Morning Report for Friday 26 April 2013

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.More than 22 thousand people turned out at Wellington's Westpac Stadium last night to witness the first competitive game of Australian Football, or Aussie Rules, to be played outside of Australia. Audio

8:49 AM.A Ngati Manawa action group says four years' worth of attempts to share a large forest among a group of tribes has been a waste of time; The Department of Conservation on the Chatham Islands is… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.New Zealand firms wanting to do business with China are being warned they'll have to put in the hard yards before they'll reap any rewards. Audio

8:40 AM.A county north of San Francisco has voted to implement a public power programme similar to electricity policies proposed by Labour and the Greens. Audio

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

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

8:26 AM.Families of Pacific island soldiers who fought in the First World War would like greater recognition of that contribution at next year's commemorations. Audio

8:21 AM.The chief executive of the Returned and Services Association says a government grant of 150 thousand dollars will help them in training their volunteers. Audio

8:17 AM.Listening to that was virologist Dr Lance Jennings. Audio

8:14 AM.A new strain of bird flu has for the first time been found outside of mainland China, raising alarm across the region. Audio

8:09 AM.From the United States, where details are emerging about the thwarted plans of the Boston bombers. Audio

7:57 AM.The South Island is preparing to switch off its analogue television signal, and usher in the digital age. Audio

7:53 AM.A political activist from Fiji has told an assembly of Pacific MPs and political leaders, that despite still being subject to threats and intimidation, Fijian media must be braver, and hold the… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The police say keeping the public safe while pursuing offenders is a constant balancing act. Audio

7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:42 AM.There are fresh signs investors are getting cold feet about buying shares in Mighty River Power. Audio

7:38 AM.The father of Emily Longley says he's relieved his daughter's killer will now have to serve his full sentence. Audio

7:29 AM.The 98th anniversary of Gallipoli was commemorated at Anzac Day services around the country yesterday. Audio

7:25 AM.Staying with the situation in Syria ,New Zealand peacekeepers, who have been abducted and shot at while on duty in Syria, will not be allowed to return to the country until it is safer. Audio

7:21 AM.The United States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Government has told reporters he believes chemical weapons have been used in Syria, probably sarin gas. Audio

7:14 AM.We asked the Earthquake Commission for an interview but they declined, but we are joined now by the Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee. Audio

7:09 AM.The anonymous critic who waged an online campaign against the Earthquake Commission is giving up writing his blog but is calling for an inquiry into the way the commission works. Audio

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

6:41 AM.The 98th anniversary of Gallipoli was commemorated around the country yesterday. Audio

6:27 AM.A Ngati Manawa action group says four years' worth of attempts to share a large forest among a group of tribes has been a waste of time; The Department of Conservation on the Chatham Islands is… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:12 AM.An Auckland grandfather says it's incredible his six-week-old grandson and his parents weren't seriously injured when a man fleeing the police crashed his car into the room they were sleeping in. Audio

6:00 AM.The anonymous online critic of the Earthquake Commission calls for an inquiry into the EQC. American intelligence agencies say they now have some confidence that Syria is using chemical weapons and… Read more Audio