Morning Report for Friday 27 February 2015

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

8:53 AM.Afghanistan scored the biggest win in their short cricketing history when they beat Scotland in a thrilling World Cup match in Dunedin yesterday. Audio

8:49 AM.A guardian of the Maori pre-school movement says she's never known a time when Maori have been so disparate; A Whanganui sports organisation has added the letter 'h' to its name, saying the change… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A two metre-high wall of eleven and a half thousand poppies will be created today on Queen's Wharf in Auckland as part of the Gallipoli centenary. Audio

8:42 AM.The New Zealand cricketers face their toughest match of the World Cup yet when they play Australia at Auckland's Eden Park tomorrow. Audio

8:40 AM.An All Black, an Olympian, an entrepreneur, and a former Defence Chief are among 12 people selected for a panel that will decide what flags get shortlisted for a public referendum. Audio

8:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:31 AM.In terms of that last question, and taking the politics out, the Greens are calling for cross-party support linking MPs' salaries with the median income. Audio

8:28 AM.MPs say they're reluctant to accept a pay rise that'll boost their pay packets by at least eight thousand dollars a year. Audio

8:26 AM.Listening to that is the former New Zealand skipper, Chris Dickson. Audio

8:14 AM.The former Team New Zealand skipped, Dean Barker, is "gutted" he's been dumped as the organisation's sailing director - and angry he had to hear about it through the media. Audio

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

7:58 AM.Record numbers of spectators are expected to crowd Christchurch's Clearwater golf course today to watch the world number one Lydia Ko in action. Audio

7:53 AM.Back now to the Christchurch rates story , and as we reported ealier, asset sales and rates rises are on the cards in Christchurch as the cash strapped city council looks for ways to help fund a… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.MPs have voted overwhelmingly against restricting where prostitutes can work on the streets of Auckland. Audio

7:48 AM.The Government is facing a boycott of its new teacher registration and disciplinary body, the Education Council. Audio

7:40 AM.Submissions on the Wellington Supercity close on Monday, but critics say there hasn't been enough public debate and the proposal is doomed to fail. Audio

7:37 AM.Christchurch's proposed rates hike of 28-percent has passed its first hurdle. Audio

7:29 AM.The Chappell-Hadlee trophy has been dusted off and for the first time in three years New Zealand and Australia will square off in a one day cricket match...it also just happens to be a World Cup match… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Dean Barker has all but said he wants no further involvement with Team New Zealand. Audio

7:20 AM.The Prime Minister John Key is far from happy with the pay decision, and intends to change the law surrounding it. Audio

7:18 AM.Taxpayer and worker representatives are calling on the Prime Minister to change the law and find a new way of setting MPs' salaries. Audio

7:11 AM.The masked Islamic State executioner, known as 'Jihadi John' has been named this morning as Mohammed Emwazi. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is down 29 points to 18,195. Audio

6:57 AM.The leading accounting software provider, MYOB, has increased its annual loss by half, to more than 21 million Australian dollars. Audio

6:56 AM.The leading accounting software provider, MYOB, has increased its annual loss by half, to more than 21 million Australian dollars. Audio

6:54 AM.Vital Healthcare Property Trust is expecting its financial position to continue to improve as a number of developments are scheduled for completion over the next eight months. Audio

6:53 AM.An economist says record migration is boosting house price inflation, particularly in Auckland, but keeping a lid on wages. Audio

6:50 AM.Scales is looking to expand and could comfortably spend 70 to 100 million dollars. Audio

6:50 AM.Turners and Growers' says 2015 is shaping up to be a much better year than last, which had been plagued by difficult international trading conditions, price pressures and lower export volumes due to… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Economists say exports are likely to be subdued in coming months, as drought conditions curb dairy production and contract prices fail to capture higher auction prices in the last month. Audio

6:47 AM.Recent gains in global dairy prices are not enough to convince Fonterra it should change its forecast milk payout. Audio

6:41 AM.The Taxpayers Union says the Remuneration Authority is wrong to consider salaries paid to private sector executives when calculating how much to pay MPs. Audio

6:26 AM.A former Maori Language Commissioner is blaming some iwi for the loss of the Maori language; A Whanganui sports organisation has added the letter 'h' to its name, saying the change reflects the… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.The brutal Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" is named. He's Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British man believed to be from London. John Key's is urged to bring in a law that would rein in… Read more Audio