Morning Report for Friday 8 April 2016

8:55 AM.Almost a hundred paintings by well-known New Zealand artists went under the hammer last night in Auckland, tipped to net more than 2-point-six million dollars. Audio

8:50 AM.One of the world's most sought after books a copy of Shakespeare's First Folio, worth millions of dollars, has been discovered in the library of a stately home on a Scottish Island. Audio

8:46 AM.Lawmakers in the Northern Marianas have scrambled to come to grips with gun rights after an historic court ruling freed up ownership. Audio

8:43 AM.The Buller District mayor is questioning how much money the council spends on promoting tourism given tourists do not spend much in the district. Audio

8:38 AM.The government says firms which employ disabled workers will have to start paying them the minimum wage. Audio

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

8:27 AM.Descendents of a tohunga immortalised in paint by CF Goldie are dismayed their ancestor may be headed offshore, and there seems to be little they can do to stop it. Audio

8:23 AM.Foster parents are cautiously welcoming a radical new plan for looking after children in care. Audio

8:14 AM.The government has been accused of riding roughshod over democracy after giving MPs just five days to consider public submissions on the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Audio

8:11 AM.Schools across the country will be taking a Health and Safety lesson from Saint Kentigern's. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The San Diego Zoo has hatched a brown kiwi chick for the first time in more than a decade. Audio

7:53 AM.Syrian refugees in Wellington have spoken about the hell they've left behind in their homeland and their hopes for their new lives here. Audio

7:49 AM.It is known as the oldest profession in the world but the French parliament has now voted to make prostitution illegal. Audio

7:46 AM.A Tauranga-based professional diver is warning it's only a matter of time before a diver dies in the waters of the Astrolabe Reef. Audio

7:41 AM.There's outcry amongst descendants of a Ngati Manawa chief whose portrait was sold at auction on Wednesday night. Audio

7:36 AM.In the five days since their publication, the so-called "Panama Papers" have tipped governments into crisis and caused ructions. Audio

7:26 AM.Child, Youth and Family is set for its largest ever overhaul with the minister responsible saying the system protecting the country's most vulnerable children is broken. Audio

7:22 AM.Actors Equity concerned about Sweeney Todd incident. Audio

7:18 AM.The principal of Auckland's St Kentigern's College could be fined if it's found he was to blame for two students having their throats cut in a school play. Audio

7:14 AM.Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee, National MP Mark Mitchell, defends shortened timeframe. Audio

7:11 AM.MPs have been given just five days to consider hundreds of submissions on the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal after the timeframe was drastically cut. Audio

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

6:58 AM.In other items of interest this morning. Audio

6:57 AM.Wall Street is weaker, oil prices are down, and investors worrying again that central banks won't get the world economy back on track. Audio

6:55 AM.The Reserve Bank says a surge in immigrants, more women in the workforce and older people delaying retirement have boosted the economy without generating much inflation. Audio

6:50 AM.A war of words between the Overseas Investment Office and the law firm, Russell McVeagh, over the past week, has ended with a pledge to increase the level of public disclosure. Audio

6:48 AM.The listed casino company, Sky City Entertainment, says someone with gaming credentials is at the top of its list in a global search to replace the outgoing chief executive. Audio

6:44 AM.Shopkeepers are mopping up in the Fijian town of Nadi after a huge deluge of rain this week. Audio

6:41 AM.A tax expert says New Zealand is already moving toward automatically swapping information with other countries but that shouldn't stop the government from protecting the country's reputation. Audio

6:38 AM.The Green Party says it fears some services for vulnerable children could be privatised. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:11 AM.The Security Intelligence Service is changing the way it handles the highly personal information of thousands of New Zealanders to ensure it can only be used for security clearances. Audio

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

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