Morning Report for Friday 24 April 2015

8:55 AM.A bugle will echo through time when The Last Post is played at Chunuk Bair on Anzac Day tomorrow. Corporal Kevin Hickman from the Army Band will be playing a bugle which also sounded at the funerals… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:48 AM.A respected Ngati Toa Rangatira member hopes his participation in Anzac Day commemorations will become a family tradition to honour the memory of their tipuna who served during the First World War; An… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.For Maori who fought there, Gallipoli may have been a very foreign place, but still there were sounds redolent of home. Audio

8:42 AM.A walk through squalid homes in Christchurch has prompted the Minister for Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, to call for a warrant of fitness for private rentals. Audio

8:39 AM.The Transport Minister is promising to act on a coroner's recommendation for mandatory, random drug testing in the ballooning industry. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.The waitress whose hair was repeatedly tugged by the Prime Minister John Key is understood to be seeking legal and union advice, in the latest developments over what's become known as 'ponytailgate.' Audio

8:21 AM.Much of the ground at Gallipoli is designated a cemetery, and it continues to give up relics from the war. Audio

8:19 AM.For the men fighting at Gallipoli the weather helped make a miserable situation even more desperate. Audio

8:15 AM.On a military front, the centenary commemorations of the Gallipoli landings come as New Zealand troops leave again for the Middle East, this time Iraq. Audio

8:13 AM.At the Dawn Service itself, ten thousand Australians and two thousand New Zealanders will stand side by side, having won the right to attend through a ballot. Audio

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

7:58 AM.Destroying migrant vessels and targeting criminal gangs are two tools the European Union is looking at to curb the rise in illegal migration. Audio

7:51 AM.The Ports of Auckland has given a strong indication it will refuse a request by its council-owner, to halt work on controversial extensions to two wharves. Audio

7:44 AM.In a related story, a woman brutally abused by her ex-husband believes the police should rethink their approach to hidden violence, and cultural barriers, in deciding whether to take a protection… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Edward Livingstone's psycho-therapist says she was naive and wrong to write a letter for court saying he was not a violent man. Audio

7:36 AM.John Key maintains he was simply horsing around when repeatedly pulling the pony tails of cafe worker Amanda Bailey. Audio

7:27 AM.War historian Ian McGibbon joins Susie Ferguson at ANZAC Cove. Audio

7:25 AM.The afternoon service at Chunuk Bair on Anzac Day will be led for the third straight year by the New Zealand Defence Force principal chaplain, the Reverend Lance Lukin. Audio

7:22 AM.One of New Zealand's epic stands was at Chunuk Bair, one of the three high points on the Sari Bair range. Audio

7:19 AM.As Turkey plays host to thousands of New Zealanders and Australians who have descended on the Gallipoli peninsular the locals say they welcome the modern invasion. Audio

7:16 AM.The Anzacs were never meant to land at what became known as Anzac Cove, with its steep hinterland of rough gullies. Audio

7:13 AM.Australia's Minister for Veterans Affairs, Senator Michael Ronaldson, says Anzac Day is of special importance to both countries. Audio

7:11 AM.Ten thousand New Zealanders and Australians are journeying here for the Dawn Service tomorrow. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is higher this morning, but jobless numbers have risen again, while Pepsi, 3M and Proctor and Gamble have all missed their earnings targets. Audio

6:57 AM.A bear or bull market? A United States investment manager says the market is neither, but it still offers great buying opportunities for those with the guts to invest in uncertain times. Audio

6:56 AM.DNZ Property Fund says it's already rented out all the retail space inside its new West Auckland mall, 6 months out from its completion. Audio

6:55 AM.Hot off the heels of raising cash from New Zealand shareholders, Pushpay is now turning to American investors to help fund its expansion there. Audio

6:53 AM.Record levels of immigration is likely to cause the population to expand at its fastest pace in 13 years. Audio

6:52 AM.Transpower says it's satisfied with a Commerce Commission decision to let it to charge consumers more to recover up to 75 percent of cost overruns on its North Island Grid Upgrade Project. Audio

6:51 AM.Consumer confidence continues to rise reflecting the strength of the New Zealand economy. Audio

6:49 AM.The Reserve Bank says it's prepared to cut interest rates if there are signs demand is weakening, as it keeps a watchful eye on near-zero inflation. Audio

6:40 AM.Susie Fergusson on her tour of the battlefields with war historian Ian McGibbon. Audio

6:28 AM.Indigenous Australians in Perth are praising Maori both in New Zealand and in Australia for protesting in solidarity with them over the government's plans to shut down their remote communities; A… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.The President of the RSA, BJ Clark is at Gallipoli as a guest of the New Zealand Defence Force and is accompanying the 25 New Zealand Youth Ambassadors. Audio

6:10 AM.Here are some sounds of what life was like 100 years ago at Anzac Cove. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Today we're bringing you stories and interviews from the peninsula, we'll hear from veterans in their own words and we'll tell you all about the preparations for the commemorations of the 100… Read more Audio