Morning Report for Friday 22 February 2013

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

8:52 AM.The New Zealand teams start their Super Rugby programmes this weekend with high expectations on them. Audio

8:49 AM.The government and the Kohanga Reo movement have reached an agreement on a Waitangi tribunal recommendation; The Government's decision not to allocate part of a radio spectrum to Maori groups is being… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The community-focused project, Gap Filler, has been breathing new life into the centre of Christchurch. Audio

8:40 AM.Two years on from the February earthquake, tourism is in Christchurch is recovering - slowly. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.Residents and businesses in a notorious red light district in South Auckland are demanding the Government repair the damage it caused by legalising prostitution and get rid of sex workers from their… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Peter Haddock owns an engineering firm in Greymouth and represented contractors and suppliers who lost more than five million dollars when the Pike River mining company collapsed. Audio

8:20 AM.The Labour Party is laying blame at the feet of the Government for the perilous state of state coal miner Solid Energy. Audio

8:16 AM.Listening to that was the Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive Roger Sutton. Audio

8:09 AM.We're broadcasting live from the City Council buildings - just down the street from where the centre of the city remains fenced off. Just last week this central city Red Zone was officially renamed… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The ACT Party goes in to its annual meeting this weekend hoping to breathe new life into its party membership and leave recent troubles behind. Audio

7:54 AM.Fire officers are continuing to monitor the site of yesterday's gorse fire in Happy Valley in southern Wellington. Audio

7:50 AM.The bail proceedings for Oscar Pistorius were already looking like a three-ring media circus, but the court case took several further twists today and was abruptly adjourned to a fourth day of… Read more Audio

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

7:40 AM.One of the areas most affected by the February earthquake was the port town of Lyttelton, south of Christchurch. Audio

7:36 AM.Two years on from the Christchurch earthquakes, a local author says the insurance industry has failed in its response to the disaster. Audio

7:27 AM.The notorious sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been recalled to prison for allegedly breaching his release conditions. Audio

7:23 AM.Solid Energy's coal mines are based around Huntly in Waikato and on the West Coast and Southland. Joining us is Grey District Mayor, Tony Kokshoorn, and a Huntly ward councillor for the Waikato… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The Labour Party says the falling price of coal is no excuse for the parlous financial state of Solid Energy, and a lack of Government oversight is to blame. Audio

7:14 AM.Gerry Brownlee defended the offers the government has made to people living in residential red zones to buy their property or land. Audio

7:09 AM.Two years on, the central city Red Zone has become the rebuild zone but hundreds of homeowners have still not been able to move on with their lives. Audio

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

6:40 AM.For the first time ever, a government minister is taking on responsibility for the organisations helping victims of sexual violence. Audio

6:36 AM.The Council has inadvertently released information indicating it has been discussing the potential sale of Lancaster Park. Audio

6:27 AM.The Government's decision not to allocate part of a radio spectrum to Maori groups is being described as 'arrogant' by one of the claimants; The government and the Kohanga Reo movement have reached an… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:18 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:10 AM.We're broadcasting today from Christchurch on the second anniversary of the six point three magnitude earthquake which devastated this city. One hundred and eighty five died in the quake and today at… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Christchurch homeowners still in limbo. Brownlee defends government's efforts in rebuild. Labour says falling coal price no alibi for Solid Energy. Local government in coal mining areas on Solid… Read more Audio