Morning Report for Friday 10 May 2013

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:53 AM.In the continuing battle to revive the dying city of Wellington, Westpac Stadium will tomorrow host an NRL match between the Warriors and Sydney's Canterbury Bulldogs. Audio

8:49 AM.Nelson is making a serious push to market itself as the adventure capital of New Zealand. Audio

8:46 AM.The Government says employers will be heavily involved in a plan to expand Maori and Pasifika trades training; Two South Island Maori Trustboards have requested that charges be dropped against a… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.There are fears native Kauri forests could be wiped out if the government doesn't renew funding for research into how to stop the spread of a tree killing disease. Audio

8:39 AM.The Canterbury Regional Council is defending the length of time it's taking to put out a fire at a recycling dump that has been burning out of control near Christchurch for six weeks. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:26 AM.The Government says there will be more money in the Budget next week to tackle the rising number of people with diabetes. Audio

8:22 AM.Unemployment for people aged between 20 and 24 has fallen but Maori and Pacific young people are still more likely to be jobless than the general population. Audio

8:18 AM.The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a case about whether three activists who attacked a dome at the Waihopai Spy Base should have to pay damages, and it might be months before the trio… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The nation's benchmark NZX 50 stock index is near a record high ahead of today's debut of Mighty River Power shares. Audio

8:09 AM.Prime Minister John Key says any bid to expel estranged backbencher Aaron Gilmore from the National Party and its caucus could take "months if not years". Audio

7:56 AM.The families of New Zealand soldiers who hid on the Nazi-occupied Island of Crete for two years during the Second World War have returned to meet the local people who helped their fathers and… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The Labour party's state-owned enterprises spokesman, Clayton Cosgrove, has accused the Government of trying to undermine efforts to save the financially troubled Solid Energy. Audio

7:47 AM.The latest unemployment figures reveal a large dent in youth joblessness, giving young job seekers a reason to finally feel more optimisic. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.Analysts are expecting the Mighty River Power share price to rise when trading starts this afternoon. Audio

7:36 AM.A man who escaped from a New Zealand prison in 2001 has been arrested in England for murder. Audio

7:27 AM.Independent MP Brendan Horan, himself estranged from his former party NZ First, says Mr Gilmore has a lot of hard work ahead of him if he is to be rehabilitated in the eyes of the party leadership. Audio

7:22 AM.National MP Aaron Gilmore is digging in his heels. Audio

7:16 AM.The man suspected of imprisoning three women for a decade in Cleveland, Ohio, has made his first court appearance. Audio

7:13 AM.An Auckland councillor, who voted against a rates increase this year, says after three years the benefits of the super-city are yet to be realised. Audio

7:09 AM.The Government will today announce how it plans to tackle Auckland's housing shortage. Audio

6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:39 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says he is powerless to force his errant back bench MP, Aaron Gilmore, out of Parliament. Audio

6:28 AM.The Government says employers will be heavily involved in a plan to expand Maori and Pasifika trades training; Two South Island Maori Trustboards have requested that charges be dropped against a… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.The Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs says falling youth unemployment is reason to celebrate. Audio

6:00 AM.The Cunning plan to fix Auckland's housing shortage. He escaped from Rangipo Prison in 2001, now he's accused of a grisly murder in England and " Hell no I won't go" Aaron Gilmore digs in at… Read more Audio