Morning Report for Thursday 13 September 2018

6:00 AM.Terminally ill cancer patients criticise Pharmac over drug cost; Cracks in coalition govt as Crown/Maori announcement disrupted; US East Coast prepares for Hurricane Florence to hit; Elation for some… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says it made sense to name Sonny Bill Williams on the bench for Saturday's test against South Africa in Wellington. Audio

6:15 AM.Greenpeace is calling on the government to kit out New Zealand homes with solar panels, by using the funds currently subsidising the oil and gas industry. Earlier this year the government banned… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:32 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:38 AM.A Wellington cancer patient with a rare reaction to common chemo drugs is paying thousands of dollars for an alternative because her case isn't considered rare enough. Seventy-one-year-old Janet… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.McDonald's New Zealand is changing its language policy after a worker in Hamilton was told she couldn't speak te reo Maori on the restaurant floor. Janine Eru Taueki, whose first language is Maori… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The European parliament has voted to punish Hungary for cracking down on democratic institutions, setting off a process that could ultimately lead to the suspension of the country's voting rights in… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Australian company wants to boost veterinary care quality and training in NZ. The challenge to NZ agriculture from plant based meat. A Hamilton woman makes a business from tackling snoring. The latest… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The All Blacks have named a team with a view to meeting fire with fire in this weekend's Rugby Championship test against South Africa in Wellington. Audio

7:10 AM.Terminally ill cancer patients say a Pharmac decision is leaving them with no options but to wait to die, unless they can afford to buy their own drugs. They're patients with late-stage bowel cancer… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.It's a month short of being in power for a year but more cracks are appearing in the coalition government. Labour and its junior partner New Zealand First appear to be struggling to keep on the same… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The hurricane is predicted to make landfall near Wilmington, South Carolina, and then track south towards Myrtle Beach. Susie Ferguson speaks with City Manager of Myrtle Beach, John Pedersen. She asks… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Conservationists are elated at the prospect of a long-awaited 1080 drop on Northland's imperilled Russell State Forest. DOC contractors are dropping non-toxic bait over the forest this week to get… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Young Māori have spoken out about being labelled "plastic" because they can't speak the language. They say the hurtful term is used to infer they're fake or "less Māori". This week we've seen New… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A new report says Auckland's ratepayers are potentially missing out on tens of millions of dollars by keeping its golf courses in public hands. Auckland Council is investigating how it can better use… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.An investigation into the country's high power prices has pointed the finger at complacent customers, higher charges from powerline companies and inefficiencies in all aspects of the sector. All of… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Law firm Adina Thorn is accusing National MP Gerry Brownlee of bullying a junior solicitor after a 15-minute call he made to their offices. Mr Brownlee wanted to note his concern about a letter from… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.It's 47 years since the first ever Māori Language Day and 46 years since the Māori Language Petition was presented to Parliament. One of those presenting the petition asking for te reo Māori to be… Read more Video, Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says they took a pragmatic approach to the selection of their back three for Saturday's clash with the Springboks in Wellington. Audio

8:10 AM.As we reported earlier in the programme, some terminally ill cancer patients say a Pharmac decision is leaving them with no option but to wait to die, unless they can afford to buy their own drugs… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A controversial technology Forest and Bird says is untested and experimental is being considered to replenish a Central Hawke's Bay aquifer that's running out of water. The Ruataniwha aquifer, which… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Strike weapons Beauden Barrett and Rieko Ioane are back in the All Blacks team ahead of Saturday's test against South Africa in Wellington. Coach Steve Hansen has made nine changes which also includes… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Nine months ago Peter McLeod was left with nine dead lambs and no answers. He owns a farm in Kuri Bush, south of Dunedin. His stock as well as cattle from neighbouring farms were shot and killed - but… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.An Auckland Councillor has described how his blind mother-in-law was humiliated at a Work and Income office. Efeso Collins told his story to a packed hall in Wellington where people had gathered to… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.Fonterra slips to its first annual loss as expected, immediate cover of the numbers as they're published. And a market update as Wall Street closes. Audio

8:41 AM.A commission of inquiry in Samoa has found one in five women is raped and 90 percent of people experience domestic violence. The commission's slammed the government for not doing enough to address the… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Construction will start today on the first apartments in the next step in the Government's KiwiBuild programme. The 25 Onehunga properties are available to eligible buyers and are part of the Buying… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.The manager of two Auckland charter schools is furious his schools were included in a full-page advertisement in a Sunday newspaper criticising the government's closure of charter schools. Alwyn Poole… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Areare ōu taringa - listen up and karawhuia - give it a go with today's Kīwaha. Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon sat down and recorded a few of their favourites. Check out the series in your podcasts… Read more Audio