Morning Report for Friday 16 February 2018

6:00 AM.Florida shooting: Trump avoids gun control talk; Tonga rebuilds after Cyclone Gita - Koro Vaka'uta; Christchurch Muslims to monitor radicalised teenager; South Africa leadership: Zuma out, Ramaphosa… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.Increasing numbers of young people are making a last-ditch effort to get NCEA and University Entrance by completing NCEA standards in the summer holidays. More than 1,200 students enrolled in this… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Donald Trump has told America's children they are never alone and never will be. In an address following yesterday's mass school shooting in Florida the US President said no child or teacher should… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Aid agencies are calling for cash rather than supplies for cyclone-stricken Pacific Islands but local community groups want to contribute more than money. Tonga was worst hit by the category 4 cyclone… Read more Audio

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

7:10 AM.Donald Trump has told America's children they are never alone and never will be. Addressing the nation after yesterday's mass school shooting in Florida the US President said no child or teacher… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.It's been over three days since Cyclone Gita swept through the Tongan islands of 'Eua and Tongatapu leaving most people without power and water and others without a home. Despite this, people in the… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.It's been over three days since Cyclone Gita swept through the Tongan islands of 'Eua and Tongatapu leaving most people without power and water and others without a home. RNZ Pacific reporter Koro… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The Christchurch Muslim community will be involved in intensive monitoring of a radicalised teenage boy sentenced for a violent attack last July that police say terrified a large number of people. All… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.A few hours ago Cyril Ramaphosa was elected unopposed, and then sworn in as the President of South Africa. His appointment follows days of tension where the African National Congress gave the previous… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.As Auckland swelters, people are being told to stay away from some beaches again. Thats the sixth day in a row. Heavy rain at the weekend washed raw sewage or other bacteria into the sea, prompting… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.New Zealand is behind the times when it comes to putting cameras on fishing boats. The claim is being made by Forest and Bird which has pointed to the likes of Australia as a model of how cameras can… Read more Audio

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

8:11 AM.President Trump says securing America's schools is now his administration's top priority, after yesterday's school shooting in Florida. Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz has been charged with 17 counts… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Florida is the 18th US school shooting this year and its only the middle of February. Chris Murphy is a Senator for the state of Conneiticut, where five years ago, 20 children aged between six and… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The National Party is trying to drive a wedge between two Ministers over their positions on whether to introduce roadside saliva testing for drugs. Yesterday RNZ revealed the Minister responsible for… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Legislation allowing council decisions to establish Maori electoral wards to be challenged has been slammed as racist by a local body politician. The Manawatu and Whakatane district councils voted in… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Earthquake-ravaged Kaikoura has seen a boost in tourist numbers this summer, as visitors head back to the region following the rebuild of State Highway One north of the town. Audio

8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio