Morning Report for Friday 19 August 2016

8:56 AM.It's Friday so we cross the Ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.It's fruit aid for Fiji - a bunch of New Zealand companies are banding together to send Fiji children twenty tonnes of kiwifuit because fruit's still in short supply after Cyclone Winston. Audio

8:47 AM.A major new iwi-led health centre is being launched to bring low-cost health care to South Dunedin, one of the most deprived areas in the country. Audio

8:43 AM.Sites at the centre of epic 19th century battles are being returned to Waikato-Tainui today. Audio

8:38 AM.As the government confirms an independent inquiry into Havelock North's contaminated water supply, residents in the town are becoming increasingly frustrated with Hastings District Council. Audio

8:35 AM.We cross to Rio where Brazil police are continuing to investigate claims four American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint. Officials say the group fabricated their story and should apologise to… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.Auckland's local body electioneering has yet to hit full stride and worries persist that voter turnout could be dismal. Barely a third of Aucklanders voted in 2013. Audio

8:20 AM.Astonishment from a water bacteria scientist after Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule doubted any link betwen the current water contamination and one last year when a bore was contaminated by heavy rain Audio

8:19 AM.Lisa Carrington says she's excited at her win but sad the Rio Olympics are over. She told our reporter she couldn't have hoped for a better Olympics. Audio

8:11 AM.Celebrations at two of the country's yacht clubs watching sailors' Blair Tuke and Peter Burling take gold at Rio. We speak with the two clubs who provided the sailors with the start in the sport. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Two rugby greats go head to head on Morning Report as the trans Tasman rivalry between the All Blacks and Wallabies ramps up agaun with the first Bledisloe Cup test in Sydney tomorrow night. Audio

7:53 AM.Pacific Steel says there's a massive over-supply of steel from China, and the government should do something about it. The company is understood to have laid an anti-dumping complaint against China. Audio

7:53 AM.Pacific Steel says there's a massive over-supply of steel from China, and the government should do something about it. The company is understood to have laid an anti-dumping complaint against China. Audio

7:49 AM.The Government says Kiwisaver providers must follow the law but it's not the Government's job to make ethical judgments on behalf of individuals. Audio

7:40 AM.Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says Vulnerable Children the appropriate name for new ministry. She says it's a ministry that ia aiming to give the vulnerable the best chance at a great life. Audio

7:36 AM.The Children's Commissioner will only be using the Maori name of the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children, saying the English name is far to negative. But Judge Andrew Becroft says the new ministry is… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says the campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North is a very serious situation but says it doesn't need a declaration of emergency Audio

7:22 AM.Relief as fire crews believe all the residents caught up in a shopping mall fire have escaped. Audio

7:17 AM.Lisa Carrington's early mentor Ian Ferguson recounts his delight at the kayaker's second medal. Audio

7:10 AM.A gold, two silvers and a bronze. That's been New Zealand's stunning performance at Rio overnight. We cross to Rio for all the latest. Audio

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

6:59 AM.The proposed splitting of Trustpower into a retail power company and a renewable energy generator will bring benefits to shareholders over the medium term, according to an independent report. Audio

6:58 AM.Wall Street is flat weak technology stocks offsetting higher energy stocks . Audio

6:57 AM.The winds appear to be blowing in consumers' favour with the outlook for the economy in reasonable shape. Audio

6:56 AM.We're expecting a number of companies to report their financial results today. Audio

6:55 AM.The online trading site, Trade Me, is upbeat with further growth expected from its key classified business Audio

6:53 AM.The country's biggest export port, the Port of Tauranga, is looking to an earnings boost from the arrival of bigger container ships. Audio

6:51 AM.The telecommunications company, Spark, says the biggest risk to its business is big multi-national companies using their muscle to undercut them on value added products and services, perhaps a dig at… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Pacific Steel says cheap, subsidised Chinese steel is pouring into New Zealand but the process for complaining about it is excessively time-consuming. Audio

6:45 AM.The Govt has announced an independent inquiry into Havelock North's contaminated water supply, a week after Audio

6:42 AM.Fears people are trapped in a major fire in a Pukekohe mall Audio

6:40 AM.Peter Burling and Blair Tuke seal the deal for a gold medal in their final 49ers race, taking New Zealand's gold medal tally at Rio to four. Audio

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

6:23 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The NZ crew who claimed the World's Fastest Mini at the Bonneville Salt Flats earlier this week have done it again. In their first record they used petrol, and last night switched to methanol, going… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Lisa Carrington has won a bronze after coming in third in the individual 500-metre kayak race. Her win makes her the the first New Zealand woman to win two medals at the same Olympics. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Stunning performance at Rio wins NZ four medals, Ian Ferguson impressed by golden Carrington in Rio, Fire crews confident people have escaped Pukekohe fire, Health Minister orders inquiry into gastric… Read more Audio