Morning Report for Thursday 15 February 2018
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Top Stories for Wednesday 15 February 2018
6:00 AM.Fears of job losses at Fletcher Building shakeup; Fletcher Building's profitability, value and reputation ruin; Debate over saliva testing for drug driving; America's Cup Village changes surprise Team… Read more Audio
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Builders' union stunned by Fletcher's poor financial state
6:09 AM.The union representing building workers says it's stunned by Fletcher Building's announcement yesterday it will no longer bid for a role in major construction projects. Expected losses from its… Read more Audio
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Fiji's Ono-I-Lau wrecked by Cyclone Gita
6:11 AM.Reports of cyclone damage are coming in from Fiji's Ono-I-Lau island. The category 4 cyclone passed over the small island, roughly half way between Tonga and Fiji, around midnight on Tuesday. It has… Read more Audio
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Trump's lawyer admits paying porn star, won't say why
6:17 AM.President Trump's lawyer has confirmed that he made a $130,000 payment to a porn actress during the 2016 Presidential election, but he won't explain why. The White House insists the President did not… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 15 February 2018
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 February 2018
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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National MPs line up behind preferred candidates
6:40 AM.National MPs have begun lining up behind their preferred leadership candidate - with one contender making a bold show of support. The caucus has just two weeks to decide who they want to take over… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita: Tongans make shelters, wait for power, water
6:46 AM.Two more flights are expected to arrive in Tonga on Thursday to help with the damage Cylone Gita has caused. Graham Kenna from Tonga's National Emergency Management Office says conditions are… Read more Audio
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Business News for 15 February 2018
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Fears of job losses at Fletcher Building shakeup
7:11 AM.The construction industry is facing a major shakeup following Fletcher Building's shock loss announcement yesterday. The company has racked up close to $1 billion of losses in the past 18 months. The… Read more Audio
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Fletcher quits all major builds, staff 'redeployed' - Ross Taylor
7:15 AM.The construction industry is facing a major shakeup following Fletcher Building's shock loss announcement. The company has racked up close to a billion dollars of losses in the past 18 months. The… Read more Audio
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Debate over saliva testing for drug driving
7:22 AM.The Minister in charge of road safety, Julie Anne Genter, is unimpressed with a recommendation from her officials to introduce roadside saliva testing of motorists for drugs. The Transport Ministry… Read more Audio
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America's Cup Village changes surprise Team NZ
7:25 AM.The government and Auckland Council say they may go ahead with an America's Cup Village design different to the one already planned. The new option, which could cost around $185 million, shortens a… Read more Audio
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National leader race kicks off - political analysis
7:37 AM.Three more National MPs are thought to be considering entering the race to replace Bill English. Yesterday Judith Collins, Simon Bridges and Amy Adams put themselves forward. Steven Joyce, Jonathan… Read more Video, Audio
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Māori student under-achievement 'chronic'
7:40 AM.The head of the Education Ministry has told MPs the under-achievement of Māori students is chronic, intractable and systemic.
Education Secretary Iona Holsted appeared before a select committee… Read more Audio
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Oxfam NZ confirms two past sex abuse cases
7:47 AM.The sex scandal involving one of the world's biggest charities has deepened, with allegations workers demanded sex for aid and carried out abuse. Oxfam deputy chief executive Penny Lawrence resigned… Read more Audio
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Government weakens oversight for free tertiary education
7:55 AM.The Government is reducing the penalty for students who try to rort the no-fees tertiary study scheme. It had intended that people who wrongly claim the free year of education would be liable to three… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita: Rain makes Tonga cleanup difficult
8:10 AM.Thousands of people in Tonga are still seeking emergency shelter after a night of heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Gita. The category four cyclone hit the main island of Tongatapu and destroyed… Read more Audio
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National leader vote 'chance for a fresh face' - Amy Adams
8:14 AM.Former Justice Minister Amy Adams has thrown her hat in the ring for National Party leadership. She tells Susie Ferguson she can be the modern face of the National Party. Read more Audio
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Are our schools providing for Māori students?
8:19 AM.The head of the Education Ministry has conceded the day the education system has been failing Māori students since the day it began.
Iona Holsted told MPs during the Ministry's annual review poor… Read more Audio
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New rift in America's Cup village plan
8:26 AM.It's not clear how long it's going to take to conclude talks on an America's Cup village for Auckland, after a rift appeared yesterday between Team New Zealand on one side, and the government and… Read more Audio
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National leader vote: Bridges touts 'generational change'
8:37 AM.Simon Bridges has made a pitch for leader of the National Party, and tells Guyon Espiner he's the most experienced candidate who can also usher in generational change. Audio
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Is NZ going beyond its brief in Iraq?
8:46 AM.The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to put pressure on New Zealand next month to extend its military mission in Iraq. The subject is expected to feature when Jacinda Ardern… Read more Audio
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Churches must be in abuse inquiry - Philippines ambassador
8:50 AM.The case of a globe-trotting paedophile priest has spurred the Philippines Ambassador to ask the New Zealand Government to expand its inquiry into child abuse. But so far, the Royal Commission into… Read more Audio
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Euthanasia advocate's emails scrutinised in trial
8:54 AM.A series of emails which the Crown says were sent by a Wellington euthanasia advocate to drug suppliers in China and Mexico have come in for close scrutiny in the High Court in Wellington. Susan… Read more Audio
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Historic anniversary for New Zealand test cricket
8:56 AM.New Zealand cricket history was made 40 years ago today. In 1978 a three-test series began against England at Wellington's Basin Reserve. It was the 48th match between the nations, with New Zealand… Read more Audio
