Morning Report for Friday 12 August 2016

8:58 AM.Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia. Audio

8:57 AM.MPs will soon be debating the best way to advertise lost airport property. It's National MP's member's bill but some not-so-lucky MPs are a bit scathing about why the bill's even needed. Audio

8:54 AM.More than 300 people turned out to a meeting in Christchurch last night to hear about botched Earthquake Commission repairs. Audio

8:51 AM.Luuka Jones stays she is ecstatic about her silver medal win this morning in the women's canoe slalom. Audio

8:47 AM.Time is almost up for would be local politicians to throw their hat in the ring for this year's elections. Audio

8:43 AM.Auckland councillors are snubbing the idea to require a quota of affordable homes to be a part of larger developments. The director of Community Housing Aotearoa says they're removing an important… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Has the Reserve Bank lost its grip on inflation and the dollar? The official cash rate is now at a record low Our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara talks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

8:29 AM.A pair of southern right whales turned up less than 100 metres offshore. The Department of Conservation's David Agnew says it was a pretty amazing sight. Audio

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

8:27 AM.The bodies of four of the five men killed when their car was hit by a logging truck at Katikati are on their way home to Tonga. The Chief Executive of the Tongan Department of Internal Affairs is… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:10 AM.Men's pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray take gold in Rio. Stephen Hewson talks to them about their win. Audio

7:56 AM.Half of all public hospital specialists says they are exhausted and have symptoms of burnout. And some of the most exhausted are senior women doctors. Audio

7:46 AM.New Zealand's benchmark interest rate may be at an historic low of just two per cent. Audio

7:46 AM.Michael Phelps first swimming coach tells us about his early experiences in the pool and says she is positive he will pick up his 26th Olympic gold medal today. Audio

7:43 AM.The Prime Minister says he expects retail banks to pass on any official cash rate cut to their customers, where possible, but his Finance Minister is taking a much more hands off approach.our… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.An emotional outburst from Auckland's deputy mayor Penny Hulse at a council meeting yesterday has marked an unprecedented split between her and the Mayor Len Brown. Audio

7:27 AM.The bodies of four of the five men killed in the Katikati road crash last week are on their way back to Tonga this morning. Audio

7:23 AM.Proposed changes to the way people pay for electricity transmission could mean the biggest business Kawerau shuts down. The local Mayor says the ramifications are huge. Audio

7:17 AM.New Zealand middle-distance runner Zane Robertson tells RNZ sports editor of the hostility and even death threats he's received for lifting the lid on doping among his Kenyan rivals. Audio

7:15 AM.Simon Dickie is a former New Zealand rower and an Olympian -- winning two gold medals at the '68 and '72 Games, and a bronze in Montreal in 1976. Audio

7:15 AM.Our best known Olympic canoest Ian Ferguson is over the moon about Luuka Jones silver medal win in the women's canoe slalom. Audio

7:10 AM.Rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have won New Zealand's first gold medal of the games. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:57 AM.The Institute of Directors says the pay gap between male and female directors is closing, but boards still have a long way to go to fully reflect New Zealand's gender and cultural diversity. Audio

6:55 AM.The IT services company, Datacom, is on a growth trajectory, with demand for its cloud-based digital offerings. Audio

6:52 AM.ANZ Bank's chief economist Cameron Bagrie says a rate rise by the Federal Reserve would on balance be a boon to Graeme Wheeler. Audio

6:50 AM.Mr Wheeler doesn't think the RBNZ's influence over the economy is diminishing. Audio

6:49 AM.The bodies of four of the five men killed in a Katikati road crash are being flown back to Tonga today. They've had a moving final farewell from their co-workers at the kiwifuit coolstore where they… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.The managers of the Kawerau pulp and paper mill are warning the cost of electricity transmission could drive them out of business. Audio

6:40 AM.After a week of disapointment in sevens rugby and equestrian, New Zealand has secured its first gold medal of the Rio games. Audio

6:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:10 AM.New Zealand has won it first gold medal of the Rio Olympics. Audio

6:00 AM.Hamish, Murray secure second consecutive Olympic gold medals. Gold in Rio - a former gold medalist reacts. NZ whistleblower makes life uncomfortable for kenyans. Kawerau mill operators says higher… Read more Audio