Morning Report for Friday 23 January 2015

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

8:54 AM.With three days still to run, Christchurch's World Buskers Festival is being labelled a success by its new director. Audio

8:49 AM.A Bay of Plenty Iwi says it welcomes changes to the Resource Management Act but only if it doesn't impinge on cultural and heritage issues; The Ratana Church has limited the amount of time politicians… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.You probably know the feeling - you accidentally break something around the home, stick it back together, and hope no-one notices. Audio

8:41 AM.Scientists surveying the Fox Glacier have found the valley floor has risen by more than a metre in the past two years. Audio

8:38 AM.Councils could struggle to allow bars to stay open later than 4 am after a Wellington City Council bid was overturned this week. Audio

8:37 AM.We have now been send these comments from The Whanganui District health Board about the death of 16-month- year-old Mace Caldwell. Audio

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

8:27 AM.Baby boomers say they're technologically savvy, despite a new study showing the device used most frequently by New Zealanders aged over 50 is not a computer or a smartphone, but a camera. Audio

8:23 AM.The number of children being abused in New Zealand has fallen for the first time in a decade. Audio

8:21 AM.For the first time in a decade, the Labour Party will today walk onto Ratana Pa holding the local Maori electorate seat. Audio

8:17 AM.Sewerage plants in the Hawkes Bay continue to pump harmful bacteria and wastewater into the Tukituki River at unacceptable levels and residents have had enough. Audio

8:12 AM.Work to build a modern tram network on Auckland's main arterial roads could begin within a year if the city's transport agency and council give it the go-ahead. Audio

8:11 AM.Whanganui Police have released the name of the baby, who died at the Whanganui Hospital on 16 January, 2015. Audio

8:08 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:54 AM.Foreign ministers from 21 countries have met in London overnight to discuss global efforts to tackle the militant group, Islamic State. Audio

7:45 AM.An American mother charged with manslaughter and child abuse when her baby son died after being left in a hot car, says no one should think they're incapable of making a fatal mistake. Audio

7:40 AM.Child abuse has fallen by 12 percent according to the latest Child Youth and Family statistics. Audio

7:37 AM.The police are looking to replace thousands of iPads they've only just finished rolling out to frontline staff. Audio

7:26 AM.David Bain's claim for compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment could be back before Cabinet in a matter of weeks, after a secret deal with the new Justice Minister, Amy Adams. Audio

7:20 AM.Listening to that is Central Hawke's Bay District Council chief executive, John Freeman. Audio

7:17 AM.Recreational river users are considering legal action against the Hawke's Bay Regional Council after it decided not to prosecute a council for pumping toxic pollutants into the Tukituki River. Audio

7:11 AM.Trams could be back in Auckland. A billion dollar light rail system for Auckland could be under construction within a year after a surprise announcement by the city's transport agency. Audio

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

6:58 AM.On Wall St, stocks have rallied after the European Central Bank announced its money printing plans to stimulate the region's sagging economy. Audio

6:57 AM.Trade Me's latest figures show the biggest rises in rents around the country are for small houses, townhouses, units and apartments. Audio

6:56 AM.Mighty River Power is expecting the lines charges component of most of its customers' bills will rise this year, although actual outcomes could be anywhere from an 8 percent drop to an 8 percent… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.The Auckland jobs market is continuing to lead the way, though job ad figures show growth is flattening out. Audio

6:53 AM.The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index rose 2 points to 128 point 9 in January compared with the previous month. Audio

6:51 AM.One analyst is picking the manufacturing sector will have another good year, despite farmers tightening their belts and a tougher export environment. Audio

6:43 AM.Recreational river users are considering taking the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to court for deciding not to prosecute a district council for pumping toxic pollutants into the Tukituki River. Audio

6:39 AM.Work could begin within a year on a billion dollar modern tram or light rail network in Auckland, if the city's transport agency and council give it the seal of approval. Audio

6:26 AM.A Bay of Plenty Iwi says it welcomes changes to the Resource Management Act but only if it doesn't impinge on cultural and heritage issues; The Kohanga Reo National Trust says their doors are open to… Read more Audio

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

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

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

6:00 AM.A suprise new billion dollar plan is put forward for a 21st century tram system for Auckland. Ruataniwha dam opponents are outraged a polluting sewage plant has escaped prosecution and after being… Read more Audio