Morning Report for Wednesday 10 April 2019

6:00 AM.Just 26 Anzac Day services will go ahead in Auckland in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks. David Seymour is promising changes to his right to die bill but opponents are dismissing it as a… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Football Ferns have beaten world number 12 Norway 1-nil in the second of two international friendlies in Spain, as they continue their build-up to the World Cup in France in June. Audio

6:10 AM.A number of councils are charging e-scooter hire companies next to nothing to run trials in their cities. Dunedin and Upper Hutt are not charging the operator Lime anything, and Lower Hutt received… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.A lawyer is arguing the Treaty of Waitangi should be taken into account when considering liquor licences. The Alcohol Reglatory and Licensing Authority is deciding whether to renew Flaxmere liquor's… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.People from New Zealand's Pacific communities rallied at parliament yesterday against proposals to legalise euthanasia. Act leader David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill would give terminally ill… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Gun owners and retailers worried about being compensated for relinquishing firearms say the government's in for a surprise when the bills are due. The Arms Amendment Bill passed its second reading in… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The West Coast Regional Council has given the the go-ahead to rebuild the Waiho River stopbank destroyed in flooding two weeks ago. The regional council had been considering removing the stopbanks at… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The Football Ferns have redeemed themselves against world number 12 Norway in a 1-nil win in their second international friendly in Spain this morning, as they continue their build-up to the World Cup… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Services Association has decided to combine some services and cancel others. So this April 25 there will be only 26 events in Auckland, compared with 84 last year. Graham Gibson is the RSA Auckland… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.In Christchurch, where the attack happened, ANZAC ceremonies will run as normal - except for the firing party which will not go ahead this year. The RSA president there is Peter Dawson, he talks to… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Opponents of the right to die bill are dismissing David Seymour's latest bid to get more support as a desperate measure that won't work. The select committee reporting back on the euthanasia… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.MP Maggie Barry is the deputy chair of the select committee that considered the End of Life Choice Bill. She talks through the issues with Guyon Espiner. Video, Audio

7:28 AM.The government's chief statistician has finally revealed how many New Zealanders didn't complete last year's Census, and it's no small number. Liz MacPherson had been threatened with being held in… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The West Coast Regional Council has made an apparent u-turn and decided it will rebuild the Waiho River stopbank which was destroyed in flooding two weeks ago. Last month's storm cut power, closed… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The euthanasia bill being considered by Parliament appears to be in difficulty, so its sponsor, David Seymour, says he is willing to limit it to the terminally ill. The Justice Select Committee tabled… Read more Video, Audio

7:46 AM.Councils are clawing back little or nothing from e-scooter companies that are poised to make millions of dollars in New Zealand. That's despite them facing significant costs. Dunedin City Council… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Māori justice advocates have renewed the fight for a separate justice system for Māori. They say outcomes for Māori are still getting worse and they should be able to take the lead under Te Tiriti o… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Māori justice advocates have renewed the fight for a separate justice system for Māori. Justice Minister Andrew Little joins Susie Ferguson with his response. Audio

8:06 AM.The Football Ferns coach Tom Sermanni has hailed his side's win over Norway this morning as a "phenomenal team performance". Audio

8:10 AM.Returned and Services Associations are split as to whether they should curtail or alter Anzac ceremonies in the wake of the mosque shootings. Auckland's running just a third of the events it did last… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Tauranga schools may be the fullest in the country after the city reached 98 percent of its official classroom capacity last year. Education Ministry figures show the schools had 24,876 children in… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.New Zealand entrepreneurs in the UK are trying to plan for a future that seems to change with every passing day.

Chief executive of the nannying start-up Koru Kids, Rachel Carrell, tells Nicola Kean… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Many Indians living in New Zealand are glued to their national elections with some even flying back to vote and help political campaigning. About 900 million people begin heading to the polls on… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.West Auckland woman Bobbie Carroll has terminal cancer. She is a supporter of David Seymour's euthanasia bill and says opponents are resorting to scaremongering and red herrings. She talks to Susie… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.Fashion companies seeking an 'A plus' grade in ethics now need to take the environmental impact of their business into account. Each year the charity Tearfund compiles a list of brands and grades them… Read more Video, Audio

8:43 AM.Both sides in Israel's general election have claimed victory but the final result is still too close to call. Exit polls show the centrist Blue and White Alliance led by political newcomer Benny Gantz… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The father of a medical student who died from meningococcal disease says the family are relieved with the findings of a second inquest. 22-year-old Zachary Gravatt, died after the disease went… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It has long been thought it is too cold to grow taro in New Zealand, but research by a team of archaeologists from Auckland University and Auckland Museum has found Māori grew taro in Aotearoa in the… Read more Audio