Morning Report for Wednesday 21 November 2018

6:00 AM.Flooding continues to cause problems in Otago with rivers continuing to rise, Otago Medical students wait to find out the consequences of cheating in a third year exam, New Black caps star Ajaz Patel… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel says the support for him following his Test debut has been non-stop. Audio

6:18 AM.The clean-up begins on Wednesday after Tuesday's deluge in Otago. Severe weather warnings in the South Island were lifted overnight as rain across the Dunedin and Clutha districts eased off. But… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Senior doctors want to put a stop to what they say is unnecessary, painful and potentially dangerous surgery being done on tongue-tied newborns. The thin piece of skin joining the underside of the… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Tauranga shop owners say they're relieved the city council's ban on begging has passed its final hurdle. A bylaw banning beggars and rough sleepers within five metres of shops in the central business… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.A scientist is welcoming an extra $13 million of government money over three years for research into stopping the spread of kauri dieback and myrtle rust. And while the Ministry for Primary Industries… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:06 AM.The New Zealand spinner Azaz Patel says they celebrated their first Test victory over Pakistan, but it didn't last too long and they're now focussed on the second test. Audio

7:10 AM.Flooding continues to cause problems in Otago with rivers continuing to rise. Severe weather warnings in the South Island were lifted last night as rain across the Dunedin and Clutha districts eased… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A common practice of cutting tongue-tied babies is being labelled painful, frequently unnecessary and potentially dangerous. Thousands of newborns are thought to have the surgery every year and… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The Salvation Army says a ban on beggars and rough sleepers in Tauranga won't solve the problem but just move it elsewhere. The Tauranga City Council has narrowly passed a bylaw banning begging and… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The pressures on small-town New Zealand are exerting a brutal grip on Ōtaki. The Kāpiti town is struggling with four suspected suicides and a rise in the use of the drug P. But locals are taking steps… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Third-year medical students at the University of Otago don't yet know if they'll have to re-sit their exams after allegations of cheating. In an end-of-year practical exam, students were asked to… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.New Zealand's latest cricketing hero Ajaz Patel is under no illusion just how tough test cricket is despite helping the Black Caps to their narrowest ever test win. The 30-year-old test debutant took… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's ban on asylum for migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally. Just one of the stories coming out of the US administration on Wednesday. His… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.National says the government's no-fees policy for tertiary students was an election bribe that's turned out to be a complete failure. Tertiary education spokesperson, Paula Bennett, says Education… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.China is being blamed for an upsurge of cyber attacks against Australian businesses. A joint Fairfax Media-Nine News investigation says it has confirmation the attacks were orchestrated by China's… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster says generally they're happy with the tweaks they've been making to the All Blacks this year. Audio

8:10 AM.Yesterday's deluge is continuing to cause problems in Otago. Slips, surface flooding and road closures are still affecting the region. The Clutha River is at the highest levels 20 years and is still… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A Wellington anaesthetist says most babies having tongue-tie surgery are given no anaesthetic for the procedure. Graham Sharpe has written to the Health Minister demanding that tongue-tie surgery by… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, says low take-up of his party's no-fees teritary education scheme on high employment. The policy offers students a year of free tertiary education. But National… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Forest and Bird is hailing a decision by the Department of Conservation to try to stop a Northland wetland being mined for kauri resin and wax. Northland Regional Council granted resource consents for… Read more Video, Audio

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

8:37 AM.The number of children who attend kōhanga reo has dropped by more than 2,500 since the year 2000. They are welcoming government plans announced early this week to design a new funding model with the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.It seems that while the Papua New Guinea government found the money to buy a fleet of Maseratis to taxi Apec leaders to their summit in Port Moresby last week, it didn't have enough left over to pay… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.A former motorcycle instructor says people who are blaming the rider death toll on the combination of older riders and powerful modern bikes are mistaken. The death of four motorcylists at the weekend… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Medical professionals are the ones who deal with the fallout and outcome of motorcycle crashes. Four people died at the weekend in crashes involving motorbikes which brought renewed attention to… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Auckland public health officials are on the attack over advertising junk food to children. Healthy Auckland Together has just laid a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority about an ad for… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.New research by the phone company 2degrees reveals that when it comes to a sense of community, we truly have entered a digital age. The main finding from a survey of 2,000 people is that the community… Read more Video, Audio