Morning Report for Friday 18 May 2018

6:00 AM.Budget 2018 analysis: 'A missed opportunity'; Budget 2018 full of 'broken promises' - Amy Adams; Budget 2018: Kei hea te putea? Where's the money? Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand squash player Joelle King has been upset in the second round of the British Open in Hull. Audio

6:10 AM.The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered his first Budget calling it a first step in a plan for transformation. He's investing more money in health, education and housing - while also… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Health was the focus in Grant Robertson's first budget. While the $2.3 billion more for District Health Boards is business as usual there's a huge boost in the amount of money to fix rundown and leaky… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A brief taste of Budget reaction, Infratil's future, and latest movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:26 AM.The Government says the way exotic pests and diseases are fought must change. Read more Audio

6:40 AM.There were coalition lamingtons and Budget Day cheese rolls. But was there the promised cash? Finance Minister Grant Robertson promised big spending in health and education and on housing and… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Half a million people will soon be able to visit the doctor for less, after yesterday's budget announced GP visits will be slashed by up to $30 for Community Services Card holders. 53,000 more… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Community midwives have been telling the government the service is in crisis and rural midwives are getting out. Charlie Ferris who works in Central Otago says the Budget funding boost of $103 million… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.It's the big night on Saturday for royal fans who will finally get to see Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot. And well wishers here are putting the final touches to their own wedding parties.

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

7:06 AM.Waikato could be left without a domestic rugby coach. The BBC is reporting that the outgoing Ulster coach and incoming Waikato mentor Jono Gibbes has held talks with La Rochelle about taking charge of… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson has called it a "bread and butter" Budget. There's been a major boost for health, but Mr Robertson's critics say it's underwhelming. To discuss the details, Guyon… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The Labour government's Budget has been called 'National lite' by some, but National's finance spokesperson Amy Adams tells Susie Ferguson it falls short on spending and is full of broken promises. Audio

7:43 AM.Kei hea te putea? Where's the money? Maori-specific funding took a major hit in this budget, despite voters backing Labour in all seven Maori seats last election. Te Puni Kokiri will lose about $9… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.There's been another big eruption from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano - this one's sent a plume of ash 9,000 metres into the sky. Lynn Kawano from Hawaii News Now tells Susie Ferguson a big concern is gases… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The British government says it will consult on a possbile ban on the use of flammable cladding in the wake of the Grenfell disaster that claimed more than 70 lives. A review out today concludes a ban… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.It is still unknown who will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle when she marries Prince Harry this weekend, but it won't be her father. BBC journalist Lucy Hockings is in Windsor and will be… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Waikato could be left without a domestic rugby coach for the upcoming season with Jono Gibbes reportedly set to ditch his old province to coach in France. Audio

8:11 AM.Grant Robertson's first Budget is under attack from the Opposition. National's Amy Adams says it's a tax and spend, borrow and hope budget. But Mr Robertson disputes that, telling Susie Ferguson "I… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson and economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara discuss the Budget with Guyon Espiner. Pressure will really be on the next two years' budgets, as expectations grow… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.President Donald Trump has reassured North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un that he would remain in power under a nuclear deal with the United States. Mr Trump says he is not seeking regime change amid… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Climate-friendly sheep that burp less could soon be running around local farms. Researchers have bred sheep that produce less methane in a bid to curb greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:37 AM.The first All Black squad of the year is named on Sunday. They'll take on France next month. Joe Porter from RNZ Sport is in our Wellington studio to run through the names. Audio

8:40 AM.A Nelson supermarket is stepping up the war on plastic by cutting out it out completely in the fruit and vegetables and the bulk bins. From next month shoppers at Fresh Choice Nelson will be offered… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Tech agencies fear a new type of AI that can paste a person's face onto another person's body in a video will be used to blackmail, ridicule and even alter the course of elections. Fake videos dubbed… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The Wellington City Council has voted to spend 6 point 7 million dollars to save a 94-year-old stand at Wellington's Basin Reserve. The vote was unanimous but Councillor Brian Dawson first questioned… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Royal weddings are always marked by protocol and pageantry. So how will the nuptials between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this weekend compare with others? Ingrid Seward, long-term royal watcher and… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio