Morning Report for Friday 5 July 2013

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

8:51 AM.They're heading into finals weekend of a topsy turvy Wimbledon, and the 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki of Germany will play French 15th seed Marion Bartoli in the women's singles final. Audio

8:48 AM.The man who lost the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election for the Maori Party wants to be its new president; The pull of better money and jobs in Australia means New Zealand is losing a significant number of… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The latest petrol rise has people complaining about the amount of tax paid on fuel. Audio

8:41 AM.A justice lobby group says its research shows prisons are breaching the rights of transgender inmates, and breaking Corrections' own legislation Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker is confident the America's Cup will get under way as planned on Monday New Zealand time despite a threat by the regatta's director to cancel the competition. Audio

8:24 AM.Advocates for the homeless are calling for an official head count of people sleeping rough, saying the Government doesn't know the true scale of the problem. Audio

8:18 AM.And it has been a long week for Egyptian New Zealanders watching the crisis unfolding in their homeland. Audio

8:14 AM.Egypt's new president says fresh elections are the only way forward for the country. Audio

8:09 AM.Neville Rockhouse will be one of many family members of miners back at the Greymouth District Court today when Pike River Coal is sentenced for failing to ensure the safety of the 29 men who died. Audio

7:56 AM.The pull of better money and jobs in Australia means New Zealand is losing a significant number of fluent Maori language speakers - including teachers of Te Reo. Audio

7:51 AM.A fatal training accident and the usual litigation associated with an America's Cup have cast a shadow over the start of the 34th edition of the Auld Mug in San Francisco this weekend. Audio

7:48 AM.The police have spent close to 200-thousand-dollars so far on reviewing one of the country's most contentious murder mysteries. Audio

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

7:38 AM.The Labour Party has been criticised for suggesting electorates should be able to request only female candidates. Audio

7:34 AM.Doctors treating Nelson Mandela have advised his family to turn off his life support because he is in a permanent vegetative state. Audio

7:24 AM.A new president has been sworn in in Egypt and after yesterday's coup,, he's wasted no time in promising what's being described as a "fairer" democracy. Audio

7:21 AM.The Christchurch mayor says the operations of the entire city council will come under close scrutiny after the building consents debacle. Audio

7:18 AM.The Prime Minister has challenged internet businessman Kim Dotcom to put up or shut up over claims he knew about Mr Dotcom before January last year. Audio

7:14 AM.Joining us for more on what Pike River Coal Limited might expect from today's sentencing is a health and safety lawyer at Duncan Cotterill, Stephanie Grieve. Audio

7:09 AM.The families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine disaster are unlikely to receive any meaningful compensation when Pike River Coal Limited is sentenced today. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.Christchurch mayor, Bob Parker, says there will be further investigation into other council departments in the wake of the building consents debacle. Audio

6:37 AM.Egypt's chief justice, Adli Mansour, has been sworn in as the country's new president, a day after the armed forces deposed the democratically elected Mohammed Morsi. Audio

6:26 AM.The man who lost the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election for the Maori Party wants to be its new president; The pull of better money and jobs in Australia means New Zealand is losing a significant number of… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:00 AM.It's sentencing day for Pike River Coal ..but the company has little to offer in compensation. John Key challenges Kim Dotcom to put up or shut up and after the consents debacle ..the operations of… Read more Audio