Morning Report for Thursday 14 March 2019

6:00 AM.Melbourne man pleads guilty to manslaughter of NZ born wife; Sick rugby fans warned away from Forsyth Barr in measles scare; House insurance increasingly difficult in Wellington; Bernie Monk says he… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Hamilton will host a combined men's and women's rugby sevens tournament from next season. Audio

6:13 AM.A group representing most of the families of Pike River mine disaster victims is defending a confidentiality agreement it's signed with the agency in charge of the mine re-entry operation. Bernie… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Workers in the aged care sector say a shortage of staff and a lack of mandatory standards are leading to care being 'rationed' for resthome residents. Eighty-three percent of respondents to a survey… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.An early look at the day's business news and a catch up on overnight action on global markets.

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6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:41 AM.Real estate agents fear there could be huge implications for home buyers and sellers in Wellington with IAG turning down more customers in the capital. Those in the real estate game say it's become… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.MPs have been told allowing Māori seats to be scrapped through a simple majority vote in Parliament is fundamentally unfair. A bill that would give Māori seats in Parliament the same protection as… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Head of NZ arm of failed online investment platform, Halifax, regrets having got mixed up with Australians. Kathmandu bolsters cyber security after hack. Housing market fails to get summer lift… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.England's Samoa-born centre Manu Tuilagi has agreed a new contract with Leicester Tigers, ending speculation that he was set for a big-money move to French rugby club Racing 92. Audio

7:11 AM.A Melbourne man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his New Zealand-born wife. Borce Ristevski, who is 54, was due to face a Supreme Court trial after being charged with murdering Karen… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Crusaders rugby fans are being urged to stay away from Forsyth Barr Stadium this weekend if they feel sick. A second case of measles was confirmed in Dunedin on Wednesday and there is concern an… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Wellington house buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to get insurance before signing on the dotted line - and real-estate agents says it's only going to get worse. It has emerged this week… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Facebook and Instagram users around the world are having trouble accessing the social media apps on Thursday morning (NZ time), apparently due to an outage. It also appears to be affecting the… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Bernie Monk, the most familiar voice for victims of the Pike River mine disaster, has quit a group set up to represent families during the mine re-entry operation. The Families Reference Group acts as… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Tasman residents are heaving a sigh of relief after significant rainfall on Wednesday. The wet weather has eased concerns over fire risk and drought. Richard Kempthorne is mayor of the Tasman District… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Two teenagers have opened fire at a school in south-eastern Brazil, killing at least seven students and one employee. The shooting happened at about 9:30am when the students were on a break at the… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.E-scooters have been allowed on to footpaths and roads without the risk assessments a transport official said were necessary. Documents show a rule change to allow the scooters to be used on to… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Former campaign chairman for U.S President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort will serve another three years in prison on top of his sentence he received last week. The charges against him stem from the… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Government's inquiry into Operation Burnham is facing a challenge in the High Court. The inquiry is being held in response to allegations made in the book Hit and Run, which said the military… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Hamilton's mayor Andrew King has been accused of electioneering by commissioning and paying for a billboard asking people not to give money to beggars. The billboard uses the council campaign slogan… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Their continued domination of Bangladesh has resulted in a number of New Zealand cricketers rising in the latest Test rankings. Audio

8:10 AM.Real estate agents in Wellington say house buyers are already having difficulty getting earthquake insurance cover and they expect the problem to get worse. IAG, which owns the State, AMI and NZI… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Increased patrols at a notorious Auckland hangout will continue for the forseeable future but locals say that's no real solution to the drunken parties there. About 50 Mangere Bridge residents turned… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.In the UK, MPs have voted for an amendment that would reject any no deal exit from the EU. Our correspondent in London, Oliver Barratt, tells Guyon Espiner what the vote means. Audio

8:25 AM.Scientists and ethicists from seven different countries, including New Zealand are demanding a global moratorium on editing DNA in human sperm, embryos and eggs. Last year, Chinese scientist Dr… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.School children are being asked to stay away from school on Friday as part of a worldwide protest against climate change. Organisers hope thousands of children, from primary to secondary school, will… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Governor of California Gavin Newsom has issued a moratorium on the death penalty in the state, halting the executions of 737 inmates on death row. He signed the executive order today, which also… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.A major shake up of the fishing sector is still in the consultation phase but already fishers are being accused of trying to rig the system in their favour. Forest and Bird says changes intended to… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A journalist is stepping in to fill a hole in local news on Auckland's North Shore as news giants slash their community outposts. The Rangitoto Observer will be the sister publication to the Devonport… Read more Audio