Morning Report for Thursday 8 November 2018

6:00 AM.Trump claims victory in midterms, despite losing House; NZ First offers helping hand to Jami-Lee Ross; Lab tests find taps leaching lead into drinking water; Boxing 'has become trivialised' - referee… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Trent Boult has become just the third New Zealander to take a hat-trick in one-day international cricket, putting the Black Caps in a good position in the opening ODI against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Audio

6:15 AM.A ban on new offshore oil and gas permits passed into law last night. The Crown Minerals Amendment Act was voted-in 63 to 55 in Parliament after the government surprised the sector with a ban in March… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.The Māori settlement of Rātana near Whanganui is celebrating 100 years since prophet Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana received the vision that began the movement. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited on… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:47 AM.Taps that leach dangerous levels of lead into drinking water have been identified in laboratory testing. The Master Plumbers industry group ordered the tests which it says show the dangers of New… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Canada's Tag Oil says the ban on offshore exploration only a minor factor in decision to quit NZ. Spark gets into sports broadcasting, and Vodafone looks to float on the local market. Market action… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Ross Taylor with the bat and Trent Boult with the ball have put the Black Caps in a good position in the opening ODI against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Audio

7:10 AM.US President Donald Trump has characterised the midterm election results as a victory for him and his party. The Republicans retained control of the Senate but lost control of the House, which is… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Jami-Lee Ross saga has taken a new twist with the former National MP asking none other than New Zealand First to cast his vote while he's away. The Botany MP is on medical leave after both… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Lab testing has found taps that leach a lot of lead into drinking water. The Master Plumbers industry group says theses are just some of the many dangerous products on the shelves and the Government… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.There are renewed calls for tougher rules for charity boxing events after a man critically injured at the weekend died in hospital. Kain Parsons was boxing in the Fight for Christchurch. David Craig… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A block of classrooms at a school north of Christchurch has been severely damaged by fire overnight. Two crews from Kaiapoi arrived to find a classroom block at Kaiapoi North School well alight. Fire… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The Immigration Minister is under fire for a decision for not deporting a Czech drug smuggler to stay but the deputy prime minister says it's the officials, not the minister, who have some serious… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The small remote Māori settlement of Rātana Pā is expected to swell to more than 10,000 people today to mark 100 years of the Rātana faith. Māori leaders and Rātana followers from around the country… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Ngāpuhi iwi members begin voting on Friday on a new plan to start Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations. But a significant number of hapū have already declared they want no part of it. A split… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Dame Jenny Shipley's lawyer says competent business people will be put of becoming directors if a court rules against the bosses of construction giant Mainzeal.The company's liquidators are suing some… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand cricketers have held on for a 47-run win over Pakistan in the first ODI in Abu Dhabi. Audio

8:12 AM.The main result of the US midterm election is that the Democratic Party has majority in the House of Representatives. What does it mean for President Trump's agenda? Political commentator John… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Brent Budowsky is a columnist for The Hill website on Capitol Hill. He talks to Susie Ferguson about the US midterms results, and Trump's chaotic press conference on Wednesday (US time). Audio

8:25 AM.A boxing referee says people wanting to enter charity events need a lot more than the usual 12 weeks' training. David Craig, a former president of the National Boxing Federation, says the death of a… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A cacophony of sound across the country on Sunday morning will break the two minute silence of remembrance marking the centenary of the Armistice that brought the end of the First World War. Called… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Master Plumbers are calling on the government to take dangerous plumbing products off the market. Tests have revealed high levels of lead being leached out of some taps into drinking water. Four types… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The All Blacks are set to play England on their home turf Twickenham this Sunday. The two teams haven't met since the All Blacks won at the same ground in 2014. Joining us now is our correspondent… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A ban on new offshore oil and gas permits passed into law on Wednesday night. The Crown Minerals Amendment Act was voted-in 63 to 55 in Parliament after the government surprised the sector by… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.The state of kids' teeth in the country's poorest regions isn't getting any better, and there are warnings that more has to be done if real gains are to be made. The latest figures from the Ministry… Read more Audio