Morning Report for Friday 22 July 2016

8:56 AM.The first ever Miss Pole Queen New Zealand contest is being held in Nelson tomorrow. We talk to Trina Duffield is the founder of Miss Pole Queen New Zealand. Audio

8:48 AM.Papua New Guinea's prime minister faces a vote of no-confidence in parliament today amid mounting pressure for his removal. And as RNZ International's Johnny Blades reports although he claims to have… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Media companies Fairfax and NZME have decided to pull out of going to Rio to cover the Olympics next month, saying Sky Television is using its broadcasting rights to unfairly curtail news coverage… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.For the past eight weeks, the world's largest airborne observatory has been cruising high above New Zealand and the Southern Ocean. RNZ's Veronika Meduna joined NASA astronomers on board. Audio

8:35 AM.A secret ballot that will knock out some of the 12 contenders - which include Helen Clark - for the UN Secretary General job has taken place in New York. We cross to New York to find out more about… Read more Audio

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

8:26 AM.Catching a bus or train will be cheaper for many Aucklanders from the middle of next month with a new fare system that provides big savings on longer trips involving transfers. Audio

8:23 AM.A sell-out crowd of five-and-a-half-thousand watched Joseph Parker's fourth round demolition of Solomon Haumono in Christchurch last night. Our reporter Conan Young was there. Audio

8:14 AM.Economists are optimistic the Reserve Bank might achieve its goal of actually raising inflation. And they hope the New Zealand dollar will drop putting exporters in a better position. But as Eric… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Republican failed presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, is refusing to back down on his refusal to endorse Donald Trump. We cross to Cleveland for the latest from our US correspondent, Simon Marks. Audio

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

8:07 AM.America is sending a naval ship to the New Zealand navy's 75th anniversary celebrations. Our Foreign Affairs Minister says he will not be asking the United States to confirm or deny whether the ship… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.After 44 years, Spectrum ends this weekend after 1,945 programmes - and a huge range of stories of ordinary and not so ordinary New Zealanders. RNZ's Justin Gregory talks about what will be in the… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Authorities in Brazil have arrested a terror cell looking to carry out an attack during the Rio Olympics in just over two weeks. Authorities have described them as rank amateurs. We talk to Laura… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Moko Rangitohe-riri's mother Nicola is said to be devastated at the news the three year old's co-killer Tania Shailer is appealing her 17 year prison sentence. No word yet on whether David Haerewa… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.One of its architects of New Zealand's anti-nuclear law, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, says New Zealand's legislation was trying to stop the nuclear proliferation but now progress in nuclear disarmament has… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Ministry of Social Development's National Commissioner Penny Rounthwaite says the South Auckland social worker didn't recall directing beneficiaries to slum landlord. Audio

7:20 AM.The Finance Minister Bill English dismissed Winston Peters's criticism. Audio

7:15 AM.Winston Peters says Finance Minister Bill English should resign because Mr Peters says he hasn't dealt with the housing crisis. Audio

7:11 AM.A woman and four children lost in rugged Te Urewera bush are recovering in hospital, with rescue crew saying they probably wouldn't have survived another night in the open. RNZ reporter Edward Gay has… Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.The container depot operator, ContainerCo, says it's going to develop a major depot in Napier. Audio

6:57 AM.The U.S. markets are softer and the earnings reports are not so convincing, especially computer chip maker Intel. Audio

6:56 AM.Sales of New Zealand wine are expected to hold up well as the international wine market is buffeted by Britain's decision to leave the European Union and the resulting fall out for currency markets. Audio

6:54 AM.The farmer co-operative, Livestock Improvement, says the downturn in the dairy sector isn't holding it back from innovating in anticipation of better days ahead. Audio

6:53 AM.With the prospects of lower interest rates, the sharemarket and in particular dividend yields are looking attractive. Audio

6:50 AM.The Reserve Bank's determination to puncture the high flying New Zealand dollar might result in it joining a battle of the central banks to talk down their currencies. Audio

6:46 AM.Fish and Game has a new approach to cleaning up New Zealand's waterways - it's urging people to stand for their local authority in October's elections, on a promise to improve water quality. Audio

6:43 AM.Another twist in the Oscar Pistorius court case. Prosecutors in South Africa are appealing what they say is a "shockingly lenient" sentence for the Olympic athlete. Audio

6:40 AM.A woman and four children lost in Te Urewera have been found and winched to safety by a rescue helicopter. The pilot says he doubts they would have survived another night in the cold. Audio

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

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:14 AM.American vice-president Joe Biden's announcement the US Navy will send a ship to help celebrate the New Zealand navy's 75th anniversary ends a standoff that began when the Lange government passed… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Sport's top court has upheld a ban on Russia's track and field athletes at the Rio Olympics. Russia is furious. Audio

6:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Group lost in Te Urewera recovering in hospital; Peters: Government needs to front up to housing realities; Finance Minister dismisses Winston Peters complaints; Why did MSD help families move into… Read more Audio