Morning Report for Monday 26 January 2015

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

8:53 AM.Strokes and earthquakes don't sound like they have much in common. Audio

8:49 AM.representative of the Ratana church says Tuheitia, the Maori king, would have been very disappointed by the Prime Minister's non attendance at the church's annual celebrations. The primary teachers'… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A film by Clint Eastwood is stirring up controversy over its depiction of America's invasion of Iraq. Audio

8:43 AM.The first quarterfinalists have emerged at the Australian tennis Open, as the tournament crosses its halfway point. Audio

8:40 AM.Twelve-thousand people are expected to flock to Auckland waterfront's Silo Park today for the annual Laneway indie music festival. Audio

8:36 AM.Auckland's celebrating its 175th anniversary today, and every year the City of Sails marks the day with what has become one of the world's single biggest one day sailing regattas. Audio

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

8:26 AM.Hundreds of people have celebrated a new multi-million dollar Hindu temple in west Auckland, even though finishing the project is still dependent on funding. Audio

8:24 AM.A former lawyer for the Australian drug smuggler, Schapelle Corby, is calling for a prisoner exchange for the two Bali Nine drug traffickers facing execution. Audio

8:19 AM.Auckland educators are calling for special treatment from the Government, claiming Wellington-based bureaucrats don't understand their needs. Audio

8:13 AM.It's been a horror weekend for drowning, with four men dying at the weekend. Audio

8:11 AM.The Race Relations Commissioner says comments by the SPCA suggesting a link between dog attacks and an owner's ethnicity are incredibly offensive. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The Tauranga City Council has begun moving most of its staff out of its main buildings after toxic black mould was found. Audio

7:48 AM.Japan is demanding the immediate release of the remaining Japanese hostage taken by Islamic State in Syria. Audio

7:44 AM.A six-year old girl has been killed in a quad bike accident in Masterton. Audio

7:39 AM.Susan Warren of the Comet Education Trust joins me. Audio

7:36 AM.Educators in Auckland are calling for special treatment from the Government, because Wellington-based bureaucrats don't understand their needs. Audio

7:28 AM.Greeks have finished voting in a crucial general election which could see the country rewrite the terms of its international bailout. Audio

7:26 AM.And to give us an update on the search for the missing 18-year-old man, Sergeant Greg Lexmond joins us. Audio

7:23 AM.It's been a horror weekend on the water, with four men dying in a string of incidents around the country. Audio

7:19 AM.Listening to that was the MP for Mangere, Su'a William Sio. Audio

7:14 AM.The head of the Auckland SPCA is sticking by his comments that ethnicity is playing a role in the high number of dog attack convictions in South Auckland. Audio

7:12 AM.Shots were fired in Auckland last night before a police chase that completely shut down the Harbour Bridge. Audio

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

6:58 AM.On Wall St, stocks fell, snapping four days of gains. Audio

6:57 AM.Financial markets will be focused on the Reserve Bank's review of the official cash rate on Thursday. Audio

6:56 AM.Across the Tasman, and debate on reforming Australia's tax system is intensifying ahead of the release of a new white paper. Audio

6:54 AM.MetService is putting 10 percent of its profits into research and development to attract new global clients. Audio

6:52 AM.TeamTalk says trading in the first few weeks of this year has improved significantly following a difficult second half of 2014. Audio

6:47 AM.More and more economists believe the next time the Reserve Bank raises interest rates is so far in the future that it's pointless to forecast when that will be. Audio

6:40 AM.It's been a horror weekend on the water, with two people drowned and two others presumed to have drowned since Saturday. Audio

6:38 AM.The Veterinary Association says there's no evidence to suggest the ethnicity of dog owners has anything to do with dog attacks in Auckland. Audio

6:26 AM.A representative of the Ratana church says King Tuheitia, the Maori king, would have been very disappointed by the Prime Minister's non attendance at the church's annual celebrations. The primary… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The ballot boxes have just closed in Greece where people have been voting in a crucial general election which could see the country rewrite the terms of its international bailout. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A man is in custody after shots are fired in K Road, and a car is chased onto Auckland's Harbour Bridge. The head of the Auckland SPCA says he won't resile from his comments about dog attacks and… Read more Audio