Morning Report for Friday 4 May 2018

6:00 AM.What next for 'broken' petrol market? Megan Woods responds; M. bovis eradication may cost farmers hundreds of millions; Trump contradicts himself over Stormy Daniels' payments; early Maori roll… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Defending champion Andrew Nicholson says his horse missed the crowd on the opening day of the Badminton Horse Trial in England. Audio

6:14 AM.Some overseas students who paid thousands of dollars to a tertiary institute that shut its doors suddenly have been fully refunded after its owner repaid them. But scores more could still be… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The media industry in the Pacific islands region is said to be in crisis, with some leading Pacific journalists describing a dire state of affairs when it comes to press freedom. The United Nations… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:27 AM.Federated Farmers have produced figures that show dairy and beef cattlemen should pay as little as 12.8 percent of the costs of eliminating Mycoplasma bovis.

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6:40 AM.After a "please explain" meeting with BP's New Zealand head, the government remains unconvinced motorist are getting a fair deal at the petrol pump. Energy Minister Megan Woods called the company to a… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The National Party says it would be breathtakingly arrogant for the Government to pass the waka-jumping legislation given the opposition to it in public submissions. The legislation is being… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.BNZ says it's "ruthlessly vigilant" against improper sales practices. Z Energy says it has an uncertain future. Foreign investors outbidding locals for commercial property. Market report. Audio

7:06 AM.Wallabies fullback Israel Folau says the firestorm over his controversial anti-gay comments will not affect his commitment towards rugby as he prepares to return to the field this weekend. Audio

7:10 AM.BP denies it is cyncially manipulating petrol prices to boost its profits. The oil company was summoned to a meeting with the Minister of Energy Megan Woods yesterday to explain its pricing practices… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Farmers may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to fight the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. The government and the farming industry have been locked in debate for weeks over the fairest way… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.President Trump has contradicted his earlier statements that he was unaware of a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Mr Trump said he paid a retainer to his attorney Michael… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Many Māori voters are turning their back on the Māori seats and deciding to vote in a general electorate in the next elections. The Māori Electoral Option, which gives Māori a choice of which roll to… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.A group campaigning for an overhaul of the criminal justice system says the latest report into the state of Waikato's aging Waikeria Prison proves it's uninhabitable. The prison - one of the country's… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.New Zealand's being warned by a former top British diplomat not to get too excited about improving relations with the United Kingdom after it leaves the European Union. Sir Simon Fraser says the UK's… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A delegation from the United States is in China to try and avert a trade war between the two countries. President Trump announced tariffs on imported Chinese steel and aluminium as well as an… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Pharmacists around Northland are leading a campaign to reduce asthma death rates. The incidence of asthma in the region is among the highest in the country. And a high percentage of those with the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Blues don't expect anything other than Israel Folau's A-game when the under- siege Wallaby makes his return to Super Rugby. Audio

8:10 AM.Despite a face-to-face meeting with BP executives on Thursday, the Minister of Energy Megan Woods has received no concessions yet from the oil company. Dr Woods told us this morning the oil company… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Minister of Agriculture and BioSecurity Damien O'Connor is seeking a 40% contribution from farmers for the cost of tackling the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. It could cost the industry around… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Around 40,000 hunters are expected to head to their maimais and aim for the sky when the duck hunting season kicks off tomorrow. Paul Stenning from Invercargill has been duck hunting for 43 years. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Children from low and mid-decile schools have recorded the highest average scores in a national test of te reo Māori. The National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement assessed children in Years 4… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:43 AM.The national domestic netball competition begins this weekend against the backdrop of a disastrous Commonwealth Games campaign from the Silver Ferns. An independent review of the Silver Ferns campaign… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.The iD International Emerging Designer Awards is on this week in Dunedin with 46 designers from around the world competing for top prizes. And fashion reporter Sonia Sly is in Dunedin for RNZ's My… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.As we heard earlier in the programme, duckshooters are hoping for low cloud and rain when the annual gamebird hunting season begins tomorrow. But another group is hoping for warm sunny weather - and… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio