Morning Report for Friday 29 August 2014

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

8:52 AM.Today New Zealand and Samoa are marking the centenary of New Zealand's invasion of Samoa with commemorations in Auckland and Apia. Read more Audio

8:50 AM.New research predicts the number of hip and knee replacements in New Zealand will skyrocket over the next decade. Audio

8:46 AM.A case in which a South Island man applying for customary marine title over two of the Titi islands, will be the first of its kind to be tested in a High Court. A professor in business management says… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Returning now to our earlier story about the unusual step taken by a Christchurch judge to supressing details of a brutal rape and murder case at sentencing, despite those details having already been… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Auckland Council's draft ten-year budget has renewed calls for the Government to come to the party and help out with infrastructure funding. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:20 AM.The two men who would be Prime Minister went head-to-head for the first time on live television last night. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is continuing to insist someone representing the National Party minister, Judith Collins, approached him to ask if he could work with her after the… Read more Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:53 AM.The Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has laid a complaint with police, following the publication of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics, which was based on emails and Facebook posts hacked from his… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A human rights organisation is welcoming charges being laid in a landmark people trafficking case. Audio

7:45 AM.The country's racing watchdog says allegations a New Zealand jockey deliberately rode his horse to lose, so that his bets on a rival horse were successful, threaten the very fabric of thoroughbred… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Ukraine's President says Russian forces have invaded the war-torn east of the country and the United Nations' Security Council has called an emergency session in New York, as the crisis intensifies. Audio

7:36 AM.An industrial specialist says yesterday's fatality at the Port of Lyttleton is yet another severe indictment on the owners, directors and management. Audio

7:24 AM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, says someone representing the National Party minister, Judith Collins, approached him to ask if he could work with her after the election, if he couldn't… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A High Court judge's decision to supress details of a brutal murder is being questioned. Audio

7:10 AM.The gloves came off as David Cunliffe squared up to John Key in their first televised leaders debate last night on TVNZ Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:55 AM.A2 Milk's annual financial result was less than the market was hoping for, but its share price was steady after the company briefed analysts on its strategic direction. Audio

6:52 AM.Hellaby Holdings has posted a 1.1 million dollar annual net loss, reflecting the previously flagged decision to write off all the 27 million dollars of goodwill in its shoe retailers. Audio

6:50 AM.The aviation servicing firm, Airwork, is expanding into the United States and African markets. Audio

6:47 AM.Qantas is promising a return to underlying profit in the current six months, but even it says this is subject to factors beyond its control. Audio

6:44 AM.Proving they're better than their Commonwealth Games results suggest is a motivating factor for the New Zealand squad ahead of the world championships in Edmonton in Canada this weekend. Audio

6:41 AM.The Sensible Sentencing Trust is criticising a decision by a High Court judge to supress details of a brutal murder. Audio

6:39 AM.Both John Key and David Cunliffe say its up to voters to decide who won last night's hour-long television debate. Audio

6:28 AM.Wall Street is down after Ukraine said Russia moved more troops into the country. Audio

6:27 AM.A case in which a South Island man applying for customary marine title over two of the Titi islands, will be the first of its kind to be tested in a High Court. A professor in business management says… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.Senior Ministers from Australia, Malaysia and the People's Republic of China met yesterday to discuss progress in the search for MH370. Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.No holds barred as John Key and David Cunliffe face off in their first televised debate. Winston Peters reveals internal National Party plotting and safety systems not under control in Lyttleton. Audio