Morning Report for Thursday 27 July 2017

6:00 AM.Whangarei double shooting: Lois Williams at the scene; report reveals historical abuse of disabled in state care; heartbreak and job losses for Thames engineering workers; synthetic cannabis addict… Read more Audio

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

6:09 AM.A High Court judge in London has ruled that 11-month-old Charlie Gard, who can't see, hear or breathe by himself, must die in a hospice and not at home, unless an alternative arrangement can be made… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:39 AM.The Disability Commissioner has added his voice to calls for an inquiry into historical abuse of intellectually disabled people in state care, with the release of a report detailing stories of… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Labour is trying to distance itself from the controversy around its potential coalition partner, as Greens' co-leader Metiria Turei is under investigation after revealing she'd lied to Work and Income… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

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

7:13 AM.The release of a new Human Rights Commission report into abuse of disabled people in state care over five decades documents thousands of stories of people who suffered sexual, physical and… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.A former synthetic cannabis addict says he's not surprised some are dying from smoking it. Eight people have recently died in relation to the drugs. RNZ speaks to the father and former user. Audio

7:25 AM.Eight synthetic cannabis-related deaths have now been reported. Massey University drug researcher, associate professor Christopher Wilkins joins us. Audio

7:36 AM.If the Transport Accident Investigation Commission has its way, something similar to an airliners' black box may be installed in all light aircraft. The Civil Aviation Authority is in favour and a… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Act Party leader David Seymour says he will have failed if he's once again the party's only MP after the elections. Audio

7:44 AM.Drugfree Sport is to start testing rugby players for performance enhancing drugs at the secondary schools First Fifteen Top Four rugby tournament in September. Drugfree Sport chief operating officer… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The Maori Party has secured $37 million-worth of funding over six years for the Maori Housing Network, it includes emergency housing and upgrades. In the latest instalment of the Brighter Futures… Read more Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:10 AM.Just over 90 staff at Thames engineering firm A & G Price have been told to collect their tools and hand over their keys. Thames Coromandel Mayor Sandra Goudie says the council is working to help the… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Donald Trump has tweeted that the US military will no longer allow transgender individuals to serve in the armed forces in any capacity. US correspondent Simon Marks joins us with the latest on the… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:36 AM.Changes to New Zealand's emissions trading scheme are imminent, to fall into line with the Paris agreement commitments, and along with those changes, the cost of polluting is set to rise. But the… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Christchurch City Council will vote today on introducing a new living wage for employees - its looking to bring in a $20 an hour pay rate. That's expected to benefit 470 of its staff but one group… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Residents in the Clutha town of Milton will continue living with the threat of flooding with the district's mayor saying they can't beat nature. Parts of the town have a history of floods and two… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Authorities are looking overseas for answers as they acknowledge human trafficking and exploitation are starting to become a much larger problem in New Zealand. It's estimated nearly 46 million people… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A town in Staffordshire is fundraising to build a memorial to the New Zealand troops who were based in the region ahead of their deployment to the Western Front. Stephen Dean, the County Archaeologist… Read more Audio