Morning Report for Tuesday 16 October 2018

6:00 AM.Suspension or expulsion, National Party MPs get ready to decide the fate of dissident MP Jami-Lee Ross, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce they are expecting their first child, The All Blacks… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The man who conducted the review into the culture of Cycling New Zealand's high performance programme says it is obvious former coach Anthony Peden was in a relationship with an athlete. Audio

6:14 AM.A Māori doctor says despite decades of work to improve health outcomes for their people - only small gains have been made. David Tipene Leach was at Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia yesterday for… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.An influx of migrants has been blamed on the conservative German state of Bavaria's move even further to the right. The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, entered the state legislature with… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and catch up of world financial markets. Audio

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

6:40 AM.National's senior MPs and former contenders for the party's leadership are throwing their support behind Simon Bridges, ahead of a meeting this morning of the party caucus. MPs meet at half past ten… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The head of the Transport Agency won't be resigning yet over revelations it's failed to police the system that keeps dangerous vehicles off the road. The law firm Meredith Connell has now taken over… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Fly sprays, rat bait and flea treatments - just some of common household poisons that could end up on a list of chemicals too dangerous to use. The Environmental Protection Authority has identified 40… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Steel & Tube open to other offers as Fletcher Building walks away. Investors to get a shot at carbon credit investment. Services sector in reasonable shape going into Xmas. Wrap of world markets. Audio

7:06 AM.Despite denials and claims of false accusations, the man who conducted the review into the culture of Cycling New Zealand's high performance programme says it is obvious former coach Anthony Peden was… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The National Party caucus will decide Jami-Lee Ross' political future when MPs meet at Parliament on Tuesday morning. Yesterday Simon Bridges released a report pointing the finger at Mr Ross as the… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The political career of National's MP for Botany Jami-Lee Ross is almost certainly over, and he's looking to take leader Simon Bridges down with him. But the National Party's senior MPs appear to have… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A track cyclist who was fat-shamed and bullied by her coach two years ago says she is unsurprised by the findings of an independent review into the toxic culture at Cycling New Zealand. Steph McKenzie… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Back now to the National Party and its rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross whose parliamentary fate will be decided on Tuesday morning. Susie Ferguson is joined by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Audio

7:40 AM.And as we talked to the Prime Minister about before the news, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their first child. They have just landed in Australia on the first leg of their travels… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The government has put Auckland lawyers Meredith Connell in charge of policing the safety of heavy road vehicles because the Transport Agency was doing such a poor job. The agency was castigated… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The political future of Jami-Lee Ross will be decided by the National caucus on Tuesday morning. Andrew Geddis is a Professor of law at Otago University. He discusses the legal and constitutional… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A Māori Language lecturer at Victoria University has complained to police after receiving what he calls a string of racist emails. One sender told Vini Olsen-Reeder te reo Māori was an ugly language… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Early childhood educators say the government is ignoring a shortage of teachers in the sector, putting $10 million towards recruiting more school teachers but giving nothing to them. The Early… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.High Performance Sport New Zealand says it will work closer with national sporting organisations and athletes to ensure welfare problems don't escalate. Audio

8:10 AM.Some Botany locals say if their MP Jami-Lee Ross leaked Simon Bridge's travel expenses then he needs to go. In a tumultuous day for the Opposition, National's leader issued a report saying the… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The National Party caucus will vote on Tuesday on whether to suspend or expel Jami-Lee Ross. Michelle Boag is a former National Party president and Bryce Edwards is a Victoria University political… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Over half of the police officers who've made an ACC claim for post-traumatic stress and anxiety have been rejected because they can't pinpoint the exact event that triggered their suffering. Charlie… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.A scathing report has revealed serious dysfunction at Cycling New Zealand including bullying, poor behaviour, a lack of accountability and an inappropriate relationship between a coach and an athlete… Read more Audio

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

8:40 AM.The All Blacks' end of year tour naming is done and dusted - but not without a few surprises and hiccups. Coach Steve Hansen has named a core of 32 for the trip which starts with matches against… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Mana motuhake or self-determination for Māori health services is at the centre of a Waitangi Tribunal health inquiry which began on Monday. The Wai 2575 Health Services and Outcomes inquiry kicked off… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Sir Peter Jackson's film that brings to life First World War film footage with startling colour and sound is having its premiere tomorrow at the London Film Festival. The film They Shall Grow Not Old… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Air New Zealand and Zephyr Airworks have announced they have signed an agreement to work collaboratively on bringing the world's first autonomous electric air taxi service to New Zealand. The… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.If you're looking for a good book to read, you'll get a good indication when one of the world's most prestigious prizes for fiction is announced on Wednesday morning. The Man Booker Prize is awarded… Read more Audio