Morning Report for Friday 27 July 2018

6:00 AM.Synthetic cannabis-related death toll surges - coroner, NZer abused as boy in Australia takes compensation case to UN, Cambridge Analytica: Data influenced 2016 US election, Builders struggle with… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Netball New Zealand aren't ruling out the possibility of recruiting of an offshore replacement for outgoing Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby. Audio

6:13 AM.The Eden Park Trust has withdrawn its application to hold a fundraising concert for Sir Ray Avery's baby 'lifepod' incubators. Sir Ray Avery, who proposed the event to raise money for his incubator… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight global financial market action. Audio

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

6:41 AM.Provisional coroners' figures show between 40 and 45 people are believed to have died from using synthetic cannabis in the last year. It's a huge jump considering In the previous five years there were… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Insurers warn the suspension of CodeMark certificates for virtually all aluminium composite panels used on multi-storey buildings could affect cover. The suspension of the certificates was made public… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.The government has alarmed tertiary institutions by signalling it will make more changes to foreign students' right to work in New Zealand. It's planning changes to the rules for working while… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Fairfax NZ as uncertain as ever if parent taken over by Nine Network. Distillers to gear up for export growth. Wages and job shortages to pressure aged care sector. A wrap of market action.

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7:06 AM.Hurricanes midfielder, Ngani Laumape, poses a real threat to the Crusaders chances of back-to-back Super Rugby titles according to Ryan Crotty. Audio

7:07 AM.Provisional coroners' figures show between 40 and 45 people are believed to have died from using synthetic cannabis in the last year. It's a huge jump considering In the previous five years there were… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.A man who was sexually abused in Australian state care as a boy is taking his fight for compensation to the United Nations. The man, who RNZ has agreed only to name as John, turned to drugs after the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Facebook's stock plunged twenty-percent overnight after the company said it expects revenue growth to slow as it "puts privacy first" and rethinks how users interact with the site. Wall Street's sharp… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Building owners and designers are struggling to deal with the suspension of approval certificates for aluminium panels similar to those that burned on London's Grenfell Tower a year ago. They are not… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Former cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory in the Pakistan election. But the party of disgraced former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has rejected the election results, as have a host of… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.While Parliament wrestles with its medicinal marijuana bill a Taranaki man living with terminal cancer says he is being forced to act like a criminal to manufacture the cannabis oil he says alleviates… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The Hikurangi Cannabis Company in Ruatoria's is taking a keen interest in the debate around medical marijuana. It's at the forefront of commercialising cannabis based medicines but can't get started… Read more Video, Audio

7:43 AM.The international education sector is warning that more limits to foreign students' work rights will be the death knell for some institutions. Earlier this year minister Iain-Lees Galloway said he was… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Controversial far-right speakers Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux will speak in New Zealand after all. Their promoter has confirmed the duo have found a location, after Auckland mayor Phil Goff… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Fairfax Media in Australia has announced plans to merge with Nine Entertainment. The merger if approved by Australia's A triple CC, the equivalent of our Commerce Commission, would create an… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Fairfax Media in Australia has announced plans to merge with Nine Entertainment. Gavin Ellis discusses the implications for news media in New Zealand. Audio

8:06 AM.The Hurricanes have set themselves the target of becoming the first team to beat the Crusaders on their home turf in a Super Rugby knockout match. The defending champions are unbeaten in their 19… Read more Audio

There has been a dramatic spike in the number of people dying from synthetic cannabis. Provisional figures from the coroner show between 40 and 45 people died in the year to June, compared to just two… Read more Video, Audio

8:12 AM.The Green Party is gritting its teeth and supporting a bill that would have prevented the success of its founding members. Known as the Waka Jumping Bill, it prevents MPs switching parties or striking… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The Crusaders will have history and form on their side when they host the Hurricanes in Christchurch tomorrow night in the Super Rugby semifinals. If they can get past the only other New Zealand team… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The Green Party is gritting its teeth and supporting a bill that would have prevented the success of its founding members. Known as the Waka Jumping Bill, it prevents MPs switching parties or striking… Read more Video, Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of financial markets. Audio

8:30 AM.The National Party goes into its first conference since losing Government this weekend, with a focus on renewing its policies and turning its eye to the 2020 election. There will no doubt be some… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The manager of Hunter Valley Station says anyone is welcome to visit. Yesterday we talked to the Federated Mountain Clubs group and were told he was deliberately denying access to the road on the… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A teacher in Whanganui says she was shocked when she heard another teacher tell his class that Māori were lucky the British didn't wipe them out. Riria Henry was in her final placement for teachers'… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Auckland Libaries has restored 200 year old Māori sketches - which were some of the first materials to teach the world about the Māori culture and language. The drawings will be lent to the Royal… Read more Audio

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