Morning Report for Friday 19 June 2015

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

8:53 AM.Speculation is swirling that Sir John Kirwan has quit as coach of the Blues Super Rugby team. Audio

8:53 AM.Two hundred New Zealanders living in London have had their DNA tested in the culmination of a project to trace our genetic makeup. Audio

8:49 AM.A sellout crowd of more than 25-thousand will pack North Harbour stadium tomorrow for the finals of the FIFA Under 20 World Football Cup. Audio

8:46 AM.Beneficiaries are angry they would be unfairly singled-out it if the Government decides to start profiling parents to find out how likely they are to abuse their children. Audio

8:42 AM.Regional city councils are welcoming Jetstar's plans to expand but commentators are warning the joy could be shortlived. Audio

8:39 AM.Consumer New Zealand's Do Not Knock stickers have been proving incredibly popular, with hundreds of thousands households receiving the stickers already. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector Audio

8:29 AM.The Government is facing fresh accusations that it has endangered New Zealand agriculture and the country's corruption-free reputation with its controversial Saudi farm deal. Audio

8:24 AM.Kevin Alexander Gray is a longtime civil rights activist and a community organizer in Columbia, South Carolina. Audio

8:22 AM.21-year-old Dylann Roof is in police custody and is likely to be charged with the shooting of 9 black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina . Audio

8:16 AM.The MP for Northland is the New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters. Audio

8:13 AM.The Westland District Council mayor Mike Havill, has just arrived in Hokitika. Audio

8:11 AM.Much of the West Coast has been cut off by heavy rain overnight, a rest home was evacuated and about 30 Hokitika people have had to leave their flooded homes. Audio

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

7:57 AM.Brazil have been the favourites throughout the Fifa under 20 world cup in New Zealand and in line with the formbook, will line up against Serbia in tomorrow's final. Audio

7:51 AM.The United States House of Representatives has given President Obama the authority to complete the trans-Pacific partnership trade pact. Audio

7:46 AM.MPI's director of forestry and land management, Aoife Martin is back with us again. Audio

7:39 AM.Large slabs of New Zealand swamp Kauri are being sold overseas. Audio

7:27 AM.Colin Craig could be about to be axed as leader of his own Conservative Party today. Audio

7:25 AM.The young white man suspected of killing nine people at an historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina has been arrested. Sarah Ellis is a reporter for The State newspaper in South… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Metservice is warning heavy rain will hit the Kapiti Coast this morning. Audio

7:17 AM.Elsewhere in the South Island many roads are closed by snow. Our Christchurch chief reporter Belinda McCammon is in our Chch studio and joins us. Audio

7:14 AM.The Westland District Council mayor Mike Havill, is flying to Hokitika we hope to speak to him after 8, the Grey District Council mayor, Tony Kokshoorn is with us. Audio

7:11 AM.Much of the West Coast has been cut off by heavy rain overnight, and more than 20 Hokitika people have had to leave their flooded homes. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Wall Street is up following a jump in consumer prices in May. Audio

6:58 AM.The milk processor, Synlait, has moved to reduce its dependence on the Chinese market. Audio

6:56 AM.Milford Asset Management is confident that steps it's taken to improve the oversight and monitoring of its trading activities will ensure that it won't face allegations of market manipulation again. Audio

6:54 AM.Analysts say the chances of another interest rate cut next month are high, after weaker-than-expected economic growth at the start of the year. Audio

6:51 AM.Air New Zealand's share price has fallen nearly 10 percent after its rival, Jetstar, announced plans to begin competing on some of Air New Zealand's most profitable routes. Audio

6:50 AM.Lawmakers in the United States have voted to give President Barack Obama the negotiating power to resurrect the 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Audio

6:44 AM.New information is emerging about the export of New Zealand Kauri. Only finished kauri products can be exported -- timber in a raw state cannot leave New Zealand, unless they are stumps or roots. Audio

6:39 AM.Much of the West Coast has been cut off by floods. Hokitika has fared the worst as the town's drains failed to cope with the heavy rain and a high tide at midnight. Audio

6:25 AM.The Maori owners of Poroti Springs near Whangarei say they're not the ones who've put up a big protest banner near the site - and they won't be taking it down; A forestry safety council has been set… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.Much of the West Coast has been cut off by heavy rain overnight, and several people have had to leave their flooded homes. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Much of the West Coast is cut off by floods - and there's no way out alpine passes clsoed..we'll have all the details. In breaking news, the man suspected of killing nine people in a African American… Read more Audio