Morning Report for Friday 15 July 2016

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the Ditch to Canberra - where there is finally a government - to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:51 AM.A native falcon that's being used to scare away pigeons at Canterbury University has managed to get rid of about half of the pests from the campus. Audio

8:46 AM.The Education Review Office is turning up the heat on schools where children are doing badly. It's ordering them to draw up improvement plans and returning after six months to check on progress. Our… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The appointment of Boris Johnson as the UK's foreign secretary has capped a tumultuous week in British politics. And in the US, Donald Trump is continuing to cause outrage. Julia Langdon in London and… Read more Audio

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

8:27 AM.A group of young Maori will be getting a peek into just what the future could hold for them when they head to Silicon Valley in San Francisco this weekend. The 26 Taranaki students will visit Google… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Morgan Foundation economist Geoff Simmons reviews a busy week of political fiddling while the Auckland housing market continues to burn. Audio

8:17 AM.Forest and Bird welcomes the prosecution of a fisherman who killed 38 albatross but says the problem is bigger than a single incident. Audio

8:11 AM.Addiction experts say they're not surprised police tasers and pepper spray had no affect on an offender high on methamphetamine. Audio

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

7:56 AM.'Joyous', 'spectacular' 'really good' - some of the first reaction to the movie about Poi E. Our reporter Mohamed Hassan talked to some happy punters after the premiere. Audio

7:52 AM.A national register for people with spinal injuries is being set up and doctors expect it to help patients recover more quickly Audio

7:47 AM.Donald Trump is poised to announced his presidential running mate. Three names are being tipped. We talk to Josh Gerstein from Politico. Audio

7:41 AM.The Government is being warned to prepare for an impending flood of refugees from the Pacific as low-lying atolls are swamped by sea-level rise over the coming decades. Chris Bramwell visited Kiribati… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The Taranaki Regional Council spent 85 thousand dollars unsuccessfully contesting Radio New Zealand's coverage of how it deals with oil industry waste. Our reporter Benedict Collins has been covering… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A teachers' union derides some accounting, economic and law courses at Manukau Institute of Technology as "fast food" degree papers. Audio

7:26 AM.An old Kaitaia hotel has been renovated as an emergency shelter for homeless families in the Far North. He Korowai Trust has installed every service a whanau in trouble could need. Lois Williams… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.A fire in a derelict Christchurch warehouse, once part of entertainment hotspot Sol Square, took hours to bring under control. It will be investigated today as fire safety investigators arrive on… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.There's been a mixed international reaction to Boris Johnson's appointment as Britain's foreign secretary - a former Belgian prime minister's response was to say British humour has no limits. More on… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.A commercial fisherman will be prosecuted after the deaths of 38 albatrosses. The Ministry of Primary industries says he failed to use a mandatory device to scare birds away from baited hooks. Audio

7:11 AM.A man shot by police in Rotorua remains in a critical condition in hospital. It was the second police shooting in two days. Acting Police Commissioner Mike Clement says in both cases he's satisfied… Read more Audio

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

6:57 AM.The Dow Jones is touching a record high, up 0.6 percent or 139points to 18513. Audio

6:56 AM.The Financial Markets Authority is reminding funds managers to apply for their new licence before the end of August, if they want to operate when new rules come into affect on December 1st. Audio

6:54 AM.A Christchurch agricultural firm is focused on an Australian Stock Exchange listing after raising over half a million dollars through crowd funding.. Audio

6:53 AM.A slew of economic news shows the economy is picking up pace, and has one analyst suggesting growth of between three and four percent in the coming year. Audio

6:51 AM.Expectations have been raised that the Reserve Bank will cut rates next month after the bank said it will issue an economic update next week. Audio

6:50 AM.The Bank of England has surprised overnight by opting to hold interest rates steady although it siognalled a rate cut could be as close as three weeks away. Audio

6:44 AM.Two Islamic State militants have given a telling insight into why they joined the terrorist group. They told the ABC's Middle East correspondent Matt Brown their stories. Audio

6:39 AM.Man shot by police in Rotorua remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit. Police say they had no option but to shoot after attempts to pepper spray and taser the armed… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:16 AM.The Maori Party is confident it will be ready in time for next year's election, despite being in what it calls a re-building phase. Our political reporter Mei Heron has the details. Audio

6:13 AM.Britain's new prime minister Theresa May has made more sweeping changes to her Cabinet lineup. For more on the latest changes we talk to our London correspondent Dan Whitehead. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A man shot by police in Rotorua remains in a critical condition in hospital. It was the second police shooting in two days. Acting Police Commissioner Mike Clement says in both cases he's satisfied… Read more Audio