Morning Report for Thursday 23 August 2018

6:00 AM.Canterbury Nurses detail "rampant" sexual harrassment by patients, Not one but "several" all-weather race tracks will be paid for out of the Provincial Growth Fund, Injuries force two changes to the… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Ngani Laumape and Jordie Barrett come in for the two injured players in the only changes to the All Blacks starting lineup for Saturday's second Bledilsoe Cup Test against Australia at Eden Park. Audio

6:17 AM.The country's oldest Māori radio station has called upon former broadcaster Willie Jackson to save it from closure. Te Upoko o Te Ika, based in central Wellington, has been running for 33 years but… Read more Audio

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

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

6:40 AM.People living near a gang shooting in Whanganui are worried the killing is going to escalate tensions between rival gangs. Twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Ratana was shot outside his girlfriend's home in… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Not one but "several" all-weather race tracks will be paid for out of the Provincial Growth Fund thanks to a deal secured by New Zealand First in coalition talks with Labour. The Cabinet has… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Fletcher Building eyes Kiwi Build. A2 Milk silent on dividends. Spark looks for new business to replace old phone services. Meridian likes Australia, while Trade Me goes onwards and upwards. Wall… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says the need to start a specialist second five and keep some utility impact players on the bench were the reasons why they selected Ngani laumape and Jordie Barrett… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A Christchurch nurse is accusing the Canterbury District Health Board of covering up "rampant" sexual harrassment by patients. In the past three years, the DHB has recorded 137 incidents of patients… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.New Zealand First's loyalty to the racing industry has galloped beyond tax breaks for good looking race horses to include not one but several all-weather race tracks for the industry. Racing Minister… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.People living near a gang shooting in Whanganui are worried there's going to be more violence. Twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Ratana was shot outside a home in the suburb of Castlecliff on Tuesday… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Some public sector bosses could end up better off under their new contracts despite being stripped of their performance bonuses. On Tuesday, the government announced an end to performance pay for most… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A journey home which has been 64 years in the making has finally come to an end for the whanau of Sergeant George Nepia. The eldest son of the All Black legend George Nepia was one of 27 soldiers… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The White House and the US President Donald Trump are trying to head off the pressure after yesterday's explosive court appearance of Mr Trump's former long-time lawyer Michael Cohen. As part of plea… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis told this week's Criminal Justice Summit Maori must lead the change in the criminal justice system. Maori make up 16 percent of the overall population, but are 51… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The All Blacks have made just two injury-enforced changes to their starting line up for this Saturday's Bledisloe Cup match against Australia at Eden Park. Here to tell us what they are is RNZ's rugby… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Netball New Zealand has granted 128-Test Silver Fern Maria Folau a 12-month exemption, making her eligible to play for the Silver Ferns in 2019 despite no longer being contracted to a New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Criminal Justice Summit has wrapped up and while it's hoped to lay the foundations for an overhaul of the justice system, it hasn't been without criticism. During the summit concerns were raised… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to face another vote on his leadership this morning as pressure continues to mount after Tuesday's failed bid by Peter Dutton. Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The horse racing industry is a step closer to getting Government funding for several wet weather tracks. As we reported earlier, thirty-million-dollars of contingency funding in the Provincial Growth… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.Family Court judges have been taking their concerns about the way Oranga Tamariki operates directly to the organisation's chief executive. Documents obtained through an Official Information Act… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Sport New Zealand maintain the country's sports system isn't broken despite a growing list of complaints from top athletes in cycling, rowing and hockey. Hockey is the latest to announce it's carrying… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is softening her language over whether she will meet with refugees on Nauru when she visits the island for the Pacific Islands Forum in September. This comes as pressure… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Supporters of a Māori Catholic school in Auckland will make a last ditch effort to save it from closure after a meeting with the Minister of Education. Supporters tell Te Manu Korihi reporter Eden… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Taranaki Stadium Trust is considering its legal options after engineering reports indicated Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth had an excellent tolerance to earthquakes before it took over ownership… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A dangerous category hurricane is on track to to hit the US state of Hawaii. Forecasts say the islands will face strong winds and surging waves even if Hurricane Lane does not make landfall. The US… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The Department of Conservation and the Defence Force have teamed up to build a nest site for New Zealand's critically endangered fairy tern ahead of the breeding season. This week the Defence Force… Read more Audio