This morning we were joined by Nicola Willis and Megan Woods for our weekly political panel; We spoke to Justice minister Paul Goldsmith following the decision to pull the pin on the government's retail crime advisory group four months early; A coroner's report into the death of five-year-old Malachi Subecz (mella-kai shoe-bex) describes New Zealand's response to child abuse "a national disgrace", We spoke to Paediatrician Dr Patrick Kelly who is an expert in child protection; Zoi Sydowski-Synnott joined us following her silver medal performance at the Winter Olympics; And, we spoke to a 70 year old man in Whanganui who is handing over control of his treasured backyard miniature railway.

Behind a corrugated iron fence in Whanganui sits one of the country's quirkiest backyard creations, a fully working miniature railway built track by track over 11 years. Now, after more than a decade of passion and patience, 70-year-old Ian Jones is ready to hand over the keys. He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Auckland Museum's boss is calling for government support to keep the attraction going. Chief Executive David Reeves spoke to Corin Dann.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

Money correspondent Susan Edmunds looks into the drop in price for bitcoin and what it could mean for investors.

The lawyers who represented the Christchurch mosque killer have raised questions about the terrorist's evidence to the Court of Appeal. Timothy Brown reports.

Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.

It was a nail biting watch for Winter Olympics fans yesterday, with ups and downs aplenty before snowboarding champion Zoi Sydowski-Synnott won silver in the women's Big Air final. Zoi Sydowski-Synnott spoke to Corin Dann.

The International Convention Centre in Auckland officially opens today, 10 years after construction started. SkyCity Chief Executive Jason Walbridge spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.