Morning Report for Friday 22 April 2016

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

8:51 AM.Saturday will mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the poet and playwright many consider to be the finest master of the English language. Audio

8:49 AM.Trolley buses have been quintessentially Wellington for more than 60 years and now they're about to get a new lease of life. Audio

8:45 AM.More than 50 of the country's aspiring young environmental leaders, and a few from the Pacific, put their studies to the test in Nelson this week. Audio

8:43 AM.Moves by the Auckland Council to control menacing dogs are being hailed as a step in the right direction but still short of what's needed to stop people being seriously injured. Audio

8:41 AM.A new book says Oscar Pistorius attacked his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp with a cricket bat before shooting her dead. Audio

8:39 AM.As we have been reporting Fiji has ended its official State of National Disaster in the last couple of days, two months after Cyclone Winston slammed into the country. Audio

8:35 AM.The Insurance Council says a landmark court of appeal decision removes the incentive for tenants to take care of their landlord's property. Audio

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

8:27 AM.As we've been reporting this morning ten thousand Amway workers from China are coming to Queenstown as part of the company's sales incentives reward scheme. Audio

8:21 AM.Pressure is on for local councils to follow the lead of Auckland Council and grant amnesty to owners of unregistered menacing dogs. Audio

8:18 AM.In what's believed to be a legal first, a woman who fatally stabbed her partner has been sentenced to home detention. Audio

8:11 AM.Tributes are flowing in for music legend Prince who was found dead at his Paisley Park, Minneaopolis home this morning. Read more Audio

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

7:55 AM.New Zealand's Navy is celebrating its 75th birthday this year. Audio

7:51 AM.Anzac Day is almost upon us, and this year marks a century since the very first Anzac Day. Audio

7:46 AM.The Taxi Federation says the government's shake-up of their industry will help even the playing feild. Audio

7:40 AM.Counsellors helping people in Fiji recover after Cyclone Winston say there are people in every village they visit in a desperate state psychologically and many others are severely affected. Audio

7:26 AM.Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff says 16 of the city's police stations are about to close. Audio

7:22 AM.They were there to hear the Prime Minister - and Minister of Tourism - John Key announce Queenstown will host 10-thousand Amway sales staff from China in two years time. Audio

7:20 AM.The Government has gained access for chilled meat into China. Audio

7:10 AM.His purple reign is over. Music legend Prince has been found dead at his Paisley Park studios in Minneapolis. Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.The economy is facing further headwinds and turbulence along with more interest rate cuts according to ratings firm, Moodys. Audio

6:57 AM.Wall Street weaker today after a mixed bag of earnings reports and lower oil prices. Audio

6:56 AM.Over to Australia, and the lucky country's triple-A rating is under threat. Audio

6:55 AM.The new head of the industry body, Cooperative Business New Zealand, says cooperatives are a relevant and valid business structure but they need to keep up to date in the thinking and financing. Audio

6:53 AM.The country will have its first all electric bus in operation by the end of the year, but it may cost taxpayers and ratepayers more. Audio

6:51 AM.The country is expected to keep reaping the economic gains from record numbers of people coming here to live or take a holiday for some time yet, according to one economist. Audio

6:49 AM.Consumers seem to be shrugging off talk of economic slowdowns and growing headwinds, and instead are basking in the prospect of rising house prices. Audio

6:44 AM.The historic Paris Agreement to tackle climate change will be signed tomorrow at a high-level ceremony in New York. Audio

6:41 AM.Queenstown's business community is welcoming what it calls the biggest sales event in New Zealand's history. Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector Audio

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:09 AM.The US pop legend Prince has been found dead at his Minnesota home. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Prince fans - the world over - mourn the death of their idol at the age of just 57. John Key gets access for New Zealand chilled meat into China and Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff claims 16 of… Read more Audio