Morning Report for Friday 18 December 2015

8:57 AM.Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh joins Morning Report. Audio

8:55 AM.The Swedish arm of charity ActionAid has released an album of goats singing Christmas carols. Action Aid's Sara Hjelm says it's an attempt to draw attention to the way goats can help lift people out… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.There are fears the huge gap between Maori problem gamblers and the rest of the country will widen. Te Manu Korihi reporter Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio

8:43 AM.The problem of young sportspeople ending up with little in the bank at the end of their professional lives is not limited to New Zealand. The New Zealand Warriors run programmes to help its players… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Members of the Northland iwi Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa are gathering in Kaeo for the signing of their Deed of Settlement with the Minister of Treaty Negotiations. The signing between the iwi and the… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.New Zealand's economy had an unexpected spring its step in the three months to September with manufacturing starring in GDP data published yesterday. Auckland Employers and Manufacturers Association… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The dispute between the Affco meatworks company and its staff has intensified. Affco told workers at its Rangiuru and Horotiu plants this week they were not to come to work in union T-shirts. Campaign… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Divisions between European nations over the migrant crisis appear to be worsening as the 28 member states of the Eurpean Union meet in Brussels for the final time this year. Our correspondent in… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The High Court's ruling yesterday that police search on the home of Dirty Politics author Nicky Hager has been hailed as an important victory for journalists. Gavin Ellis is a senior media studies… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The Labour Party is calling for reassurance from the Government that the illegal police search of a journalist's house wasn't because of political pressure. Demelza Leslie reports. Audio

8:10 AM.Property experts say they're not surprised to see big New Zealand investors eyeing up the chance to become landlords. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.Queenstown reporter Peter Newport flew into the Murchison Mountains with Conservation Minister Maggie Barry to witness the release of the newly trained, bush-wise takahe chicks. Audio

7:54 AM.Many mental health services join most other people in taking a break over the Christmas period, but the Depression Line service will continue to operate. Sir John Kirwan is the public face of the… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Dirty Politics journalist and author, Nicky Hager says the enormous amount of resources that went into investigating the theft of emails from blogger Cameron Slater points to political pressure on the… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The English football club Chelsea have sacked Jose Mourinho less than a year after he led them to a Premier League title. Martin Lipton is the deputy head of sport for The Sun newspaper in Britian. Audio

7:40 AM.While Auckland workers would love to see more money in their pay packets, it seems an Auckland weighting is not something unions are keen to promote. Elizabeth Brown has more. Audio

7:36 AM.The chief of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde is to stand trial in France for alleged negligence over a 400 million Euro payment to a businessman. Joining us for the latest is our… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.The Sri Lankan cricket coach claims the pitch for today's second test in Hamilton has been manipulated to suit the New Zealand seam bowlers. The man in charge of the pitch at Hamilton's Seddon Park is… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Some of the country's largest real estate companies have been accused of price fixing and anti-competitive behaviour by the Commerce Commission. Bernard Hickey is the publisher of Hive News and has… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Talks will resume today towards a compromise that will see maverick super rowing coach Dick Tonks continue working with Olympic champion single sculler Mahe Drysdale, in the run up to the Olympic… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The High Court ruling that the Police used an unlawful warrant to raid the house of Dirty Politics journalist and author, Nicky Hager, has fuelled claims the police are prone to political pressure… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.In Auckland, a major housing development at Hobsonville Point has been announced with a big focus on homes aimed at long term renters. Matt Whineray is the chief investment officer of the New Zealand… Read more Audio

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

6:56 AM.Just as the Commerce Commission moves to tackle alleged price fixing and anti-competitive behaviour in the real estate industry, the regulator has released an easy to read set of guidelines on how it… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.The New Zealand Super Fund and South Island based iwi-owned, Ngāi Tahu Property, have teamed up with New Ground Capital to invest $113 million in a new housing development in Auckland's upmarket… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.Telecommunications company Spark has followed through with its promise to raise prices after the decision earlier this week setting Chorus's network line charges. Audio

6:50 AM.The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is unlikely to have been all that cheered by the reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve's start to its long awaited tightening policy. Audio

6:50 AM.American stocks look as if they will snap a three day winning streak; weak oil prices and soft factory data hurting. Audio

6:44 AM.Some community groups are accusing the Auckland Council of sneaking changes to the city's Unitary Plan through the back door, after a last-minute proposal to re-zone more land for intensive housing. Audio

6:40 AM.The High Court ruling that the Police obtained and used an unlawful warrant to raid the house of Dirty Politics journalist and author, Nicky Hager, has sparked claims there was a political motivation… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:27 AM.The Governor was wishing on this programme a week ago for an early Christmas present; hoping a Federal Reserve rate hike would weaken the New Zealand dollar. Audio

6:25 AM.The Russian President Vladimir Putin has used crude language in a furious new attack on Turkey over the shooting down of a Russian combat jet last month. Our correspondent in Moscow Julia Lyubova has… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.The Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale is hopeful a solution has been found to the on-going feud between his coach Dick Tonks and Rowing New Zealand. Mahe Drysdale told RNZ sports editor Stephen… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.A Ngai Tahu and the New Zealand Super Fund are spending $113 million building 200 houses in the West Auckland suburb. The author of 'Generation Rent', Shamubeel Eaqub, is an adviser to the board of… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Economist happy to see long-term rentals, Solution near in Dick Tonks Rowing NZ feud, Russian president addresses 1400 journalists, Peters says Hager case latest example of police politicisation, Fall… Read more Audio