Morning Report for Friday 4 November 2016

8:56 AM.All the latest from Australia - we talk to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:51 AM.It's happy birthday to the The West Coast town of Charleston which is turning 150. And to mark that milestone the town, now home to just 340, is celebrating its gold rush past. Audio

8:46 AM.Queenstown people are finally seeing work begin on a 27-million dollar road that means they can bypass the town's notorious spot for traffic jams. Audio

8:43 AM.A South Auckland waterway riddled with rubbish just six months ago has beaten the odds to win the title of the country's most improved stream. Audio

8:40 AM.The Qualifications Authority did not know a man with a history of mistreating migrants was a key figure at at failed private international academy despite a two year investigation. Audio

8:36 AM.Labour is turning its sights to next year's election, as party members and MPs gather in Auckland tonight for its annual conference. Audio

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

8:22 AM.NCEA and Scholarship exams start next week. John Gerritsen talks to students and educators about the best way to study for these important exams. Audio

8:19 AM.Queenstown people are finally seeing work begin on a 27-million dollar road that means they can bypass the town's notorious spot for traffic jams. Audio

8:12 AM.Home owners hoping for a government bail out in places threatened by the impacts of climate change like Whanganui and Dunedin may have to think again. Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.Shane van Gisbergen returns to Pukekohe this weekend as he seeks to become the first New Zealander to win the Australian V8 Supercars Championship since Jim Richards 25 years ago. Audio

7:54 AM.The National Security System handbook, published by the Prime Minister's department yesterday, records that there was a domestic terrorist threat - but it gives no further details. Audio

7:46 AM.After a 400km walk from Christchurch to Wellington the Our Children's Future hikoi reached Parliament yesterday - but they were denied entry. The Speaker said the rules bar demonstrators from entering… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The latest New York Times polling showing the radce for the White House is tightening, with a narrowing lead for Hillary Clinton - just 5 days from the election. Audio

7:38 AM.The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is welcoming a ban on the use of seclusion rooms in New Zealand schools but says it shouldn't take a public outcry for the government to act. Audio

7:31 AM.St John ambulance workers begin industrial action today -- they're not stopping work but they are refusing to wear their uniforms. Audio

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

6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:55 AM.The power company, Mercury, says it's doing better-than-average at retaining customers in a highly competitive retail market. Audio

6:54 AM.The power company, Mercury, says it's doing better-than-average at retaining customers in a highly competitive retail market. Audio

6:50 AM.The ANZ Bank is signalling a tight grip on costs and an end to ultra low interest rates as it looks to stop further erosion of its profits. Audio

6:46 AM.Some local councils have been accused of political interference, in a new Ministry for the Environment report slamming how local bodies monitor and enforce the Resource Management Act. Audio

6:40 AM.Seclusion rooms and semantics. The political argument over who knew what, and when, about the controversial education practice. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:12 AM.The Paris AgreementParis Agreement to combat climate change comes into force today, 11 months after the historic deal got over the line. There's concern though, that signatory countries' domestic… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Councillor insists cultural training for staff after racism, NZ judge blames 'relentless' media for undermining her, Novopay operator apologises for latest payroll error, Ambulance workers on strike… Read more Audio