Morning Report for Friday 4 September 2015

8:57 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:53 AM.This year was supposed to be a celebration for the Warriors - their 20th in the National Rugby League - but it has felt more like a wake at the Auckland based club in recent times. Audio

8:46 AM.There's a call for the government to lead by example and use biodiesel in all of its cars. Audio

8:46 AM.An East Coast iwi says the Reserve Bank's not on the money with its superficial approach to the new banknotes' design; Auckland iwi Ngati Paoa says common sense has prevailed and is welcoming the… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Official figures show the use of fossil fuels worldwide increasing despite best efforts to reduce consumption and subsequently lessen climate change. Audio

8:39 AM.Community housing groups are keen to work in partnership with iwi to develop more social housing in Auckland. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:29 AM.In a groundbreaking trial in Wales starting this weekend, a try will be worth 6 not 5 points. Audio

8:25 AM.The Tongan language is being celebrated all over New Zealand this week, by a diverse range of groups from pre-schoolers and churches to those in prison. Audio

8:22 AM.The government has waded into the long running dispute over the future of Christchurch's cathedral. Audio

8:19 AM.New Zealand's response to the crisis could be known in a matter of weeks. Audio

8:11 AM.The heart-breaking photo of a drowned toddler, face down in the sand on Turkey's Bodrum beach, has brought the humanitarian crisis in Europe into stark relief around the world. Audio

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

7:57 AM.The man behind the design of the All Blacks silver fern has offered to redesign the ferns featured on three of the four shortlisted flag submissions. Audio

7:54 AM.French authorities have confirmed the piece of aircraft wreckage found on Reunion Island is from missing Malaysian flight MH370. Audio

7:51 AM.The Nauru government of President Baron Waqa is accusing a suspended MP of treason and misleading New Zealand causing it to halt 1.2 million dollars in aid. Audio

7:44 AM.The Government's avoided a large legal batte with Ngati Whatua over who has the first right to develop surplus Crown land in Auckland. Audio

7:41 AM.The Labour Party says the Prime Minister's ponytail pulling saga has compromised his ability to deal with the offensive behaviour of National MP Maurice Williamson. Audio

7:38 AM.The pressure is building on the Prime Minister to raise New Zealand's refugee quota, with critics saying he's not acting fast enough. Audio

7:36 AM.Many New Zealand rugby commentators say increasing points awarded for scoring a try from five to six, will promote a more open and attack focused game, but may not prevent players from committing… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The seven point one magnitude earthquake that rocked Canterbury five years ago today was for many a milder taste of the havoc to come, but for some communities it has left scars that still cause pain… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Another family had to escape a house fire overnight, this time near Taupo. Audio

7:23 AM.Fire investigators will this morning enter the Palmerston North home where two people were found dead after a devastating fire yesterday. Audio

7:20 AM.Humanitarian organisations are welcoming the Prime Minister's pledge to review the country's refugee quota sooner than next year. Audio

7:11 AM.Scuffles have broken out west of the Hungarian capital, Budapest, after police forced migrants off a train and into a refugee camp inside the country. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is mixed ahead of the release of a key jobs report from the United States. Audio

6:55 AM.Dual-listing on Australia's stockmarkets is set to become easier. Audio

6:54 AM.An economist says overheated house prices in Auckland could cool well before newly built houses come on the market. Audio

6:50 AM.The impending arrival of the Australian retailer, David Jones, to Wellington is set to revitalise Wellington's so-called shopping Golden Mile on Lambton Quay. Audio

6:49 AM.Shares in Kathmandu have fallen again after the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer suggested Briscoe's takeover offer is not getting any traction with investors. Audio

6:47 AM.The drivers of building activity are changing. Official figures show total activity rose 1 point 6 percent in the three months to June compared with the previous quarter, with gains in industrial and… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Hundreds of Cantabrians have gathered on the beach at New Brighton in Christchurch this morning to mark five years since the seven point one earthquake of September 2010. Audio

6:26 AM.An East Coast iwi says the Reserve Bank's not on the money with its superficial approach to the new banknotes' design; Auckland iwi Ngati Paoa says common sense has prevailed and is welcoming the… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Scuffles break out as refugees board a train they thought was bound for Germany, only to find themselves being taken to a refugee camp inside Hungary. The father of the drowned Syrian toddler speaks… Read more Audio