Morning Report for Friday 13 September 2013

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

8:52 AM.Another group of ANZACs has descended on the Gallipoli peninsula. The archaeologists and historians from New Zealand, Australia and Turkey are there to start work on the next stage of a survey of the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The sixth race of the America's Cup has just finished on the waters of San Francisco Bay, with another victory to Emirates Team New Zealand. Audio

8:47 AM.The president of the Maori Women's Welfare League is hopeful new technology is the answer to turnaround a drop in the welfare group's membership; It's shaping up to be a bad year for rheumatic fever… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.This Sunday will be a major day for football in Christchurch, with local teams playing in both national cup football finals for the first time in two decades. Audio

8:38 AM.The New Plymouth District council's investment in a bunch of dairy farms in Tasmania is under scrutiny leading into the local elections. Audio

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

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.The Samoan government says New Zealand needs to do more to help prospective migrants to find jobs under its annual quota ballot scheme. Audio

8:23 AM.Joining us from Fiji is Professor Vijay Naidu who is Head of the school of government, development, and international affairs at the University of the South Pacific. Audio

8:20 AM.Opposition parties says the Government has eased up on Fiji because it feared being isolated by Australia. Audio

8:15 AM.The death of a third baby from whooping cough is refocusing the immunisation debate, with unimmunised adults being held largely responsible for the recurrence. Audio

8:09 AM.The possibility of US military action in Syria continued to threaten diplomatic talks which got underway in Geneva this morning. Audio

7:56 AM.The Wellington mayoralty candidate John Morrison found himself in a stoush with students over a decision not to place local council ballot boxes at Victoria University. Audio

7:53 AM.A new coalition was formed yesterday to fight what it's calling a six hundred million dollar "tax" on New Zealand internet consumers. Audio

7:50 AM.Northland hapu claiming proprietary rights in Poroti Springs near Whangarei have lost an appeal against the granting of 35-year-water right consents. Audio

7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:42 AM.Specialist training providers in Dunedin are angry at the axing of programmes they say gave hundreds of unemployed people a way into work. Audio

7:37 AM.The former defence minister, Phil Goff, says he's disturbed by a report into health and safety in the forces. Audio

7:28 AM.Principals and teachers say some schools are cheating to get good results in the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio

7:26 AM.While the costs of this week's storm are being calculated, many people are wondering what is happening to our weather. Audio

7:23 AM.Insurance claims have started coming in after this week's storms. Audio

7:18 AM.To San Francisco now, and in about an hour, Emirates Team New Zealand will take on the under-pressure defenders, Oracle Team USA in race six of the America's Cup. Audio

7:14 AM.Doctors say the whooping cough epidemic has claimed the life of a third baby, at Auckland's Starship Children's Hospital. Audio

7:09 AM.Top level talks between Russia and the US are underway in Switzerland but the threat of American military action is casting a shadow over the possible diplomatic solution for Syria. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Doctors say New Zealand's whooping cough epidemic, the worst in 15 years, has claimed the life of a third baby. Audio

6:26 AM.Rheumatic fever cases in Tai Tokerau are showing no sign of dropping - despite the rollout of screening programmes in schools; The president of the Maori Women's Welfare League is hopeful new… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.The president of the Principals Federation says some schools are cheating to get good results in the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio

6:00 AM.Syria has submitted its application to join the treaty banning chemical weapons. As a third baby dies of whooping cough, doctors say it's the worst epidemic in fifteen years and can a champion British… Read more Audio