Morning Report for Monday 16 May 2016

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

8:50 AM.New Zealand paddlers have topped the medal count at the world waka ama championships, upsetting favourites Tahiti for the very first time. Audio

8:47 AM.A psychiatric patient has failed in the Court of Appeal to overturn a hospital smoking ban. Audio

8:40 AM.To the Coromandel now where Anti-gold mining protesters have disrupted exploratory drilling at Karangahake once again at the weekend. Audio

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

8:27 AM.Rainbow Youth is calling for more transgender and unisex toilets in schools. Audio

8:23 AM.The electricity industry is bracing itself for an upheaval this week. Audio

8:17 AM.Glass experts say glass panels falling from high-rise buildings is a dangerous problem in some cities but not in New Zealand. Audio

8:13 AM.Police are investigating how a tutor, out on a camping trip with students, was hit in the face and leg by shotgun pellets. Audio

8:12 AM.One hundred and forty thousand Auckland Supergoldcard holders have seven weeks to sign up to the city's HOP electronic travel card or lose their ability to travel free on public transport. Audio

8:11 AM.A police cordon remains in place near the Rakaia River in Canterbury this morning after the discovery of a woman's body yesterday. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Russian state media has reacted angrily to Ukrainian artist Jamala's victory in the Eurovision song contest with a song that references Soviet era ethnic cleansing in Crimea. Audio

7:51 AM.Former London Mayor Boris Johnson has fired up his campaign for Britain to leave the European Union by comparing the EU's aims to those of Hitler and Napoleon. Our London correspondent Dan Whitehead… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.High Performance Sport New Zealand says the country is likely to struggle against its international competitors in future Olympics, despite a 16 million dollar cash injection from the government. Audio

7:44 AM.The Tertiary Education Commission says universities and polytechnics need to axe courses, sell buildings and stop fighting each other for enrolments. Audio

7:40 AM.A former CIA agent has admitted he tipped off South African authorities to the whereabouts of Nelson Mandela leading to the ANC leader's arrest in 1962. Audio

7:37 AM.Coverage of recent Pacific Island Rugby league internationals has thrown up accusations of racism amid complaints over commentators not pronouncing Pasifika names correctly. Audio

7:29 AM.An outbreak of measles in Waikato may not be fully contained until next month. Audio

7:17 AM.I asked the Prime Minister John Key why people in Auckland are being forced to live in cars. Audio

7:13 AM.Those dealing with Auckland's most needy say the Government's efforts to deal with the city's housing crisis are failing. Audio

7:10 AM.The discovery of a woman's body found on the banks of the Rakaia River in Canterbury is being linked to a number of fires in the Selwyn area yesterday. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Turning to this week's business agenda. Results heavy this week - with Kiwi Property, Infratil, Goodman Property Trust, Rakon, ikeGPS and Ryman Healthcare, all coming up. Audio

6:58 AM.Wall Street ended in the red after weaker earnings reports overshadowed stronger than expected US retail sales. Audio

6:56 AM.Across the Tasman, and retirees are planning a campaign against the Federal Government's proposed changes to superannuation. Audio

6:54 AM.Retail online sales are increasing at a fast pace, with one retailer likening the demand to a tsunami. Audio

6:52 AM.Politicians and hundreds of business leaders from Los Angeles and Guangzhou are being hosted in Auckland over the next two days for their second three-city summit aimed at boosting trade. Audio

6:50 AM.The New Zealand dollar has notched a near three month high against its Australian counterpart, as Australia grapples with weak inflation expectations and the possibility of further interest rate cuts.

6:44 AM.High Performance Sport New Zealand says some tough decisions will need to be made after the Rio Olympics, despite a 16 million dollar cash injection from the government. Audio

6:39 AM.Organisations which help Auckland's most needy say affordable housing is at a crisis point and the Government cannot continue to ignore it. Audio

6:25 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.Gruelling push ups, hundreds of sit ups and kilometres worth of sprints -- it's all part of a police programme aimed at helping teenagers in one of the poorest areas in the Wellington region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A woman's body is found on the banks of the Rakaia river by firefighters putting out a series of suspicious fires and we ask John Key if he's got a plan to help people forced to live in garages and… Read more Audio