Morning Report for Friday 3 August 2018

6:00 AM.Rescuers hope to fly climber off Mt Aspiring on Friday, Ngai Te Rangi kaumatua recover after bus crash, Clive Matthew-Wilson demands seatbelts for buses Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is on the leaderboard after the first round of the British Open in Lancashire. Ko fired a four under par 68 at Royal Lytham and St Annes to cuurently be in a tie for… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Foreign observers are pressuring the electoral commission to announce the results quickly - and to address concerns about fraud by being transparent about the entire process. One of those foreign… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The owner of an iconic Wellington building housing Sir Peter Jackson's world war one exhibition says it needs the building back. Massey University and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage issued a… Read more Audio

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

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

6:38 AM.United States firefighters say they're desperate for the arrival of international help including a team of New Zealanders who are enroute to help fight fires ravaging parts of California and Oregon… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The government says work is now under way to develop new rules that will support a reduction in carbon emissions from aircraft. Transport Minister Phil Twyford says globally, aviation accounts for… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.A2 Milk's new CEO talks for the first time. Simple statements trigger changes in KiwiSaver investors' behaviour. Gaming industry developers have big ideas for the future. The latest from the money… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko would have liked a few more putts to drop but she's generally happy with her opening round at the British Open at Royal Lyhtam and St Annes. Audio

7:09 AM.Rescuers are hoping to fly a 29-year-old Australian soldier off Mount Aspiring on Friday. Grave fears were being held for the climber before he was found at five o'clock yesterday, just north of the… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Nineteen people from the Ngai Te Rangi iwi were injured on Thursday afternoon when their bus crashed into a ditch near Sanson in the Manawatu and rolled onto its roof. Six of the 19 people were taken… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.A road safety campaigner says all buses travelling over 50 kilometres an hour should have seatbelts. Clive Matthew-Wilson from the Dog and Lemon website says there is no reason seatbelts can't be… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Zimbabwe will know the results of Monday's presidential election just after 8am {NZ time), that's 10pm in Harare. It's not known if all the results will come out in one go but what is certain is the… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Christchurch is in the grip of red and black fever ahead of this weekend's super rugby final. The Crusaders will face off against the South African Lions on Saturday night, but the competition has… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Far right Canadians Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux are due to speak in Auckland tonight, an event that has angered many locals. The speaking rally nearly didn't happen after Auckland Council… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Leaders at the Iwi Chairs Forum look set to be heading back to court over Māori rights to freshwater. Several Cabinet ministers are headed north to Ngaruawahia on Friday to meet with the Iwi Chairs… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.More than thirty New Zealand firefighters are are on their way to join the 11-thousand Americans fighting the fires ravaging California. They will most likely be deployed to northern California, where… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.A new survey suggests a quarter of builders are breaking the law by not holding money in trust for subcontractors. This comes after the painful failures of two building firms this week. It's reported… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.An escort directory company has started a petition calling on the Commerce Commission to investigate the sex worker online advertising business. NZ Pleasures hosts ads for sex workers, but says NZ… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Sir Peter Jackson's World War One exhibition will clse in early December, after Massey University and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage failed to agree on extending the lease. Audio

8:06 AM.The Crusaders coach Scott Robertson says they're giving the Lions an enormous amount of respect ahead of this weekend's Super Rugby final in Christchurch, with the memories of last year's decider… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.In an astonishing feat, an Australian climber has survived nearly a week alone on Mt Aspiring, enduring freezing conditions, with 50-60km/hour winds and at times heavy snow. He had been on the… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Tauranga Moana iwi say the fight is not over after its protest at Parliament did not stop the signing of the Hauraki iwi treaty settlement. On Thursday morning about 100 people from Hauraki iwi… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.About 100 people from Hauraki iwi were met by protesters from the Tauranga Moana iwi when they arrived at Parliament to sign their collective deed of settlement on Thursday morning.The government… Read more Video, Audio

8:26 AM.A mental health expert who discharged Gabriel Yad-Elohim three days before he is said to have killed a man has come under fire in court. Gabriel Yad-Elohim has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity… Read more Audio

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

8:42 AM.MPs are being critisised for watering down a bill requiring whole foods to have labels on them stating where they came from. The member's bill would require producers to name a food's country of… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Local councils say there's no way water should be removed from their control under a Government review. It's investigating how councils run drinking, waste and stormwater, and whether they can afford… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.NASA scientists don't want to just hear the Sun, they're hoping to get up close and nearly touch it. NASA is sending the Parker Solar Probe - a robotic spacecraft - closer to the Sun than any one or… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Hamilton has become the first place in New Zealand to be recognised as an age-friendly city. It's the 600th city or town to receive the honour from the World Health Organisation. Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio