Morning Report for Monday 22 July 2013

8:55 AM.With our Melbourne correspondent, Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:53 AM.Louis Vuitton Cup racing resumed today with Team New Zealand again beating the Italian challenger, Luna Rossa. Audio

8:50 AM.Massey University says it is poised to become the first New Zealand university to teach people online for free in what are known as MOOCs, or massive open online courses. Audio

8:47 AM.The police have formulated guidelines to help cut Maori prosecution rates by 25-per cent, as part of a joint strategy with iwi; The Maori Gout Action Group is urging men with untreated gout to see… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Reporter Alison Hossain is out and about in Seddon. Audio

8:38 AM.Insurers are bracing themselves for an influx of calls after Wellington was rocked by a 6.5 magnitude quake last night. 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

8:26 AM.The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, is yet to work out what his new asylum seekers policy will cost to implement, but is going ahead with it anyway. Audio

8:23 AM.A family from Nelson staying in Wellington on holiday have described how they were left traumatised when a wall in their apartment collapsed during the earthquake. Audio

8:20 AM.The top of the South Island has also been hit by last night's big earthquake. Audio

8:17 AM.Jonathan Mitchell is in central Wellington at the top of Willis street, near the Mercure Hotel which was evacuated last night. Audio

8:14 AM.The Wellington harbourmaster, Mike Pryce, has been at the port this morning, assessing the damage. Audio

8:09 AM.With cordons in place in parts of the central city and some streets closed, the assessment of earthquake damage in central Wellington will continue throughout the morning. Audio

7:57 AM.The second Ashes cricket test is over and England have gone two-nil up, beating Australia by 347 runs at Lord's. Audio

7:52 AM.Veterans from two New Zealand navy ships sent to protest against French atmospheric nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific in 1973, are demanding answers about whether they were exposed to… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.There are concerns the Government's idea of raising Kiwisaver thresholds for first-time home buyers will not help them get a foot on the property ladder and could even push prices higher. Audio

7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:41 AM.The Government says a new policy on asylum seekers in Australia justifies the recent law change it made to deal with any mass arrivals of boat people. Audio

7:30 AM.A woman who used to live in the Christchurch housing complex where another woman was found dead at the weekend says assaults and altercations are all too common there. Audio

7:28 AM.The earthquake has been reported around the world, but the subtleties of New Zealand geography escaped the Guardian Express in Las Vegas. Audio

7:27 AM.The earthquake was felt as far afield as Te Awamutu and Christchurch, with residents from all the places in between describing it as extremely frightening. Audio

7:26 AM.Not everyone caught in the earthquake was rattled... Audio

7:24 AM.Reporter Jonathan Mitchell was out and about in central Wellington. Audio

7:21 AM.The top of the South Island was also affected by last night's big earthquake, with its epicentre being twenty kilometres east of Seddon in Marlborough, and just twenty minutes from Blenheim. Audio

7:16 AM.Wellington's Region Civil Defence Acting City Controller, Neville Brown, has been leading the emergency response to yesterday's earthquake. Audio

7:12 AM.Turning now to the seismology of the quake, and GNS Science says there's a 30 percent chance of a magnitude six quake during the next week. Audio

7:09 AM.People working in central Wellington are being advised not to go into work until at least midday today. Audio

6:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.Labour Party MPs go into a two-day caucus in Napier today, and the leader David Shearer says the party leadership is not something that will be raised by the other MPs. Audio

6:39 AM.People caught by the earthquake have spoken of the shock as Wellington started shaking yesterday afternoon. Audio

6:37 AM.Civil Defence is advising people working in central Wellington not to go into work until at least midday today because of yesterday's severe earthquake. Audio

6:27 AM.The police have formulated guidelines to help cut Maori prosecution rates by 25-per cent, as part of a joint strategy with iwi; The Maori Gout Action Group is urging men with untreated gout to see… Read more Audio

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

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

6:15 AM.This is how people reacted after the quake struck at 5.09 last night. Audio

6:10 AM.Thousands of Wellington workers are being told to stay away from the central business district until further notice, as buildings are checked for earthquake damage. Audio

6:00 AM.The latest news and updates on last night's earthquake; a former resident of a Christchurch complex, where a woman was found dead over the weekend, says altercations are common; NZ says law change on… Read more Audio