Morning Report for Tuesday 22 April 2014

8:57 AM.China watching Australian universities and budget cuts. Audio

8:50 AM.New evidence suggests small Pacific atoll nations may be more resilient to rising sea levels than first thought. Audio

8:47 AM.Ngati Toa is to campaign for copyright legislation to cover its tribal haka, Ka Mate; New Zealand First has taken a stand against a piece of Treaty legislation at the top of the South Island - saying… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Scientists are using one of New Zealand's most toxic lakes as a natural laboratory to study a bacteria which threatens water supplies all around the world. Audio

8:40 AM.Government officials in Nepal say they are hopeful a solution will be found before sherpas boycott Everest's spring season. Audio

8:37 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:32 AM.In the Tasman region, a number of families remain isolated in the hills west of Motueka, after flooding and washouts which struck late last week. Audio

8:27 AM.Christchurch residents have once again had to clean up, this time after the remnants of Cyclone Ita. Audio

8:24 AM.Benji Marshall has asked to leave the Super Rugby franchise the Blues to return to rugby league. Audio

8:20 AM.Wellington property manager Andrew Wharton ran in the marathon today and also competed last year. He speaks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

8:16 AM.Meb Keflezighi has became the first U.S. male athlete to win the Boston Marathon in three decades with an official time of two hours, eight minutes and 37 seconds. Audio

8:11 AM.Wanaka retailers appear to have escaped scot free after opening their doors over the Easter long weekend. Audio

7:57 AM.A follow-up to the martial arts hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be filmed at an Auckland studio this year. Audio

7:54 AM.A German kayaker is safe and well after a dramatic night time rescue off the east coast of the South Island. Audio

7:50 AM.An embarrassing promotional video has come to light in which the captain at the heart of South Korea's ferry disaster said marine transport was safe as long as passengers followed the crew's… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Nepal's sherpas have threatened to boycott Mt Everest climbing expeditions if the families of the men killed in the mountain's worst disaster aren't paid ten thousand dollars each in compensation. Audio

7:40 AM.Police are still searching for a man who attacked two women within 24 hours at the weekend in central Wellington. Audio

7:36 AM.Four people died on the roads during the Easter weekend. That's more than the previous two years, with three dying last year and the country's first ever zero-toll holiday period in 2012. Audio

7:28 AM.The West Coast is another area facing a cleanup after the weekend's storm. Up to 60 houses have had roofs either torn off or badly damaged and 10 of those have been wrecked to the extent they will… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Several families and groups of travellers have had to have food and fuel flown in by helicopter after being left stranded near Motueka during the weekend. Audio

7:18 AM.The Prime Minister John Key said last month he he would not want to be in Ms Collins's shoes if she made another mistake. Audio

7:14 AM.The Justice Minister is insisting the ground hasn't shifted over what she recalls about her controversial dinner with Oravida executives and what she told the ambassador to China. Audio

7:10 AM.Wanaka retailers opened with impunity over Easter, after secretly being informed the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment had no intention of sending inspectors to the resort. Audio

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

6:45 AM.South Korea's President, Park Guen-hye, has likened the conduct of the captain and some crew members on board a ferry as it was sinking, to an act of murder. Audio

6:40 AM.Christchurch residents have once again had to clean up, this time after the remnants of Cyclone Ita lashed much of New Zealand just as the Easter break began. Audio

6:37 AM.The Justice Minister's being accused of misleading Parliament, over discussions she had with the ambassador to China about her dinner with Oravida executives and a Chinese border official. Audio

6:27 AM.Ngati Toa is to campaign for copyright legislation to cover its tribal haka, Ka Mate; New Zealand First has taken a stand against a piece of Treaty legislation at the top of the South Island - saying… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is imposing tougher biosecurity measures in the wake of the second fruit fly scare this year. Audio

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

6:20 AM.The United States Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Ukraine as a war of words is growing between Moscow and Kiev. Audio

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

6:10 AM.Nepal's sherpas have threatened to boycott Mt Everest climbing expeditions if the families of the men killed in the mountain's worst disaster aren't paid a million rupees each in compensation. Audio

6:00 AM.Wanaka retailers stay open, Judith Collins speaks, PM resonds to Collins, flooding in Nelson and West Coast, Easter road toll, Wellington attacks, Nepalese sherpas threaten boycott. Audio