigger than expected. Audio

8:22 AM.A lawyer specialising in leaky building claims says outstanding claims against Mainzeal Construction and Property may have played a large part in the company's decision to put itself into… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The Chef de Mission for the New Zealand Olympic team, Rob Waddell, is still assessing the Australian report, although he admits an initial analysis has shocked him. Audio

8:15 AM.Sports groups say an Australian investigation that's uncovered widespread doping in professional sport will have repercussions in New Zealand. Audio

8:12 AM.Staying with employment, More than 15-thousand Pacific workers lost their jobs last year, leaving barely half the Pacific working age population employed. Audio

8:09 AM.A big fall in employment at the end of 2012 has driven the proportion of those of working age with a job down to its lowest level in a decade. Audio

7:53 AM.The man chosen by President Barack Obama to head the CIA will be grilled by a Senate committee today after it emerged he helped run a drone strike programme that targeted Americans thought to be… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A long-running battle between airlines and Wellington Airport comes to a head today. Audio

7:48 AM.More than a thousand people are expected at the funeral service this afternoon for the broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes. Audio

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

7:39 AM.Testimony in the court case over Doha's Villaggio Mall fire resumed today, with the daycare centre denying it was a nursery. Audio

7:36 AM.The remote Temotu Province will finally receive urgent medical supplies and help, two days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the Solomon Islands, killing nine people. Audio

7:29 AM.The Labour Party is urging the Prime Minister to lobby his Australian counterpart to improve the treatment of New Zealanders living across the Tasman when the two hold their annual leaders' meeting… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Auckland ratepayers could end up one of the biggest victims of Mainzeal Construction's decision to declare itself bust. Audio

7:21 AM.New Zealand sports groups say an Australian investigation that's uncovered widespread doping is certain to have repercussions in this country. Audio

7:12 AM.The Minister for Economic Development, Steven Joyce joins us. Audio

7:09 AM.A big fall in employment at the end of 2012 has driven the proportion of those of working age with a job down to its lowest level in a decade. Audio

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

6:36 AM.Some economists are questioning the latest statistics which show a big fall in employment at the end of 2012. Audio

6:26 AM.The days of division within Waikato -Tainui iwi may be numbered; The Maori Council, which has driven the water rights debate, has secured regular meetings with the government; A Moriori leader says… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The Insurance industry says planned changes to the way the Fire Service is funded won't stop free loaders from rorting the system. Audio

6:00 AM.The latest unemployment figures spark disagreement over just how hard it is to get a job. It's being called a bombshell in Australia, what might the sports doping scandal mean here? A massive turnout… Read more Audio