Morning Report for Monday 23 July 2018

6:00 AM.Search for missing pilot resumes on Lake Wanaka, Calls to lift govt spending constraints grow louder, Marjory Stoneman Douglas students visit Christchurch,Horowhenua pollution: 'We've been backed into… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Italian golfer Francesco Molinari has claimed his first major title, winning the British Open at carnoustie by 2 shots. Molinari finished ahead of a group that included Justin Rose and Rory… Read more Audio

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

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

6:36 AM.The government has been told it must get rid of self-imposed spending rules if it's serious about fixing rundown public services. The coalition will spend an extra 24 billion dollars over the next… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Wellington's new bus network will be put to the test today as parents and school children return from holidays. It comes on the same day as fifty bus drivers strike to protest their working hours… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Environment Minister David Parker is under pressure to install an independent Commissioner at the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council to force it to do more to clean up polluted lakes and rivers. The… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.New Zealand businesses more optimistic than others around the world. Govt's fiscal straitjacket has no economic basis. Foreign ownership law change may hurt wine industry. The start of the investing… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The search for the missing helicopter pilot Matt Wallis is resuming on Lake Wanaka. The son of the Warbirds Over Wanaka founder, Sir Tim Wallis, crashed into the lake near Stevensons Island on… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The government's being warned it has no chance of fixing rundown public services unless it ditches its self imposed spending rules. Under its budget responsibility rules, the Labour-led coalition has… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Twenty eight students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are arriving Christchurch this morning to spend a week with the Student Volunteer Army. The Parkland survivors are… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Environment Minister has been asked to install an independent Commissioner at the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council to force it do more to clean up polluted lakes and rivers. The pressure is… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.The government is being urged to loosen its self-imposed financial restraints and spend more on public services. Critics say more should be done for underfunded mental health services and dilapidated… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The Black Ferns Sevens team secured a resounding win in yesterday's Rugby World Cup Sevens final in San Francisco. The women's team beat first-time finalists, France, 29-0, to take home the World Cup… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Newly released figures reveal the number of hospital buildings that are earthquake-prone is rising. That's a reversal of the previous downward trend. There are 77 quake-prone buildings with staff or… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Wellington is heading into its second week of the new bus timetables and routes, but the transition has not been without its problems. Tranzit took over the operation of Wellington's bus network last… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A Sikh Temple in South Auckland is breaking down cultural barriers and uniting people in their community. The Takanini Sikh Society feeds around 3,000 locals every weekend and distributes the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.A former Silver Ferns assistant coach is welcoming the resignation of coach Janine Southby. Southby resigned on Friday, at the same time as Netball New Zealand announced its review findings into the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Francesco Molinari became Italy's first golf major champion after winning the British Open at Carnoustie by 2 shots from Justin rose, Rory McIlroy, Kevin Kisner and Xander Shav far lay. Audio

8:10 AM.The police national dive squad will be back on Lake Wanaka this morning searching for chopper pilot Matthew Wallis. The 39-year-old was on a solo flight on Saturday afternoon when his Robinson R44… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Access to the Hawea Conservation Park could be cut off completely due to a stoush between the government and the US television personality Matt Lauer. The anchor of NBC's 'Today Show' purchased the… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The cost of dumping rubbish could be increasing across New Zealand as council's call for the government to increase the levy. It's estimated that the cost of dumping a carload of rubbish in some… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Francesco Molinari has won the British Open becoming Italy's first golf major champion. Veteran golf journalist Bill Fields joins us to discuss the result. Audio

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

8:36 AM.A new rostering system for police emergency call handlers is being called a failure. Preference-based scheduling, or PBS as it's commonly known, is one of two rostering systems used in Police comms… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Wellington's struggling new bus network is under more pressure on Monday morning as holiday-makers return to work and children return to school. Metlink faced issues with capacity, delays and… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The New Zealand government is being begged to take a group of refugees being held at the detention centre on Nauru. Twenty-seven refugees have written to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, saying they… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The Tour de France has long been one of the highlight's of France's sporting calendar - but as the professionals pedal across the country towards their finish on the Champs Elysees on Sunday 29th… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The Black Ferns Sevens team won a place in history, becoming the first team to win back-to-back Rugby World Cup Sevens titles. Now the men are in their final after beating Fiji. Matt Chatterton joins… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A leaked casting call for the newest Bond film - Bond 25 - is calling for a male Māori actor. The call sheet was obtained by fan site MI6 and calls for a Māori actor between 35 and 55 with advanced… Read more Audio