Morning Report for Wednesday 17 April 2019

6:16 AM.Engineering New Zealand is questioning the government's plan to introduce a new certification scheme as part of its overhaul of the Building Act. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment… Read more Audio

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

6:45 AM.Medical experts are warning a drug resistant superbug that kills one-third of all infected patients will inevitably spread to New Zealand. A Professor of Public Health at Otago University, Michael… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Watchdog takes a closer look at where a cash injection for the regions is actually going. A second shake up of the law governing overseas investment could mean more red tape. No dividend for… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Health Minister is poised to sack the entire Waikato District Health Board and replace it with a commissioner. David Clark has told the embattled DHB he's seriously dissatisfied with its… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron has addressed the nation for the first time since the fire broke out at the Notre Dame cathedral yesterday, saying it will be rebuilt and it will be even… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Another $1.35 million out of the money donated to the victims of the mosque shootings is to be paid out by the end of the month. Initially the families of those killed received $15,000 and the injured… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Anticipation about whether a capital gains tax has been signed off is mounting as the Prime Minister refuses to confirm whether it's been given the tick. The deadline of the end of April is fast… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.So how likely is the government to go ahead with some form of capital gains tax? Bryce Edwards is a political scientist at Victoria University. He talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:40 AM.The government is considering a new "national interest" test for screening major investments by foreign companies. It says it needs the power to stop purchases that might harm public health and… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Rugby fans in rugby heartland are worried about whether they can watch the World Cup without glitches. Twelve of the 48 matches will be broadcast on TVNZ - seven games will be live, five delayed - but… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Two days after announcing an accord with the construction industry - the government has proposed the biggest overhaul to the Building Act in ten years. It includes everything from penalties, reducing… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Customers are less-satisified with their Kiwisaver providers than ever - and are being charged more by their fund managers. This is revealed in Consumer NZ's latest survey of all thirteen Kiwisaver… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Employers and immigration lawyers are warning that a planned crack down on companies who exploit migrant workers is a step too far. The government wants to bring in a compulsory accreditation scheme… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Health Minister David Clark has given the board of Waikato District Health Board two weeks to convince him they shouldn't be sacked and be replaced by a commissioner. Dr Clark is extremely… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Experts have begun assessing the extent of the damage to the Notre Dame cathedral, and are working to determine what can be salvaged . It took 15 hours to extinguish the fire. There has been major… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Medical experts are warning a drug resistant superbug that kills one-third of all infected patients will inevitably spread to New Zealand. It's a tough new strain of fungus called Candida auris, and… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Two days after announcing an accord with the construction industry - the government has proposed the biggest overhaul to the Building Act in 10 years. It includes everything from penalties, reducing… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.The Audit Office is going to take a targeted look at some of the payments made from the $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund. It's already audited two payments made by the Ministry of Business… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Midwife training is under scrutiny as MPs consider a call to beef up post-graduate supervision. A group lobbying for change - Action to Improve Maternity - is recommending a post-graduate internship… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.He aha te kai a te rangatira? He kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero. (What is the food of the leader? It is knowledge. It is communication.) The Māori Council is trying to teach people how to recognise when… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A $4 million plan to build half a dozen houses at an Ōtautahi (Christchurch) marae marks the end of a long fight for iwi to live on ancestral land. The government has announced it will build six homes… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.This year's kakapo breeding season is one for the record books. It is all down to a bumper crop of rimu fruit, with all indications that the current population of endangered flightless night parrots… Read more Audio