Morning Report for Monday 20 August 2018

6:00 AM.A New Zealand woman being held in an Australian detention centre can't visit her seriously ill husband, Lombok is rocked by another 6-point-9 earthquake, and A new campaign is being launched today to… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Canterbury have delivered the Warriors a stark wake-up call two weeks out from the NRL finals, springing a 27-26 upset in Sydney. Audio

6:10 AM.Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis wants to change the law to address institutional racism, and reduce the number of Maori going to prison. The government's Criminal Justice Summit kicks off tonight at… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news. Where the financial markets start the new week. Audio

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

6:39 AM.Trade training groups want a bigger share of the school leaver market. Just four percent of teenagers go into apprenticeships after they finish school. Industry training groups is launching a new 'Got… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.A new study says people who Google their symptoms before turning up to hospital, have better conversations with their doctor than those who don't do prior research. Four-hundred patients who presented… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Kapiti Coasters have got their air connection to Auckland back. Air New Zealand abandoned the route in April, but Air Chathams will fly passengers from Monday. RNZ reporter Katie Doyle is at… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Financial Markets Authority strongly criticised. Investment confidence slips to a two year low. Financial markets still getting to grips with new RBNZ head. Latest from financial markets. Audio

7:06 AM.The Warriors coach Stephen Kearney concedes they took too many shortcuts in last night's 27-26 loss to the Bulldogs in Sydney, as they visitors blew a prime opportunity to climb into the NRL's top… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A New Zealand woman being held in an Australian detention centre says authorities won't let her visit her husband who has been in a coma and undergone emergency heart surgery. The mother of three and… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The Indonesian island of Lombok has been rocked by a series of strong earthquakes. RNZ deputy foreign editor Liz Brown joins us with the details. Three strong earthquakes hit the island overnight. The… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.World Vision says life for the almost 120 children detained on Nauru is becoming increasingly desperate. The charity's national director, Grant Bayldon, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern should offer… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Builders, panel-beaters and electricians are going head-to-head with universities and polytechnics in a bid to enroll school leavers in apprenticeships instead of tertiary courses. Only four percent… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The Green Party leadership have dug in their heels, and won't be reversing any of the decisions they've made in government. Party stalwarts Jeanette Fitzsimons and Sue Bradford had hoped the caucus… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Thousands of people made their way to Ngāruawahia at the weekend for the 12th koroneihana celebrations for the Māori King. The five-day celebrations were marred by accusations of extravagant spending… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Consulting Doctor Google before you go to see your GP might be a good idea after all. Far from giving people crazy ideas that they've contracted an exotic disease or a terminal illness, a new study… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The Greens have announced plans to crack down on the amount of waste New Zealand produces. At its annual AGM in Palmerston North at the weekend, Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie Sage… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A man arrested for shoving a security guard at a Work and Income office just hours after leaving prison is blaming rude and intimidating staff. Jamie Mako has been barred from every WINZ office in the… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The Opportunities Party has a new leader. The former deputy leader Geoff Simmons has taken up the reins to lead the party to the 2020 election. TOP was founded in 2016 by Gareth Morgan, but as leader… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A Gisborne councillor appears to be in trouble with the deputy mayor after calling out another councillor over racist comments she overhead at a meeting. Meredith Akuhata-Brown says she heard two of… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Two Colombian tourists remain shaken after their car was stopped and forced to hand over cash, luggage and a cellphone just south of Turangi. The two men, who are in the New Zealand working and on… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Indy Car series leader Scott Dixon narrowly avoided a multi-car crash that has suspended this morning's latest race in Pocono and injured several drivers. Audio

8:11 AM.Simon Bridges says the Green Party is losing out being a coalition partner in the government. The Green Party leadership at its weekend AGM dug in their heels saying they won't be reversing any of the… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.More than 300 people are dead and 700,000 sheltering in relief camps in southern India as monsoon rains continue to lash the area. The district of Kerala experiences about seventy percent of its… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.A small rebellion is brewing in two northern Horowhenua settlements. Residents in Tokomaru and Opiki have started a petition and are holding community meetings to break away from their district… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Earlier in the programme you heard about the Greens' plan for cracking down on the number of tyres being dumped in landfill. Four million tyres are replaced each year in New Zealand and according to… Read more Audio

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

8:40 AM.The Indonesian island of Lombok has been rocked by two more major earthquakes within hours overnight. A 6.3 magnitude tremor was recorded early in the day that caused a landslide on Mount Rinjani and… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The latest political poll in Australia has revealed plummeting support for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, as supporters of Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton say he is leaning towards a challenge… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Wellington currently has bragging rights over Auckland in New Zealand's most 'liveable city' stakes. The capital has recently captured top spot on the Deutsche Bank's list of 'most liveable… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Auckland's young people and ethnic minority groups fear they are being left out of the council's gentrification plans for their communities. The Council's Auckland Plan 2050 sets the direction for the… Read more Audio