Morning Report for Friday 29 June 2018

6:00 AM.Kiwifruit growers expect victory in PSA court battle, MPI defends actions in cow-beating case, Fuel tax not fair, Aucklanders say, Construction worker shortage no deterrant for KiwiBuild plans… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand women's cricketers have booked their place in the T20 Tri-Series Final with an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in Bristol. Audio

6:09 AM.An Auckland trucking operator says the government doesn't understand the industry and a fuel tax will hurt the city's economy. The government has confirmed a new tax of 3.5 cents a litre for the whole… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the business news and a catch up on overnight finance market moves. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:40 AM.Thousands of people will have more money in their pockets next week. The Government's Families Package kicks in on Sunday, providing more for low income families, beneficiaries and pensioners, and… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Housing Minister's been called out for abusing parliamentary process and giving flippant answers to written questions. Ministers are expected to answer questions fully and promptly, and Phil… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Right now it's half time of the England Belgium game insert something about score here. Both teams are already safely through to the final 16 - the outcome on Friday will just decide who they'll play… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.RBNZ may hold rates low for longer. NZX pressured to improve its share market supervision. Regional fuel tax rebate hassles. Latest from markets. Audio

7:06 AM.The New Zealand women's cricketers have booked their place in the T20 Tri-Series Final with an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in Bristol, though they're struggling again against an England… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Kiwifruit growers are understood to be on the verge of victory in their long running battle with the Government over the vine-killing disease PSA. The High Court will deliver its decision today on a… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The Ministry of Primary Industries is rejecting accusations that it is incompetent when it comes to animal welfare issues. Farmwatch, a farm monitoring group, has published footage of a sharemilker… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Auckland businesses say its not fair they're having to cough up for fuel taxes now but wait years to see any of the desperately needed benefits. The government has announced a nationwide fuel excise… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A huge shortage of construction workers is not detering the new head of Kiwibuild, who reckons the Government will hit its target of building 6,000 affordable homes over the next two years. Stephen… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.In the wake of the horror crash in Taranaki, a former mayor is wondering whether the Government has its transport priorities right. Ross Paterson was Western Bay of Plenty mayor in August 2016 when… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.One of seven people killed in a horrific head-on smash near the Taranaki town of Waverly on Wednesday had just recovered from another serious crash a year ago. Several of the local volunteer fire… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Residents living in the small Hawke's Bay settlement of Rissington have been flooded twice in three months and say lives are at risk unless a stop bank is built and the river is cleared of debris to… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.We cross to Washington with the latest on the active shooting at the Capital Gazette office - a newspaper in the Maryland city of Annapolis. Our correspondent John Bevir is in Washington. He talks to… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Family doctors are backing the government's decision to scrap targets set under National. The government quietly stopped work on measuring the targets in August last year - a move the National Party… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.New Caledonia crows are able to make tools by remembering what's worked for them before. It's known the clever crows can make basic stick tools but it's not been clear until now if they learnt from… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand women's cricketers have had a morning of contrasting fortunes, crushing South Africa to seal their place in the T20 tri-series final, before being humbled by England for the second… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.There are now reports of fatalities and multiple injuries at the scene of a shooting in the offices of a local newspaper in the US state of Maryland. Police and emergency services have swarmed around… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Earlier in the programme, the Ministry of Primary Industries defended its response to allegations of a Northland sharemilker beating his cows. Disturbing video of the abuse was viewed around the… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The words 'scum' and 'scabs' have been stained into the front lawn with weedkiller outside an emergency housing centre in Blenheim. The manager of the Blenheim Emergency Transitional Housing Service… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.There are fears the Government's foreign buyer ban may have drastic consequences for communities like Queenstown. Queenstown is both the most unaffordable place to live in New Zealand and has the… Read more Audio

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

8:39 AM.New Zealand banks are being urged to catch up with international trends and offer special low interest lows to people building eco-homes. An Auckland couple is pushing for change arguing it will help… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A court in Tel Aviv has convicted an American-Israeli teenager of making hundreds of threats to bomb or attack Jewish schools, community centres and other institutions in the US, Britain Australia and… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Earlier, we spoke to a former Mayor who wondered if the Government has its transport priorities right, especially in light of this week's tragic crash near Waverley. Speaking yesterday during a… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The search for twelve missing boys and their football coach in a cave complex in Northern Thailand has been suspended again due to rain. They've been missing for five days and now American and British… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.One person is in custody and several people have been killed following a shooting at a newspaper office in the US state of Maryland. Police have just given a media update. Audio

8:52 AM.It's down to the final 16 in the Football World Cup. Max Towle and Emile Donovan are the hosts of RNZ's Football World Cup podcast, and they discuss the latest results with Guyon Espiner. Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio