Morning Report for Friday 22 November 2013

8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:51 AM.The United States is preparing for a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy. Audio

8:48 AM.The police in Kaitaia say a collaboration with Maori social service providers has caused a big drop in recidivist family violence; A Bay of Plenty tribe is ruling out taking a claim to the Waitangi… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The revamp of the Department of Conservation just three months ago is already prompting fears that business interests could be having a disproportionate influence. Audio

8:41 AM.A 3-year legal battle between a Dunedin clinical psychologist and a lawyer has ended with the Court of Appeal ordering the doctor to pay the lawyer's costs. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.The All Blacks are just one win away from completing the perfect season. Audio

8:23 AM.A nationwide survey of middle-aged women is painting a bleak picture of how they try to control their weight. Audio

8:19 AM.Does it feel like you're working harder but still falling behind? Audio

8:15 AM.The New Zealand Greenpeace activist, Jonathan Beauchamp, has been granted bail by a Russian court. Audio

8:12 AM.French police have arrested a suspect in a series of shootings across Paris, following a three day manhunt. Audio

8:09 AM.Health workers say there'd be fewer serious injuries, mistakes and near misses in hospitals if there was higher funding and more staff. Audio

7:51 AM.An independent review says the public transport hopes of Auckland's mayor Len Brown are unachievable without significant higher investment. Audio

7:48 AM.A group of Dunedin businesses is crediting the city's sister city relationship with Shanghai for new deals worth tens of millions of dollars. Audio

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

7:40 AM.The Government has conceded it uses no single set of criteria to help determine whether it should assist big businesses like Sky City, Rio Tinto or Warner Bros. Audio

7:36 AM.Politicians annual payrises have been hit by the Government's public sector spending restraints. Audio

7:28 AM.The singer-songwriter Lorde is continuing her stellar rise after taking home a haul of wins at last night's New Zealand Music Awards. Audio

7:22 AM.The oil industry is accusing the Labour Party of mischief making. Audio

7:18 AM.Allan Titford's ex-wife Sue Cochrane says her husband told her soon after they married that he'd sunk his own fishing boat to collect the insurance pay-out. Audio

7:12 AM.British police say three women have been freed after spending three decades as slaves. Audio

7:09 AM.The Earthquake Recovery Minister has given the Christchurch City Council until this morning to approve a development plan, or else he says he'll do it for them. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Earthquake Recovery Minister is giving the Christchurch City Council until this morning to approve a major land development plan otherwise he'll force it through himself. Audio

6:28 AM.The police in Kaitaia say a collaboration with Maori social service providers has caused a big drop in recidivist family violence; A Bay of Plenty tribe is ruling out taking a claim to the Waitangi… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:14 AM.The former wife of the convicted criminal Allan Titford says she was torn between protecting her parents or her children from the man she feared would kill them. Audio

6:11 AM.David Cunliffe says he doesn't think the Christchurch East by-election will be a litmus test on his performance since taking over as Labour's leader. Audio

6:00 AM.A furious Gerry Brownlee gives the new Christchurch City Council an ultimatum over a new development plan. British police say they've made arrests in the country's worst case of domestic slavery and… Read more Audio