Morning Report for Monday 27 August 2018

6:00 AM.We have an RNZ special investigation into the use of synthetic cannabis in Napier's poorest suburbwhere children as young as 11 are getting hooked on the drug, National continues with its inquiry into… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Lisa Carrington has won her sicth successive world K1 200 title to complete an impressive Canoe Sprint World Championships for the New Zealand team, who picked up a gold and a silver on the final day… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.A heavy vehicle engineer says the Transport Agency is engaged in a witch hunt against him. Dick Joyce of Wellington is subject of a safety alert and investigation into almost 500 heavy vehicle towing… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news. Wrap up on how global financial markets closed the weekend.  Audio

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

6:39 AM.A new report has found migrant workers coming to New Zealand are ripe for exploitation. The report by E Tu looked at the experiences of 45 Filipino migrant workers in the construction sector in… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A Catholic Archbishop is calling for Pope Francis to resign, after he claimed that the pontiff failed to take action against a priest accused of sexually abusing students. Carlo Maria Viganò was the… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.ASB Bank says economy in better shape than surveys suggest. Port of Tauranga says port investment must be economic. South Island investment fund looking for new money. How finance markets start the… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand's Lisa Carrington has dominated the K1 200 final at the World Championships in Portugal, claiming her sixth successive title. Audio

7:11 AM.Grandparents, parents, siblings... and children as young as 11 are getting hooked on synthetic cannabis in Napier's suburb of Maraenui. It's hard to find anyone unaffected by the drug there - they are… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The National Party is committed to going ahead with its own investigation into who leaked Simon Bridges' expenses to the media after the Speaker put the kibosh on an official inquiry last week. On… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Susie Ferguson to discuss the latest in politics, including National's investigation into who leaked leader Simon Bridges' expenses early, and government… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Pope Francis has ended a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland by celebrating a Mass at Dublin's Phoenix Park. Several hundred thousand people flocked to the park, where the Pope asked for… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The National Party is still going ahead with its own investigation into who leaked Simon Bridges expenses to the media despite police already knowing who that person is. On Friday RNZ revealed a… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Senator John McCain who died on Sunday will lie in state in the US Capitol this week - an honour given to few statesmen. Mr McCain served in Congress and the military as a Navy pilot and is remembered… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The All Blacks first-five Beauden Barrett is being praised after his stunning performance in Saturday night's second Bledisloe Cup test against Australia in Auckland. Barrett's 4 tries and 30 points… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand kayaker Lisa Carrington has continued her domination in the K1 200 event after claiming gold at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Portugal. Audio

8:11 AM.Come November there will be no more ferreting round for a pen before passing through customs on your way out of the country. Since the 1920s travellers leaving New Zealand have been required by law to… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.There's been further fallout from last week's torrid struggle for leadership of Australia's main governing party. Julie Bishop, who unsuccessfully sought the top job when Malcolm Turnbull stepped… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The government is cracking down on home-based early childhood education, citing doubts about quality and concern over some companies' financial arrangements. It is proposing mandatory qualifications… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Documents say a heavy vehicle engineer kept quiet about deficiencies in his design for two years until a trailer snapped off a truck, exposing the problem. A safety alert went out about the engineer… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Wellington councillors were shouted down by angry bus users at the first of a series of public meetings last night. The Wellington Regional Council is not making anything more than minor changes to… Read more Audio

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

8:36 AM.More now on the death of US senator and former presidential candidate John McCain. The Republican had been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour last year. He's been remembered as a Vietnam war… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.One of the country's biggest resthome companies, Bupa, is being criticised for taking months to answer formal complaints from families worried about how their vulnerable parents are being treated… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo says she's "completely overwhelmed" to win best comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She won for her show 'Horndog' - about a woman in her 20s looking for… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Only a decade ago, Cardrona village looked destined for a quiet future in its picturesque valley. Now it is set to host the largest skifield in the country, along with plans for hundreds of new… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.The All Blacks at the weekend retained the Bledisloe Cup, beating Australia 40-12. RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter talks to Alex Perrottet about the result. Audio