Morning Report

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:51 AM.Community leaders in the Auckland suburb Otara are coming together to create a bike stunt competition partly to educate young people about safety. Teenagers doing tricks on bikes is a problem in the… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.A 26 year old man is planning to run the Tongariro Crossing in under two hours. But, instead of the usual sports-friendly aerodynamic t-shirt and shorts combo, Louis Sammons will be donning a dress… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Researchers in the Antarctic say there has been a dramatic collapse of the world's second largest emperor penguin colony. The penguins have abandoned the colony after breeding pairs there failed to… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Japan will host Asia's first ever Rugby World Cup later this year. While the land of the rising sun might not be famous for its love of the oval ball, its connection with the sport dates back further… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The first responders to the mosque attacks in Christchurch have described their meeting with Prince William as emotional and very special. As part of a two-day trip to honour the victims and… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.New Zealanders living in Australia who want to join their army are being turned away, under tighter security vetting. That's according to documents obtained by the ABC, which also reveal concerns over… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A new study from Monash University has found that most young boys playing rugby are exposed to homophobic slurs. The research was published yesterday, two weeks after the Wallabies star Israel Folau… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The trucking industry wants changes to the government's road safety strategy to make sure road crashes are thoroughly investigated. The Ministry of Transport is currently working on its new strategy… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Forest and Bird says the latest state of the environment report has painted a deceptively rosey picture of the marine environment and used old data to do it. The three yearly report from the Ministry… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Back to our top story that new brands of far right political groups and ideology are set to gain ground and be harder to detect. An RNZ investigation into New Zealand's extreme right has found a… Read more Audio