Morning Report for Friday 5 February 2016

8:57 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:54 AM.A gallantry medal awarded by the suffragette movement to New Zealander Frances Parker will be auctioned in London later this month. Audio

8:48 AM.Buller's mayor says Karamea residents face an uphill battle to reverse a plan to do away with the town's lone constable. Audio

8:43 AM.The museum is part of a 12.5 million dollar revamp of the Treaty grounds and will be officially opened by the Governor General this afternoon. Audio

8:38 AM.As we reported earlier, Social Development Minister Anne Tolley has confirmed an attempt was made to burn down her Whakatane electorate office overnight. Audio

8:36 AM.Parents and support workers say families are being told they don't qualify for a place on the Housing New Zealand register, despite the fact they're homeless. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.Falling tertiary enrolments are driving competition for students to new heights and school-leavers are reaping the benefit. Audio

8:21 AM.There's a lot of talk from the presidential candidates and political pundits about the U.S. primaries, but what do everyday Americans think about what's going on? Audio

8:18 AM.Despite the controversy that comes to the boil around Waitangi Day, thousands of people will spend the occasion celebrating all that New Zealand has to offer. Audio

8:12 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is backing John Key's decision to stay away from Waitangi today, saying marae trustees imposed conditions no prime minister could reasonably accept. Audio

8:11 AM.Social developement Minister Anne Tolley has confirmed an attempt was made to burn down her Whakatane electorate office overnight. Audio

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

7:57 AM.This weekend's NRL Auckland Nines is all but a sell out. Audio

7:54 AM.A cyber security expert says an incident where a Work and Income customer mistakenly accessed another customer's information is a serious breach of privacy. Audio

7:51 AM.More than 440 million dollars will be spent upgrading the weapon systems of the Navy's two frigates. Audio

7:45 AM.Tonga has declared a zika epidemic. Audio

7:42 AM.A United Nations panel has ruled Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being unlawfully detained in the UK. Audio

7:30 AM.So where to now for the TPP. Our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara was at Sky City for yesterday's signing of the TPP. Audio

7:22 AM.Organisers of yesterday's TPP protests in Auckland are claiming it was the biggest protest the country has seen since the 1981 Springbok tour, Audio

7:19 AM.The Department of Internal Affairs is investigating how a Work and Income beneficiary mistakenly accessed another's personal information. Audio

7:14 AM.Joining us now from Waitangi is our Maori Affairs Correspondent, Mihingarangi Forbes. Audio

7:11 AM.The Prime Minister says he will not go to TeTii marae, because marae trustees wanted to gag him and some were effectively advocating violence. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street tracking higher today, but the New Zealand dollar remains elevated after a fall in the US dollar. Audio

6:58 AM.The government appears to have knocked back another bid by KiwiRail to change the way it is funded. Audio

6:56 AM.Now to a firm that may fly under the radar. Audio

6:54 AM.An economist says a government decision to give farmers a break on the cost of carbon emissions, is a subsidy that will have to be paid for by taxpayers and businesses in more ways than one. Audio

6:51 AM.Z Energy is pushing for significant changes in the stock exchange's code of practice for listed companies, which is currently under review. Audio

6:50 AM.Company directors appear more concerned about the risks to their business from either an external cyber attack or a collapse of the internal IT systems. Audio

6:46 AM.The Department of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Social Development are investigating a privacy breach after a Work and Income customer managed to access someone elses information. Audio

6:42 AM.Police are denying they were outwitted by protesters who managed to block motorway entrances for hours during demonstrations against the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Audio

6:40 AM.The Green Party says the Prime Minister is being unreasonable and arrogant by not going to Waitangi today. Audio

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

6:21 AM.Our business reporter, Jonathan Mitchell, is in with what's happening in the financial world. Audio

6:13 AM.What is going ahead is the official blessing this morning of the new museum of Waitangi on the treaty grounds. Audio

6:09 AM.The Prime Minister says he won't attend celebrations at Waitangi because it was unclear whether he could speak at Te Tii Marae. Audio

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

6:00 AM.We'll cross to Waitangi for reaction to John Key's decision to stay away. Two Government departments investigate a security breach.. Organisers of yesterday's TPPA protest tell us how they thought it… Read more Audio