Morning Report for Tuesday 4 September 2018

6:00 AM.We are at the scene of yesterday's deadly explosion in West Auckland, Winston Peters throws a major spanner into the works of Labour's plan to double the refugee quota, Silver Fern Laura Langman… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Alastair Cook, England's leading test run-scorer, will retire from international cricket after this week's fifth test against India. Audio

6:09 AM.An Auckland-born man who's in an immigration detention in Western Australia says he tried to keep out of a dangerous riot that broke out overnight on Sunday. The unrest started after an Iraqi detainee… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.A large chunk of Brazil's history has gone up in smoke. Yesterday a huge fire ripped through the country's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. Most of the building has been destroyed along with two… Read more Audio

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

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

6:40 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has thrown a major spanner into the works of Labour's plan to double the refugee quota, saying his party never agreed to that. Labour campaigned on raising… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.The Minister of Health is looking at ditching a $90-million IT system developed for District Health Boards because it's not delivering what it's supposed to. The National Oracle Solution project is… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Newly released information shows that weaknesses in building safety checks extend even to those with Grenfell Tower-type cladding. Auckland and Christchurch together have 54 buildings with varying… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Investors still woefully ignorant about and indifferent to Kiwisaver. Starbucks didn't offer much to Restaurant Brands. Trade bolsters growth. Kiwi accent stalls voice recognition help systems. Global… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Silver Ferns midcourter Laura Langman says taking a year out from netball has given her some perspective on life. Audio

7:10 AM.The scene of a deadly explosion in Henderson in West Auckland remains under police guard this morning. A body was found after a shed near Swanson Road blew up - a blast that shook nearby buildings… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.A New Zealand detainee inside West Australia's Yongah Hill Detention Centre says New Zealanders are banding together to give each other support after a riot broke out at the weekend. Police are still… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.New information has come to light about the dispute between the sidelined minister Meka Whaitiri and one of her staff. It's understood Ms Whaitiri man-handled her newly employed press secretary and… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A Syrian refugee in Nauru has few words for Winston Peters, other than "please help save us." The Foreign Minister is in Nauru for the Pacific Islands Forum, and has a meeting with the Australian… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Winston Peters has thrown a major spanner into the works of Labour's plan to double the refugee quota, saying his party never agreed to that. Labour campaigned on raising the refugee quota to 1500 per… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Staff at Unitec in Auckland are facing huge job losses. Almost 20 courses will be suspended by 2019, including the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Osteopathy and Bachelor of Sport. Dr Wei Loo is the… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.A war of words has erupted at the Christchurch City Council over flood-prone properties. Christchurch City Councillor David East has accused council staff of deliberately removing a policy, intended… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The Silver Ferns midcourter Laura Langman says taking a year out from netball has given her some perspective on life. Langman has announced she will return to play for the Australian domestic netball… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.International news agency Reuters says it will keep fighting to have two of its reporters released from jail in Myanmar. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were on Monday sentenced to seven years in prison with… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.In a powerful symbol of reconciliation between Maori and Pakeha, the Anglican Archdeacon Tikituterangi Raumati was buried in the grounds of the Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary's in New Plymouth… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The veteran midcourter Laura Langman says next week's Quad Series will give the Silver Ferns an opportunity to make a new start. Audio

8:10 AM.The New Zealand First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has cast doubt on Labour's plans to double the refugee quota, saying his party never agreed to it. The government had already started… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Many major buildings with combustible cladding are not being properly audited to make sure all their safety systems work adequately. Yet these are the systems the Government and councils repeatedly… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The revised Trans Pacific Partnership could be in force by Christmas, opening up trade among eleven Pacific Rim nations. New Zealand intends being one of the first six to ratify, which would trigger… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Housing Minister Phil Twyford is planning to override Auckland Council's Unitary Plan in order to fast-track building more houses. His plan involves establishing a Urban Development Authority which… Read more Audio

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

8:35 AM.Dr Shay McGuinness, an Intensive Care Specialist at Auckland City Hospital, was one of the lead investigators into a study looking into how much blood is needed in transfusions during surgery. "The… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.IHC is joining a chorus of voices calling for more rapid specialist support for young children with disabilities. Preschoolers with special needs are having to wait an average of three months for… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The next generation of Māori leaders is looking to shape the future of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland - and they don't want to just rely on their iwi to have their voices heard. Mihi Blair and Tom Irvine… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A new movie about the first person to step foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong, is being denounced as "un-American". The complaint comes from Armstrong's partner Buzz Aldrin, who is furious "First Man"… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Wellington On a Plate has named its best burger. Wilson Barbecue has won with its Brewed to the Bone tower of meat slapped between two Arobake buns.

It includes smoked beef short rib with candied… Read more Audio