Morning Report for Tuesday 17 July 2018

6:00 AM.Trump-Putin summit: US President's comments 'treasonous'; Nurses resume bargaining talks; Middlemore Hospital computers four mins from failure; Peters 'confused' by Trump comments after Putin meeting.

6:06 AM.The Southern Steel have cemented second place in the ANZ Netball Premiership after beating the Tactix 59-56 in Invercargil. Audio

6:18 AM.Christchurch moteliers say this has been the hardest winter since the Canterbury earthquakes - and they are blaming both AirBnB and a lack of events. RNZ Christchurch reporter Logan Church spoke with… Read more Video, Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the business news, and catch up in overnight global market action. Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:38 AM.US President Donald Trump has publicly challenged his own intelligence agencies after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki overnight. Speaking at a 45-minute news conference with the… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A twelve-year project stopping people from rock-fishing without lifejackets is being called a success, despite two deaths at Muriwai Beach on Monday. A man and a woman died there after being swept off… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A massive celebration welcoming the French football team home is underway in Paris. More than half a million people have lined the Champs-Élysées for a victory parade. The team, which won 4-2 against… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Call for changes to the KiwiSaver scheme to stop investors being caught in low yielding funds and paying high fees. Exploitation on fishing vessels. Signs of economic weakness. Market update.  Audio

7:06 AM.Rowing New Zealand could well continue with the controversial row-off which decided the single sculls berth for this year's Wold Championships. Audio

7:10 AM.Former top American intelligence officials have condemned President Donald Trump for accepting Vladimir Putin's denial that Russia interfered in the 2016 US elections. Mr Trump and the Russian… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Nurses and District Health Boards are back in talks today in a bid to break the impasse over pay and staffing that's already triggered strike action. The surprise move follows last week's 24-hour long… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.An internal health board report says the computer systems serving Auckland and Northland's public hospitals were within four minutes of failing. It says this occurred during a power cut last year… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says the world should not leap to conclusions about Russia's involvement in US politics but he is bewildered and confused by Donald Trump's comments after Mr… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.People are gathering on Muriwai Beach this morning to mark the drowning of a man and a woman who died yesterday after being swept off rocks while fishing. Tim Jago is the chair of Muriwai Volunteer… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Businesses in the Coromandel are counting the cost after stormy weather closed the roads in the area again. They say regular road closures, bad weather, and slips mean visitors are staying away. Audio

7:48 AM.Australia's flawed extradition system means New Zealanders are getting away with serious crimes across the ditch. Justice Minister Andrew Little has highlighted the problem. He says in the past 18… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A safety campaign to help people whose dates go horribly wrong has launched in Sydney - and there are calls to bring it across the ditch. "Ask for Angela" lets anyone who feel unsafe on a date or a… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.More than 15,000 people will converge on Forsyth Barr Stadium in Duendin tonight to watch the Pulitzer Prize and Grammy winning hip hop artist, Kendrick Lamar, who is touring in support of fourth… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Rowing New Zealand say they haven't made any decisions about the process that will take place to decide who will represent them in the men's single sculls beyond this year's World Championships. Audio

8:10 AM.There's widespread shock at Donald Trump's apparent willingness to take Vladimir Putin's word that Russia didn't try to interfere in the 2016 US elections. America's top intelligence officials have… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Far North communities are crying out for more support to tackle the meth trade - and protect its victims. Despite heroic efforts by Northland health services and police to reduce demand - the signs… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A seven-year-in-the-making overhaul of Wellington's bus service went down like a flat tyre for many commuters who took to social media to vent their frustration. It was everything public transport… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Tasman District Council pitched the policy to the Local Government New Zealand conference in Christchurch on Sunday, calling for standardised tests to be implemented nationally. The remit passed with… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A proposal to build a monument on the scale of the Statue of Liberty at Bastion Point has been rubbished by NZ First MP Shane Jones. The plan for a 30 to 50-metre tall statue of Papatuanuku has… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Concerns have been raised that New Zealand has put its relationship with China under strain with its newly released defence strategy. National Party leader Simon Bridges told Morning Report the… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.All cars in New Zealand will need to be electric by 2050 if the government wants to reach its zero-emission target. But when you can pick up a classic 1993 Toyota Corolla for $1000 or less, or… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The young New Zealanders credited with driving momentum for a Zero Carbon Act have implored MPs not to mess it up in the final stages. The youth-movement Generation Zero have led a campaign for… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The critically acclaimed hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar starts his tour of New Zealand and Australia in Dunedin tonight. Music producer Yadana Saw will be going to the concert and she joins us from our… Read more Audio