Morning Report for Friday 14 February 2014

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

8:53 AM.It's Valentines Day again and love is in the air all around New Zealand. Audio

8:50 AM.With Auckland's Chinese Lantern Festival in its fifteenth year organisers are expecting a record-breaking crowd. Audio

8:47 AM.A polytech is stepping in to save what it describes as school dropouts; The Bay of Plenty iwi of Ngai Tuhoe is considering subsidies for descendants to make their homes environmentally friendly; The… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Today marks the start of year long celebrations at Waikato University to mark 50 years since it opened. Audio

8:40 AM.A Ministry of Defence report has found that bullying and harassment are still problems for women in the military. Audio

8:36 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.A bobsled has smashed into a course worker at the 2014 Olympic Games' sliding centre, reportedly leaving the man with both his legs broken. Audio

8:23 AM.Education experts are warning that too much is being expected from the education system. Audio

8:17 AM.A spat has broken out between the United States and the government of President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan, after Afghanistan released sixty five prisoners despite strong objections from the US… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The mother of a two-year-old has denied getting out of control and hurting her daughter the day before she died. Audio

8:09 AM.In an unprecented move the immigration department is refusing to allow a music group into the country to perform. Audio

7:56 AM.The Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, says he wants to take a "glass half full approach" to relations with Fiji. Audio

7:52 AM.Some of the New Zealand's leading academics are calling for a tax on fizzy drinks. Audio

7:48 AM.A year from now the first over will be bowled in the New Zealand and Australian co-hosted event. Audio

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

7:40 AM.A Taranaki Council is defending its decision to keep a critical report about an oil drilling application out of the hands of the commissioner who was deciding whether the well could go ahead. Audio

7:36 AM.Residents in Winton are shocked asbestos-contaminated soil and concrete from demolished buildings in Christchurch could soon be dumped at a landfill close to the Southland town. Audio

7:28 AM.An estranged father bashed and stabbed his 11 year old son to death at a cricket practice session in Melbourne. Audio

7:24 AM.A Commerce Commission investigation into supermarket practices is now almost certain now that the Prime Minister is backing one. Audio

7:20 AM.Teenage golfer Lydia Ko beat sporting stars Scott Dixon, Sophie Pascoe and the All Blacks to take out the supreme Halberg award at last night's celebration. Audio

7:17 AM.Joining me now is Variety magazine's music critic, Andrew Barker. Audio

7:09 AM.The American hip hop collective, Odd Future, has been refused entry to the country - with Immigration New Zealand deeming the group to be a threat to public order. Audio

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

6:39 AM.New Zealand winter olympic medal hopeful, Jossi Wells has failed to deliver in the eagerly anticipated men's freeski slopestyle. Audio

6:36 AM.A civil liberties organisation and members of the music industry, have questionned the way a rap group, which was due to play in Auckland tomorrow night, has been banned from entering New Zealand. Audio

6:26 AM.A polytech is stepping in to save what it describes as school dropouts; The Bay of Plenty iwi of Ngai Tuhoe is considering subsidies for descendants to make their homes environmentally friendly; The… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.A major storm blowing in heavy snow and ice is gripping large swaths of the winter-weary US, leaving a dozen people dead and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Audio

6:00 AM.Some say Immigration New Zealand has gone too far by banning a controversial American rap group. Teenage golfer Lydia Ko beats Valerie Adams and the All Blacks to take out the Supreme Halberg Award… Read more Audio