Morning Report for Monday 10 March 2014

8:56 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:52 AM.It was his first major shot put event, he was lowly ranked and the youngest competitor in the field by two years. Audio

8:48 AM.Lower North Island local authorities are being accused of failing to represent tangata whenua in their emblems and signage in Wellington; The Maori Internet Society has told the Crown online voting… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Labour Party is promising it would protect citizens from blanket online government surveillance by introducing a Digital Bill of Rights. Audio

8:40 AM.An exclusive group of about 10 mayors is meeting at a Taupo resort this morning to discuss their concerns about new Super City plans. 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

8:25 AM.A man who was once one of Afghanistan's feared warlords but who went onto help lead his country over the past decade has died. Audio

8:21 AM.A leader of a Tuhoe sub tribe is calling the money that's been spent on the iwi's new multi-million-dollar environmentally sustainable headquarters 'obscene.' Audio

8:17 AM.Fish & Game New Zealand says the results of its latest survey should be an election year wake up call to politicians and the dairy industry, over the future of the country's waterways. Audio

8:10 AM.Mary Schiavo is an aviation lawyer and a former inspector general of the US Department of Transport. Audio

7:55 AM.Circuses aren't what they used to be - the whole Cirque du Soleil movement has made them all about the possibilities of the human body and the inspiration of the imagination. Audio

7:50 AM.Two years after the Independent Police Conduct Authority recommended detox centres be established to deal with drunks nothing has been done. Audio

7:47 AM.The rescue team who had to use explosives to free a 62 year old pot holer trapped overnight in an underground cave says the extraction was a text book rescue, despite the danger of the situation. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Two people charged with drug crimes after being found at a suspected P-lab in a luxury flat opposite the Wellington Central Police Station will appear in court today. Audio

7:35 AM.A dash of milk in China continues to leave a sour taste for the Justice Minister Judith Collins. Audio

7:25 AM.Sex workers in Christchurch are on high alert after a man, believed to have assaulted two women last week, remains at large. Audio

7:21 AM.Protests will mark the beginning of a two month hearing to determine whether consent will be granted for the first offshore iron sands mining project in New Zealand. Audio

7:17 AM.A report out today says there is a clear risk political parties will lose support this election if they introduce policies promoting economic growth that don't address any effects on the environment. Audio

7:15 AM.Most of the people on board the flight were Chinese nationals. Audio

7:12 AM.A Vietnamese navy plane has spotted objects suspected of belonging to the missing Malaysia Airlines jet to the south west of the country. Audio

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

6:42 AM.The Labour Party says it wants to introduce a new law to protect people from on-line government surveillance. Audio

6:37 AM.Protests will mark the beginning of a two month hearing to determine whether consent will be granted for the first offshore iron ore sea bed mining project in New Zealand. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Party says its new candidate to stand in Tamaki Makaurau will have huge shoes to fill but says at least three people are eying-up the job; Lower North Island local authorities are being… Read more Audio

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

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

6:15 AM.The Ukranian Association of New Zealand has marked the 200th anniversary of Tara Shevchenko, the spiritual leader of the Ukrainian nation by sending postcards to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Audio

6:12 AM.A Christchurch prostitute says she is nervous being on the streets with an attacker on the loose. Audio

6:10 AM.Six investigations by the police, a government department, and motorsport bodies are underway after two men died in events over the weekend. Audio

6:00 AM.Correspondent in Kuala Lumpur with the latest on missing plane;Correspondent in Beijing with more on missing Malaysian flight;Survey indicates significance of environment this election;Protests mark… Read more Audio