Morning Report for Monday 1 February 2016

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:53 AM.Thousands of people are expected to line the viaduct and the wharves to watch dragonboating racing; the tugboat display and fleet racing. Audio

8:49 AM.Almost a year on from cyclone Pam, the southern Vanuatu island of Tanna is still rebuilding. Audio

8:46 AM.Employers are already looking to hire some of the software developers who will lose their jobs when the country's largest video gaming studio closes down. Audio

8:40 AM.A last second try for the New Zealand Sevens team last night might've provided for a thrilling finish, but the event failed to fire for Wellington. Audio

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

8:29 AM.The world number one Novak Djokovic has won his sixth Australian Open singles title, defeating second seed Andy Murray. Audio

8:25 AM.Complaints about too much noise and too much rubbish are still being made about freedom campers in Christchurch. Audio

8:22 AM.The Northland Regional Council is calling on the government to pass a law making it clear that nobody owns freshwater. Audio

8:15 AM.After two teenage boys were killed and another two injured when the stolen car they were in crashed following a police pursuit, the Police Minister has said young people are putting themselves and the… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The country's tertiary education providers are worried funding for Labour's promised free education policy won't stretch far enough. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Hundreds turned out in Palmerston North at the weekend for the launch of the first Maori Science Academy. Audio

7:46 AM.The New Zealand Rugby Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens admits at one stage he didn't think his side had a chance of winning the final of the Wellington World Series tournament. Audio

7:43 AM.Conservationists say there is a strong risk the critically endangered fairy tern could disappear from Mangawhai if a local group keeps removing mangroves from the harbour. Audio

7:39 AM.Officials in Colombia are so concerned by the Zika virus they're urging women to delay pregnancies to avoid potential infection. Audio

7:36 AM.The mother of a forestry worker who was killed on the job says it's a relief to hear the industry is starting to turn around its appalling safety record. Audio

7:27 AM.More details are emerging about the two boys who were killed when the stolen car they were in crashed following a police pursuit in the Wairarapa yesterday morning. Audio

7:21 AM.The Government may be left red faced if it can't find an iwi to perform it's official powhiri for the Trans Pacific Partnership signing this week. Audio

7:18 AM.A family living opposite a south Auckland reserve, where a gunman opened fire at a group, shooting three of them, say they're fed up with complaining to the police about the almost daily disorder… Read more Audio

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

7:07 AM.Labour's free tertiary education policy will not have a spending cap and so could blow out above the estimated $1.2 billion cost. Audio

6:58 AM.Wall Street surged after the Bank of Japan cut interest rates. Audio

6:57 AM.This week's business agenda. Audio

6:56 AM.Over to our Australia correspondent, Jim Parker now. Audio

6:54 AM.A commercial property analyst says tenants - especially in Auckland - could be in a stronger position for getting competitive rents where they currently are. Audio

6:53 AM.ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley expects the unemployment rate will hover around the current 6 percent rate as strong migration swells the work force and outpaces the growth in jobs. Audio

6:45 AM.There was huge anticipation for the debut of Sonny Bill Williams in the New Zealand Rugby Sevens team at the Wellington tournament over the weekend. Audio

6:41 AM.A group of shocked and angry teenagers gathered in the Wairarapa town of Featherston last night to grieve for two young friends who died in a car crash after fleeing from the police. Audio

6:38 AM.The Labour Party has unveiled its first major pitch to voters with a plan to offer three years of free post-school education. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.Our business reporter, Jonathan Mitchell, is in now with what's happening in the financial world. Audio

6:16 AM.A community group in Canterbury says a privately run irrigation scheme should not be getting loans from ratepayers. Audio

6:13 AM.While talks in Geneva look to end the Syrian civil war, Europe struggles to cope with the millions of refugees who have flooded the continent as a result of it. Audio

6:09 AM.Residents on a south Auckland street where three men were shot say they've been living in fear. Audio

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

6:00 AM.No spending cap on Labour's free tertiary education policy. Mangere locals have complained before about shooting reserve and theres still a question mark over who will perform TPP Powhiri. Audio