Morning Report for Wednesday 20 June 2018

8:57 AM.There's good and bad news for stay-at-home bird spotters across the country. The latest State of New Zealand Garden Birds report has been released - and shows that while the number of some native… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A plan to develop salmon farming on a hydro dam on the South Island's West Coast had had the government sit up and take notice. The Greymouth fishing company Westfleet wants to have a commercial… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.The search for woodwork and metalwork teachers has headed overseas as schools struggle to fill vacancies with locally trained candidates. Principals say paying more for foreigners to teach the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The United States plans to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council today. A full pullout by the US would leave the council without one of its traditional defenders of human rights. Our… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Retailers are pulling ionisation alarms from shelves after a Consumer NZ investigation found they do not detect smoke, only actual flames. But does that mean homeowners need to urgently check their… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The future of Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf is looking shakier by the day with New Zealand Football expected to announce an investigation into his conduct later this morning. 1 NEWS has tracked… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.A South Auckland hapu whose cemetery keeps flooding is one of the many Māori communities around the country living with the effects of climate change. Te Ahi Waru and Te Akitai are said to have lived… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Gangs carrying high-powered weapons are threatening to derail a fragile peace in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands. Last Friday the PNG government declared a state of emergency in the province for… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Captain Harry Kane bagged a double with his second goal coming in stoppage time as England snatched a 2-1 win over Tunisia in their opening match of the football World Cup in Russia. Audio

7:55 AM.A terminally ill woman is calling for greater access to Maori healing methods saying they've helped to keep her alive for years longer than doctors expected. When Tanya Filia was diagnosed with brain… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.An independent investigation of the Football Ferns culture and team environment under coach Andreas Heraf is expected to be announced by the national body later this morning. Audio

6:49 AM.Bond issues flow thick and fast. Property investors say they're not getting tax breaks. Business ignores technology at its peril. Global markets thumped by US-China trade war talk. Audio

6:22 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is caught up in a row over the use of private security staff by the state sector. Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on global financial markets. Audio

6:06 AM.Senegal became the first African team to win a match at this year's football World Cup in Russia, claiming a 2-1 win over Poland with the help of two shocking errors in the European side's defence. Audio

6:00 AM.Hipkins demands answers on spies, govt relationship, Tower defends house insurance premium hikes, Republicans urge Trump to soften migrant child detention policy, South African couple avoid… Read more Audio