Morning Report for Tuesday 3 February 2015

8:54 AM.Passengers on an Australian domestic jet moving a Tamil asylum seeker yesterday joined in with a protest against the man's forced deportation. Their refusal to sit down and do up their seat belts… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Indonesia's new government is taking a hardline approach to illegal fishing by foreign vessels in its waters. Since October when President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, came to office, Indonesia has… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.The Maori Law Society says there is a trend of Maori lawyers leaving the profession early on in their career, particularly wahine; A Tauranga Te Reo campaigner says the Tauranga City Council isn't… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.In Auckland, councillors are at loggerheads over an independent inquiry into a major development project in the west of the city. The Auditor-General is finalising the terms of reference for the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Privacy Commissioner says people who have sex in full view of the public have little chance of success if they complain their privacy's been breached. Footage of an amorous Christchurch couple… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Charter school enrolments have not been hurt by ongoing criticism, with some reporting significant roll increases. Last year about 360 students attended the first five of the publicly funded private… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Talks to establish a Pacific-wide trade deal done could be wrapped up soon. America's top trade official says a successful Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP, pact is close. But formidable hurdles… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The Otago Regional Council is banning farmers from taking water from the catchment area of the Taieri River from noon tomorrow. Rain is still failing to fall where it's needed and some farmers are… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Councils are looking at how to get more money out of ratepayers. Local Government New Zealand published a list of ideas about how to do it yesterday. As well as the usual water metering and other user… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will face up to his cabinet today as criticism of his leadership grows within his Liberal Coalition party. Senior ministers Julie Bishop and Malcolm Turnbull are… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.Four men accused of fraud involving millions of dollars of poker machine money will be back in court next month. Charges have been laid the men including the former Chairman of Harness Racing New… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The American President, Barack Obama, has released his Budget plan. His 4-trillion-US-dollar proposal includes boosting taxes on higher income Americans and corporations and giving tax relief to the… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Indonesia has confirmed two convicted Australian drug smugglers will be among the next to face a firing squad. Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan have exhausted all legal avenues to overturn their 2006… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.A Christchurch man had to rip open his plastic para pool during frantic efforts to hold off a large fire which came within two metres of the family home yesterday. The blaze, which took hold on the… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Two Auckland councillors could be dumped from the board of Auckland transport. Councillors have filled two seats on its board since its formation four years ago. But now there is a move to completely… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Farmers in inland Otago say they are being punished with an irrigation ban in a time of growing drought. The Otago regional council is stopping any farmers from taking water in the catchment area of… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The by-election in Northland in the wake of Mike Sabin's sudden resignation will be held on Saturday March the 28th. Andrew Little has already conceded his party's chances of taking Northland from… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Sea Shepherd says its vessel the Sam Simon came within metres of being rammed by poachers in the Southern Ocean last night. The Sam Simon intercepted two illegally-flagged ships fishing for toothfish… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott heads into a two day cabinet meeting today saying he is determined to stay on despite rumblings that he's a liability to his party. The Liberal National coalition… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:56 AM.Local Government New Zealand has released a discussion document looking at ways communities and regions can raise funds and other supports necessary to achieve development goals. Audio

6:55 AM.Abano Healthcare says the three district health boards in the lower North Island are putting pathology services in the area at risk. Audio

6:54 AM.Xero's founder and chief executive says the company is close to achieving the milestones needed before listing on the Nasdaq exchange in the United States in the next 12 months. Audio

6:50 AM.Briscoe Group's managing director says there's been a dramatic change in consumer behaviour since the global financial crisis. Audio

6:48 AM.An Australian-based analyst says Kathamandu isn't the only retailer to suffer from a slump in holiday sales in Australia, as others have also experienced a difficult season. Audio

6:42 AM.A group of farmers in Otago's Maniototo say a total irrigation ban being brought in because of a growing drought crisis is an unfair punishment on the area. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Law Society says there is a trend of Maori lawyers leaving the profession early on in their career, particularly wahine; People of Ngati Kuia are being asked to reduce the size of… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Abbott says he is determined to stay PM; Sea Shepherd intercepts poaching vessels in Australian waters; Labour leader Andrew Little on the Northland by-election; Otago farmers reject drought ban as… Read more Audio