Morning Report for Wednesday 4 July 2018

6:00 AM.An attempt could be made as early as today to bring 12 young Thai footballers and their coach out of the cave, The first primary school teacher strike in 24 years is set to happen next month, and… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Sweden have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years after beating Switzerland 1-nil. Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business stories and catch up of overnight action on global markets. Audio

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

6:49 AM.House prices go into winter hibernation. Business confidence follows suit. Orion Health, A2 Milk and Synlait feel the warm share market glow. And a wrap of financial markets.

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7:06 AM.There is no score between England and Colombia just after half time of their World Cup last 16 game in Moscow. Audio

7:10 AM.An attempt could be made as early as today to bring 12 young footballers and their coach out of the cave in Northern Thailand where they've been trapped for 10 days. The deputy governor of Chiang Rai… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The first primary school teacher strike in 24 years is set to happen in August. Teachers have voted overwhelmingly against the Ministry of Education's latest pay offer, and they plan on striking for… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Lawyers and beneficiary advocates want an urgent review into the Ministry for Social Development's debt recovery programme. Yesterday the High Court ruled against the Ministry, which had been… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.New Zealand is beefing up its powers to police the high seas as it faces the risk of becoming an easy target for drug smugglers. Legislation to crack down on drug trafficking passed its first reading… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.The IHC has been forced to suspend its lucrative calf-raising scheme because of Mycoplasma bovis. The scheme has been going for 34 years and raises in excess of a million dollars each year for the… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.A Waitaki District community is unable to drink their groundwater after high levels of E.coli were discovered during routine checks. About 119 bore owners were notified by letter last month about a… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Business confidence has slumped to a seven-year low. Is the government worried? Finance Minister Grant Robertson tells Guyon Espiner business surveys generally more pessimistic under Labour… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The National Party has asked the Court of Appeal to reduce the amount of damages it has to pay for breaching copyright in its 2014 election campaign. Last year the High Court found the music library… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.England and Colombia have gone to extra time after finishing normal time 1-all in their World Cup last 16 game in Moscow. Audio

8:10 AM.Volunteer cave divers from around the world are in Thailand helping with the remarkable rescue attempt of the 12 young boys and their coach who are stuck underground. Two expert divers from the… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The president of the Principals' Federation says he's not surprised primary teachers and principals have rejected a pay offer from the Ministry of Education. They have voted to strike for half a day… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.A man who was sexually abused as a child by an Australian Catholic priest says the Archbishop of Adelaide knew about a paedophile priest who abused at least one girl in New Zealand. Archbishop Philip… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Is a tree hut really a house? And, if it is, should a bit of backyard DIY have to comply with the building code? That's the argument happening in Mosgiel where the Dunedin City Council has told a… Read more Audio

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

8:35 AM.The man behind the planned mega-dairy conversion in the Mackenzie Basin is shrugging off criticism from Fonterra about further intensification on the vulnerable landscape. But a local man says the… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The dispute over Craggy Range Vineyards building a zig-zag track across Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay is going to court. The Environmental Defence Society is arguing the Hastings District Council's… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A schoolboy rugby player has been banned as a result of a massive investigation into online purchases of prohibited substances. The player - who was a minor at the time of offending, so cannot be… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.An Otago school is calling for the government to review a policy that allows students to stand in the aisle of buses while on the open road. The board of trustees for Wanaka Primary School says the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.After a tense match, England has just beaten Colombia in a penalty shoot-out. A somewhat breathless Coen Lammers is on the line from the stadium, where he was just metres from the goalbox. Audio

8:55 AM.Researchers say they will get the best insight ever into the state of the Maori language thanks to the internationally recognised longitudinal study, Growing Up in New Zealand. The study involves… Read more Audio