Morning Report for Friday 6 May 2011

8:55 AM.A chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.They may be a crowd favourite but the cheeky chimpanzee is at the top of Wellington Zoo's shoot to kill list in the event zoo animals make an escape. Audio

8:47 AM.It's not just the All Blacks who will be feeling the pressure in the Rugby World Cup - businesses across New Zealand are staking a lot on the tournament. Audio

8:45 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

8:43 AM.It's hoped a hui, called after the death of a six-month-old child in Ngaruawahia from brain injuries, will give people the courage to speak out about family violence. Audio

8:39 AM.Can Whangarei get by with a part-time mayor? And should a part-time mayor accept a handsome pay rise? Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:26 AM.The way the next America's Cup is sailed could change radically if trials on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour successfully test new technology. Audio

8:22 AM.Workers have gone back into a reactor building at Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant at Fukushima for the first time since an explosion in March. Audio

8:19 AM.A Christchurch plumber owed tens of thousands of dollars by the Earthquake Commission says the EQC has appointed a case manager to sort out the money it owes him. Audio

8:14 AM.Unemployment figures released yesterday may have showed little change in the nation's jobless rate, but it appears there's a gaping hole in the statistics when it comes to earthquake struck… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Threats against the Prime Minister are behind an increase in spending on his security, according to the Police Minister. Audio

7:57 AM.To rugby league and the Kiwis will be looking to end a 12-year losing streak against the Kangaroos in Anzac test matches when they take on their fiercest rival on the Gold Coast tonight. Audio

7:53 AM.In what is truly a case of 'the show must go on,' the Canterbury Repertory Society's production of Hamlet opened to a full house last night, in tribute to one of its stars who died in February's… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The mayor of Auckland wants to emulate the success of Melbourne as a major event centre. Audio

7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:42 AM.New mothers can expect an extra three visits from Plunket nurses in their babies' first three months after this month's budget. Audio

7:38 AM.The United States president, Barack Obama, has made a silent tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks, laying a wreath at ground zero in New York. Audio

7:28 AM.More tornadoes may be heading for the upper North Island today. Audio

7:22 AM.In Christchurch, mystery surrounds the status of as many as 53 thousand workers no longer benefiting from the government's Employer Support Subsidy. Audio

7:16 AM.People are being urged to call their phone company today and ask how much charges are being cut. Audio

7:09 AM.Serious threats against the Prime Minister John Key are being cited as the reason for a major blow-out in the diplomatic security budget. Audio

6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:36 AM.A lobby group is urging cellphone users to demand lower mobile phone charges from today. Audio

6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:11 AM.The United States President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Centre Twin Towers brought down in the 9-11 attacks. Audio

6:00 AM.Security boosted after threats to the Prime Minister; Pressure on phone companies to reduce mobile charges; Mystery over Cantabrians no longer receiving work subsidy; More tornadoes could be headed… Read more Audio