Morning Report for Monday 17 February 2014

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:51 AM.Heavy snow has been wreaking havoc on preparations for the women's rugby sevens tournament in Atlanta, Georgia. Audio

8:48 AM.Symbols of the Crown are unlikely to feature on a new tribal flag being designed by the tribal collective of Te Arawa - to fly in Rotorua on Waitangi Day next year; A Maori forestry owner has been… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Public health authorities in Auckland are worried a highly infectious measles virus may be starting to spread independently. Audio

8:39 AM.Australia appears to be softening its approach to Fiji after a meeting at the weekend. 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.Whangarei's new charter school says it will get by without any help from state schools - if they insist on turning their backs on them. Audio

8:21 AM.Auckland was bursting at the seams this weekend as 200 thousand people turned out to attend the Nines rugby league tournament, a major hip hop concert, and the Chinese lantern festival. Audio

8:17 AM.A Tongan community leader says immigration should give overstayers who must return to their cyclone-devastated home island leeway to remain here. Audio

8:09 AM.Counties Manukau District Health Board will talk with staff about a survey which found new mothers felt judged and mistreated. Audio

7:55 AM.New Zealand have avoided an innnings defeat in the second cricket test against India at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Audio

7:51 AM.Three people have been killed in a tourist bus bombing in Egypt, the first in the Sinai desert in more than five years. Audio

7:48 AM.A New Zealander living in Perth has set up an expatriates' political party. Audio

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

7:38 AM.The chief executive of New Zealand Oil and Gas, Andrew Knight, joins us. Audio

7:35 AM.The Green Party is describing a roadshow in Taranaki as the oil and gas industry blatantly targeting school children with its pro-oil propaganda. Audio

7:28 AM.A dozen miners have been rescued from an abandoned shaft in South Africa, but hundreds more may still be trapped. Audio

7:23 AM.Alcohol is thought to be a factor in two high speed boat crashes at the weekend. Audio

7:18 AM.Police are warning holders of alcohol licences that they will lose them if they don't lift their game. Audio

7:13 AM.A lawyer for Tongan overstayers says New Zealand is ignoring its international responsibilities by returning overstayers to areas of Tonga devastated by cyclone Ian. Audio

7:09 AM.Maori and Pacific women are dissatisfied with the care they're getting at Middlemore's maternity unit, with many saying they feel judged and stigmatised by staff. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Queenstown harbourmaster is calling for the Government to close a legal loophole which he says prevents authorities prosecuting drunken boaties. Audio

6:36 AM.Maori and Pacific women are dissatisfied with the care they're getting at Middlemore's maternity unit, with many saying they feel judged and stigmatised by staff. Audio

6:26 AM.A Hamilton-based Maori principal is urging politicians ahead of this year's election - to overhaul social welfare policies and include both health and education; Symbols of the Crown are unlikely to… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.After missing out on a slopestyle medal, Olympic skier Jossi Wells is now focused on the halfpipe event. Audio

6:11 AM.The Transport Agency says it's looking at whether more arrows need to be painted on roads to encourage foreign drivers to keep left. Audio

6:00 AM.A report finds fault with maternity care of Maori and Pacific Island women at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital. A lawyer criticises Immigration authorities for sending overstayers back to a cyclone hit… Read more Audio