Morning Report for Thursday 30 May 2013

8:55 AM.The Papua New Guinea police have arrested an officer for wounding suspects after accusations that police used bush knives to sever their Achilles tendons as they were lying on the ground. Audio

8:52 AM.A big rise in the price Fonterra plans to pay farmers for their milk next year could be a boost many struggling farmers need. Audio

8:48 AM.Two kura kaupapa in Christchurch aim to rebuild their relationship - after both were granted a Government reprieve and won't have to move; A Ngati Porou church leader living across the Tasman is… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Key players in a bill aimed to get rid of street prostitution in South Auckland have been called to Parliament to discuss whether to scrap or go ahead with the legislation. Audio

8:42 AM.Suspects are normally allowed to be detained by British forces for only 96 hours. 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

8:27 AM.Sealord, says it will only use tuna in its products that has been caught using methods that limit bycatch. Audio

8:24 AM.It could be months before Dunedin's St Clair Lifesaving Club can get back to rescues, after big swells pounded the coast and caused gaping holes in the Esplanade. Audio

8:21 AM.Newly released figures show almost half of Maori in the Northland region of Te Tai Tokerau are not working and are not looking for a job. Audio

8:17 AM.The Green Party says the business case for the Government's Roads of National Significance programme has been undermined by faulty research. Audio

8:10 AM.The principals of three Christchurch intermediate schools that will close at the end of the year say the schools that have to take their students next year will struggle to be ready. Audio

7:55 AM.A new electricity link between the North and South Islands is up and running, its job to boost the flow of electricity across the Cook Strait. Audio

7:52 AM.In the first Treaty settlement of its kind for a river, management of the Whanganui will pass from local government to the river's iwi. Audio

7:49 AM.Opposition parties have failed in their attempt to make changes to legislation that would set up charter schools. Audio

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

7:38 AM.Concern from principals, teachers and parents over yesterday's announcement of school closures and mergers in Christchurch. Audio

7:27 AM.A breast cancer lobby group is seeking to end New Zealand's participation in a key trial involving the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Audio

7:23 AM.Two brothers seriously injured in separate Army accidents have put their case for compensation to Parliament's Maori Affairs Select Committee, only to be told there is nothing the Defence Force can do… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is being challenged to repeat allegations about United Future's Peter Dunne and the Kitteridge report into the Government Communications Security Bureau… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The Green Party says research commissioned by the Transport Agency shows one of the key factors used in calculating the benefits of planned major roading projects is seriously flawed. Audio

7:10 AM.The principals of three Christchurch intermediate schools that will close at the end of the year say the schools that have to take their students next year will struggle to be ready. Audio

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

6:43 AM.France's first same-sex couple has wed in the southern city of Montpellier this morning, in what has been described as the country's marriage of the century. Audio

6:42 AM.The principal of one of the Christchurch intermediate schools that will close at the end of the year say the rush to close schools is a lost opportunity. Audio

6:40 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says he's not going to expose himself to legal action, by repeating allegations about the United Future leader, Peter Dunne, and the leaking of a… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.Two kura kaupapa in Christchurch aim to rebuild their relationship - after both were granted a Government reprieve and won't have to move; One of the country's longest running legal cases could come… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.Pakistan officials say the deputy leader of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed by a US drone strike. Audio

6:11 AM.A new report from the European Union reveals a bleak outlook for the the region's economy. Audio

6:00 AM.Closing Christchurch intermediates angry at short time frame; Greens : Planning of major roading projects 'flawed'; Peters challenged to repeat leaking claims; Tau Henare says he'll fight for brothers… Read more Audio