Morning Report for Friday 15 April 2016

8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Three afternoons a week, children sit down at city libraries to read to dogs. Audio

8:48 AM.North Island robins, or toutouwai, are being re-introduced into their new pest-free home at the Shakespear Open Sanctuary in Auckland. Audio

8:44 AM.Russia's involvement in the Panama Papers, drugs in sport and even the the president's love life came up in Vladamir Putin's annual call-in television show. Audio

8:39 AM.They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but for New Zealand Post the value was much higher last night. Audio

8:36 AM.Parents and educators say the government's overhaul of special education must include more funding. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.The government's announcement it will take pest control out of the hands of local government has some worried communities will no longer have a say. Audio

8:23 AM.The final instalment in the Roast Busters under-age sex case scandal is approaching - the decision on whether the country gets its first sexual violence court. Audio

8:16 AM.The lawyer for a former Napier City Councillor facing a murder charge in Canada says her client's been bankrupted and will turn to crowdsource funding to continue his defence. Audio

8:11 AM.The father of a dog attack victim says the government has done little to protect children from vicious dogs since his daughter was attacked 13 years ago. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The world's first legal wedding by the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster will take place in Akaroa tomorrow. Audio

7:51 AM.One-and-a-half million poppies are on sale today to raise money in the annual RSA Poppy Day appeal Audio

7:46 AM.The opposition says the Government is misleading the public on the reasons it's giving for putting two Navy inshore patrol vessels up for sale. Audio

7:40 AM.The Crown and Māori will work together on the revitalisation of the Māori language after the Reo Māori Bill was passed in Parliament yesterday. Audio

7:34 AM.An economics blogger who received leaked information about the Reserve Bank's decision to cut its official cash rate last month says he is staggered such a breach occurred. Audio

7:25 AM.The father of the murdered teenager Olivia Hope is backing a legal challenge by the man convicted of murdering her to set up a face-to-face meeting for the very first time. Audio

7:20 AM.A government review is underway after it was revealed an overseas person connected to the controversial law firm Mossack Fonseca was allowed to purchase land in New Zealand. Audio

7:16 AM.The latest vicious dog attack in South Waikato has the dog control manager there asking the government to enforce the neutering of menacing dogs. Audio

7:10 AM.Helen Clark has described herself as a moderniser and a unifier as she made her case before the UN General Assembly to succeed Ban Ki Moon as Secretary General. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Bethunes Investments, previously known as Mowbray Collectables, says it has received an "informal" approach to buy the company as a listed shell. Audio

6:58 AM.American stocks are a touch higher with attention of company earnings reports. Audio

6:54 AM.Do students know the basics of budgeting, saving and investing? Audio

6:52 AM.The listed fast food operator, Restaurant Brands, says its Australian acquisition will help boost profit in the coming year. Audio

6:50 AM.An economist is warning the Reserve Bank's decision to scrap lock-ups following a leak its interest rate decision last month will come at a cost. Audio

6:44 AM.Freshwater ecologists say claims that dams benefit the environment don't stack up and smack of desperation from lobby groups. Audio

6:41 AM.Five years after being created the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, commonly known as CERA, will officially close its doors on Monday. Audio

6:38 AM.The former Prime Minister Helen Clark has made her pitch to the United Nations about why she should become its next Secretary General. Audio

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

6:19 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:16 AM.A New Zealand organisation working with remote Pacific Island communities is hoping that creating sustainble livelihoods could help stop exploitation. Audio

6:12 AM.Officials are investigating whether a dog that mauled a Tokoroa boy was encouraged to attack by its owner. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Helen Clark tells the UN General Assembly why she's the best choice to be the next Secretary General. A terrifying night in southern Japan as two powerful quakes hit, killing two people and injuring… Read more Audio