Morning Report for Wednesday 21 June 2017

6:00 AM.Labour wants Bill English to show 'belated courage' over Todd Barclay recordings, Law professor unpacks legal issues around Todd Barclay, and MoH and DHB relationship worse it's been in years. Audio

6:06 AM.A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

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

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

6:40 AM.The Prime Minister's own integrity is now under question after a Newsroom investigation blew the lid off a long-festering dispute between the Clutha Southland MP Todd Barclay and a former staff… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

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

7:22 AM.RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson says the Todd Barclay tape scandal is an untidy situation for the National party. She says there are real questions about why the Prime Minister Bill English… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Otago University law professor Andrew Geddis unpacks the legal situation around Todd Barclay recording a staffer. He says this could be potentially 'career ending'. Audio

7:42 AM.About 70 residents packed out the Stewart Island's community hall last night to hear from Ministry for Primary Industries officials about the cull of the island's farmed oysters, and make clear their… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Security analyst Paul Buchanan examines claims that the GCSB was acting in the interests of economic well being when it spied on those competing with the former Trade Minister Tim Groser to run the… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.It's being touted as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency. It's also the most expensive congressional race in history, with more than fifty million dollars being spent to win a single House seat… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.A repeat violent offender deported to New Zealand after spending 11 years in an Australian jail will now be monitored by local authorities for the next five years. Our Auckland court reporter Edward… Read more Audio

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

8:27 AM.The Auckland Mayor, Phil Goff, says he's been blindsided by an amendment to housing development legislation that would ban farming or grazing on the Pt England reserve, and make the council build a… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.Tensions between Auckland Council and the Government over housing have erupted again, this time over the planned development at Point England. Building and Construction minister Nick Smith denies that… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Theresa May's talks with the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party about a 'supply and confidence' coalition deal are not going well. Our reporter in London is Catherine Drew. Audio

8:44 AM.It's a country of eight million people in New Zealand's Pacific backyard, where corruption, tribal warfare and domestic violence are rife and it's about to head to the polls in national and local… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A new UMR poll on immigration shows many are dubious about how well-equipped the country is to deal with the growth in the country's population. David Talbot from UMR says that concern is mainly… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A tour guide for Chinese tourists says she is fielding more and more questions from her customers about whether New Zealand is safe to visit. A Chinese-made anti-crime advertisement says New Zealand… Read more Audio