Morning Report for Friday 11 November 2016

8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the Ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.Former Whanganui mayor Michael Laws says he'll carry through with his promise to shake up the Otago Regional Council after winning a seat at last month's local body elections. Audio

8:47 AM.Auckland's city transport agency is now without councillors sitting on it's board, for the first time since amalgamation. Audio

8:39 AM.A new study suggests dairy and beef should be taxed extra to pay for climate change. Kate Gudsell looks into the merits of the idea. Audio

8:35 AM.Some inmates are still being hit by restrictions imposed after prisoner Phillip John Smith went on the run to South America two years ago. Prisoners say the work release crack down affecting their… Read more Audio

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

8:26 AM.A Queenstown hotelier wants an urgent review of a deal that stops local operators from advertising cheaper rates online than the big travel agents Expedia and Booking.com. Audio

8:20 AM.University of California, Berkeley, economist Kevin Coldiron, says Donald Trump might be able to bring about the double digit economic growth he's promised. Audio

8:17 AM.The Government is soldiering on with passing the law that will allow the country to join the Trans Pacific Partnership. The opposition believe the trade deals already dead and the government is in a… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.US president elect Donald Trump now has to fill thousand of jobs, including those of his top advisors, before he takes office in 71 days. We get the lowdown on who might go where. Audio

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

7:52 AM.New Zealand pollsters say the surprise presidential result surprised not just American pollsters but the entire professional political machine. Audio

7:44 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says Mr Trump's immigration policies are "compelling''. Audio

7:23 AM.The industrial heartland of America - an area that the Democrats have been used to winning - voted for Donald Trump. We talk to a local newspaper editor from Uniontown, Pennsylvania and an author of a… Read more 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 country's biggest fuel retailer, Z Energy, is confident it can extract better profit growth now that it's bedded in the recently acquired Caltex chain. Audio

6:53 AM.as the dust starts to settle on the result and the knee-jerk reaction from the market abates attention turns to a longer term look at possible policy changes and how New Zealand businesses might be… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.After yesterday's Reserve Bank cut in the cash rate to a record low 1.75 percent the expectation is that the bank will sit on the sidelines for a year or two or three. Audio

6:47 AM.New Zealand will use the visit of the United States Secretary of State to keep pushing for support for a resolution on Syria. John Kerry has been closely involved in negotiations to find a political… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Devastated Hillary Clinton supporters have been protesting against the result of the presidential election in more than 25 cities across America. 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

6:16 AM.A warning that the Government's RMA reforms could cause more emergencies like Havelock North's water contamination - The Maori Party has agreed to give the Government its backing to overhaul the act. Audio

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

6:00 AM.President-elect Donald Trump visits White House, Republicans rally around Trump as transition begins, Rustbelt support crucial to Donald Trump's victory, Vicki Letele goes home to her family, and… Read more Audio