Morning Report for Friday 31 October 2014

8:57 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Researchers probing the 1937 disappearance of American aviator Amelia Earhart say they now believe a slab of aluminium found decades ago on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean came from her… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Architecture students in Wellington have put together a plan to save Wellington's Cuba Street from being destroyed in an earthquake. Audio

8:46 AM.An Auckland marae says it's secured a deal with a Chinese company to provide Māori cultural experiences for up to 40-thousand tourists a year; A new agreement with the company Sealord could double the… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Feirce clashes have erupted in East Jerusalem after Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian man suspected trying to kill a far-right Jewish rabbi and activist. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.The Labour leadership contest hit Dunedin last night with the candidates all trying to reach out to party members for their backing. Audio

8:24 AM.Queenstown doctors are seething over a behind the scenes plan by the Southern District Health Board to place the district's public hopsital into a private trust. Audio

8:21 AM.This term, 10-thousand Year 5 and Year 9 children are participating in the Trends In International Mathematics and Science Study. Audio

8:16 AM.It's 100 years tomorrow since 30-thousand New Zealand and Australian troops left Western Australia for the battlefields of the First World War. Audio

8:11 AM.The Government's Housing Accord which aims to boost home construction in Auckland could struggle to meet its targets. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.Americans are known for their obsession with baseball, basketball and American football, but this weekend a sell-out crowd will turn up to see the All Blacks play in Chicago. Audio

7:52 AM.Supporters of the restoration of the Christ Church Cathedral say most of the city's residents want to see the earthquake-damaged Anglican cathedral saved from the wrecker's ball. Audio

7:48 AM.From tomorrow a new antibiotic will be available in this country for people who have infections caused by multi-resistant bacteria, or superbugs. Audio

7:39 AM.Yesterday we brought you the story about a demand from unions for better safety at the country's ports. 5 people have died and more than a hundred have been seriously injured in accidents at ports in… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The ink is only just dry on the controversial Employment Relations Amendment Bill and the Government's next focus is changes to the way holiday pay and annual leave are calculated. Audio

7:27 AM.Local country star Tami Neilson and her brother Joshua Neilson have won New Zealand's premier song writing prize, the APRA Silver Scroll. Audio

7:23 AM.Classes on sexual consent could soon be part of sex education in high schools. Audio

7:17 AM.Listening to that was the Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith. Audio

7:14 AM.Government targets for new houses in Auckland may fall thousands short, according to its own forecasts. Audio

7:10 AM.The Criminal Bar Association is calling for tighter security of drugs evidence. Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is up 177 points to 17,151. Audio

6:56 AM.Tower insurance says bringing back full replacement cover for homes destroyed by fire is part of a range of new products it is introducing. Audio

6:55 AM.Meridian Energy is to examine the value of its operations in Australia, once the Federal Government makes a final call on its Renewable Energy Target. Audio

6:53 AM.Freightways says its record first quarter sales and profit reflects a strong performance across all its business units and everywhere it operates. Audio

6:50 AM.The corporate regulator says it is confident electricity and gas lines can still make good profits from investing in their businesses. Audio

6:49 AM.BNZ has been offering three-year fixed mortgages at 5.85 percent with a 3-thousand dollar cash bonus for those borrowing at least 250-thousand. Audio

6:47 AM.Fixed-rate mortgages are likely to fall further after the Reserve Bank has become very vague on when it might raise official interest rates again. Audio

6:43 AM.A group that works with sexual abuse survivors says the law about sexual consent is confusing and needs to be changed. Audio

6:27 AM.An Auckland marae says it's secured a deal with a Chinese company to provide Māori cultural experiences for up to 40-thousand tourists a year; A new agreement with the company Sealord could double the… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The Auditor General says some smaller licensing trusts are financially floundering and poorly managed. Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.A police officer pleads guilty to stealing drugs evidence - we ask if tougher security is needed at police stations? Forecasts for the number of new houses to be built in Auckland over the next three… Read more Audio