Morning Report for Thursday 19 July 2018

6:00 AM.Thai cave rescue: Boys speak to media for first time, Young politicians want gay conversion therapy banned, NZer abused in Australia, deported, denied compensation, Nurses hope for revised offer at… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Chiefs are happy to have their reinforcements back for tomorrow night's Super Rugby quarter-final against the hurricanes in Wellington. Following last weekend's 28-24 win in Hamilton, the Chiefs… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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

6:28 AM.A Northland couple campaigning against meth say they will take a petition to Parliament to ban p-pipes from being sold in shops. Two stores that were selling the so-called pipes in the Far North have… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Life insurers under pressure to improve service to consumers. Z Energy says prices may be peaking. Council approves dredging of Whangarei Harbour. Latest from money market. Audio

7:06 AM.The Chiefs are relieved to have their reinforcements back for tomorrow night's Super Rugby quarter-final against the hurricanes in Wellington. Following last weekend's 28-24 win in Hamilton, the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The 12 members of a youth football team and their coach who spent more than two weeks trapped underground in a flooded cave network in northern Thailand have appeared in public for the first time… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.A review has found the Government's own gold-standard scheme to approve building products is badly flawed. It questions the competency and expertise of those issuing the powerful Codemark… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Young Labour and the Young Greens are throwing their weight behind calls for the Government to ban gay conversion therapy. The two youth wings say the practice is unethical and inhumane and they've… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A New Zealander who was sexually abused in Australian state care as a boy has been barred from getting compensation. The man, who RNZ has agreed only to name as John, turned to drugs after the abuse… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The nurses' union says district health boards expect to have a revised offer for them next week. The union and district health boards will be back at the negotiating table next Tuesday. For more we're… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.A third of young people with Type One diabetes are purposely not taking insulin, or are at risk of avoiding insulin in order to lose weight. The figure comes after a study by diabetes and eating… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.A former policeman and Hamilton City Councillor James Casson says three homicides in the region have seen large numbers of patched gang members out on the streets as a result. He suggested a hui… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Protestors angry about a planned cycleway in Kaikōura marched to the district council on Wednesday with their complaints. The march was at times confrontational with Kaikoura mayor Winston Grey taking… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand golfer, Ryan Fox, says it's time he becomes a genuine threat at a major ahead of this week's British Open at Carnoustie. This will be Fox's fifth major appearance, his best finish at one… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.A fire at a metal factory in Petone is causing traffic issues in the Capital. Motorists are being advised to avoid Seaview Road while firefighters battle the blaze. No-one has been reported injured… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A paediatrician is warning of possible deaths if funding for caregivers is not improved. Auckland doctor Rosemary Marks reviewed the case of a severely autistic and intellectually disabled 21… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.In the wake of controversy over a cancelled visit to Auckland by two right-wing Canadians, the debate over free speech has reignited. An advocacy group launched legal action yesterday against Auckland… Read more Audio

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

8:33 AM.The world's elite golfers tee off later today in the British Open. Tiger Woods, the defending champion Jordan Spieth, and the world number one Dustin Johnson will all be competing. New Zealanders Ryan… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The country's largest gas user, Methanex, will continue operating for at least another decade. The Taranaki-based company is the world's largest producer of methanol. It has signed a gas supply… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A cheque for almost $1.5 million paid to Bougainville by the Papua New Guinea government has bounced. The money is an initial instalment on the money Bougainville says the national government is… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Google has been hit with a landmark 4.34 BIllion euro fine by the European Union for what the EU describes as "serious illegal behaviour". Margrethe Vestager, the EU's competition commissioner, said… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Australia might have solved one of life's burning issues - the bruised avocado. Research conducted earlier this year found 97 percent of customers gave avocados a squeeze to test ripeness before… Read more Audio