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Morning Report for Tuesday 14 August 2018
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Top Stories for Tuesday 14 August 2018
6:00 AM.Some after-school care cancelled as primary teachers strike, Hamilton bus drivers strike over safety concerns, 'Our bus fleet is entirely safe' - Go Bus operating boss, Jacinda Ardern 'listening to… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 August 2018
6:06 AM.The New Zealand Para Swimming Team have recorded their best performance at the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, finishing with 14 medals in Cairns. Audio
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Simon Bridges defends tax-funded travel bill
6:10 AM.Opposition leader Simon Bridges is defending the large travel bill he racked up and doesn't think his caucus colleagues are to blame for it leaking to the media. Mr Bridges stands by the roughly… Read more Audio
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Venezuela music lovers trade medicine for records
6:18 AM.Music lovers in Venezuela are bartering their spare medicine for music at an innovative swap meet that aims to help alleviate the acute shortage of drugs in the South American nation. In exchange for… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 14 August 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Some schools opposing childcare on strike day
6:41 AM.An after-school provider says some schools asked it not to provide full-day childcare for families affected by Wednesday's primary and intemediate teacher strike. Most schools are closing completely… Read more Audio
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NZ dialysis patients not at risk - renal board boss
6:43 AM.The head of the national renal board says foreign patients seeking kidney treatment are not putting New Zealand dialysis patients at risk of reduced care. Immigration New Zealand documents said some… Read more Audio
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Son of All Black George Nepia among soldiers repatriated to NZ
6:45 AM.The son of rugby legend, George Nepia, is one of 28 servicemen whose remains will be returned to New Zealand next week. The men died while serving in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam and were… Read more Video, Audio
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Business News for 14 August 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 14 August 2018
7:06 AM.The New Zealand Indy Car driver Scott Dixon has ended speculation about his future by signing a multi-year contract extension with Chip Ganassi Racing. Audio
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Teachers' strike: Where will the children go?
7:10 AM.Some schools have asked after-school care providers not to provide full-day services that will undermine Wednesday's strike by primary and intermediate school teachers. The strike is expected to close… Read more Audio
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Hamilton bus drivers strike over safety concerns
7:15 AM.School children will be affected by the latest round of bus strikes in Hamilton. About 120 drivers walked off the job almost two hours ago in the fourth strike against bus company Go Bus this year… Read more Audio
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'Our bus fleet is entirely safe' - Go Bus operating boss
7:16 AM.On Tuesday, about 120 bus drivers have walked off the job in the fourth strike against bus company Go Bus this year. The strike is over pay and safety concerns, the union says. But Go Bus' chief… Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern 'listening to business concerns'
7:32 AM.ACT leader David Seymour on Monday joined National leader Simon Bridges in criticising the Prime Minister's approach to the economy. Mr Bridges said on Morning Report that Jacinda Ardern had done… Read more Audio
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Safety alert sees trucker lose thousands as rigs taken off road
7:36 AM.A Masterton trucker is pulling half a dozen rigs off the road at a cost of 10 thousand dollars a day after an urgent safety alert. The Transport Agency warning about almost 500 heavy vehicles marks… Read more Audio
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Wellington tenants slam Quinovic's ads for landlords
7:40 AM.The property management company Quinovic has apologised for a social media campaign which has sent tenants into a rage. The now deleted advertisment from its Te Aro office in Wellington features beer… Read more Audio
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Roundup 'safer than bleach' - Monsanto
7:44 AM.The global chemical company Monsanto is describing its weedkiller Roundup as safer than household bleach. The company has been ordered to pay more than US$400 million to a Californian man Dewayne… Read more Audio
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'Other men were being brought back, he was left behind' - NZ soldiers finally coming home
7:48 AM.The son of rugby legend, George Nepia, is one of a number of New Zealand servicemen whose remains will be returned to this country next week. Twenty-eight Defence Force personnel, who died while… Read more Audio
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'She was one of Goldie's favourites' - rediscovered painting auctioned
7:54 AM.A forgotten painting by renowned New Zealand artist, Charles F Goldie, will go on sale at an auction in Auckland. The portrait of Kapi Kapi, an Arawa Chieftainess, was painted in 1918 and was only… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 August 2018
8:06 AM.The New Zealand Indy Car driver Scott Dixon has ended speculation about his future by signing a multi-year contract extension with Chip Ganassi Racing. Audio
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Safety alert hits trucking industry pockets
8:09 AM.A Masterton transport firm says a new safety alert that's put half its fleet of 12 trucks off the road is costing it $10,000 a day in lost revenue. The Transport Agency's warning about towing… Read more Audio
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Canterbury roads 'porridge' after heavy trucks - farmer
8:15 AM.A South Canterbury farmer says roads in his district have become impassable due to the poor job the council is doing maintaining them. Rural roads are deteriorating at a faster rate thanks to the… Read more Audio
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Tribunal claims mount against Hauraki deal
8:19 AM.A Tauranga man is calling on the Waitangi Tribunal to strip Labour MP Andrew Little of his role as Treaty Minister. It comes as claims mount before the tribunal against the Pare Hauraki Collective… Read more Audio
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Quinovic advertising campaign causes outrage
8:22 AM.Property management company Quinovic has distanced itself from a social media campaign that suggested tenants weren't paying enough rent. The campaign, set up by the Te Aro franchise in Wellington… Read more Audio
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Turkish currency collapses - economic analysis
8:28 AM.The Turkish currency is collapsing - down 20 percent in just a week in the midst of a diplomatic spat with the United States. Last week President Trump doubled tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 14 August 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Ban on single-use plastic bags forces innovative thinking
8:40 AM.By this time next year, single-use plastic shopping bags will be consigned to the rubbish bin of history. The government announced on Friday it will be working alongside supermarkets and other… Read more Audio
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Conservation Minister looks at future of Game Animal Council
8:43 AM.Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is gunning for a publicly funded hunters organisation that was set up under the previous government. The Game Animal Council is a statutory body established in 2013… Read more Audio
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South Korean president heads to Pyongyang
8:51 AM.The South Korean government says a summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will be held in Pyongyang in September. It will be the third meeting between the two… Read more Audio
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Fiji govt tight-lipped about Grace Road 'cult'
8:53 AM.Fiji's government is remaining tight-lipped regarding its involvement with a South Korean church whose leader has been arrested for enslavement. Korean authorities say 400 members of the Grace Road… Read more Audio
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Soul music legend Aretha Franklin 'gravely ill'
8:56 AM.The unmistakeable voice of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. A close friend of the 76-year-old singer said this morning she's gravely ill in her hometown of Detroit and surrounded by family, who are… Read more Audio