Morning Report for Wednesday 24 April 2019

6:00 AM.Was Sri Lanka attack retaliation? - Analysis, How the Auckland Islands chopper crash survivors were found, Christchurch attacks: Special visa given to victims' families, Queens Wharf expansion for… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Tactix have broken a three-game losing streak to overcome the Northern Stars 49 to 46 in the domestic netball premiership. Audio

6:13 AM.The Auckland Council has given the go-ahead for a controversial extension of Queen's Wharf. The 90-metre-long dolphin structure, will allow huge cruise ships to berth in the harbour. Auckland Mayor… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Prison officers are calling for inmates who attack them on the job to serve a longer sentence. New legislation promoted by New Zealand First, seeks to impose a mandatory minimum prison sentence of six… Read more Audio

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

6:43 AM.From today those directly affected by the Christchurch terror attack and their families are able to apply to stay in New Zealand permanently. The government has created a special visa category for… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Massive security is in place for tomorrow's ANZAC Day services at Gallipoli in Turkey. About 1500 New Zealanders and Australians are registered to be at the Dawn Service at ANZAC Cove and then on to… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.A decision to enforce further changes to Ford's all-conquering Mustang has provoked a response by New Zealand defending Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin. Audio

7:09 AM.Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister has claimed that the Easter Sunday attacks which killed 321 people were in retaliation for the Christchurch mosque attacks. The minister gave no evidence for his… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made a statement responding to the suggestion that the Sri Lanka bombings were retaliation for the Christchurch attacks. "We have seen reports of the statement from… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.One of the pilots who rescued the helicopter crew who'd swum ashore on Auckland Island after their chopper crashed into the sea says he feared for the worst when he set off on his mission. Lester… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.A special visa category has been introduced for those who were directly affected by the Christchurch terrorist attacks. The Christchurch Response visa offers permanent residence to those who were at… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Ninety metres of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour are on track to be turned into a concrete platform to allow huge cruise ships to berth. Auckland Council has granted consent for an expansion of Queens… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.National Party leader Simon Bridges says we need to exercise 'real caution' over the claims that the Easter Sunday bombings, which killed more than 300 people, were retaliation for the Christchurch… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Armed police will be out in force for Anzac Day tomorrow. The police say while there's no specific threat to services security will be tight - but they won't reveal how many officers are being… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.An expert in tracking content linked to terrorist organisations online says videos of the Christchurch shooting are still readily available online. Eric Feinberg from the Global Intellectual Property… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Banks have been named and shamed, and yet they are still trying to push unwanted credit cards and insurance on customers. Consumer NZ's latest banking survey found one in five bank customers had been… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.New Zealand fans of Marvel movies will be the first in the world to see the finale of an epic narrative that's been told over the last 11 years and through 22 films. Avengers Endgame premieres on… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand Supercars driver Scott McLaughlin says the latest changes to the Ford Mustang will serve as extra motivation in his quest for a second consecutive Supercars title. Audio

8:10 AM.Doubt is being cast over claims made by Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister that the Easter Sunday bombings were in retaliation for the Christchurch mosque attacks. A spokesperson for the Prime… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The chief executive and chief pilot of the helicopter company involved in a crash on Auckland Island says finding the three men alive is one of the highlights of his career. Three men were on a… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Prime Minister has just announced New Zealand and France will lead global efforts to try to end the use of social media to organise and promote terrorism and violent extremism. Jacinda Ardern… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Four Indian students who were deported in 2017 have been granted visas to return to New Zealand. The students were among a group who were kicked out after Immigration New Zealand discovered that their… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.Armed police will be out in force for Anzac Day on Thursday. The police say while there's no specific threat to services security will be tight - but they won't reveal how many officers are being… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The three men who survived a helicopter crash in the subantarctic ocean managed to survive in an extraordinarily inhospitable part of the world They were found on Tuesday morning on a beach on… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.South Auckland's busy Middlemore Hospital says it's doing everything it can to stop rising physical and verbal violence in its emergency department. A new pilot incident reporting system, known as… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A new device being developed by New Zealand researchers could help detect vision problems in young children - and save them from lifelong loss of sight. The project, run by researchers at the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The shipping industry is warning of uncertainty and confusion when a global push for cleaner fuel hits New Zealand. Marpol, which is short for marine pollution, is an international convention created… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Long-time radio broadcaster Philip Liner has died at the age of 93. Philip Liner's cheery voice was heard regularly on National Radio for decades, and he presented Roundabout on National Radio for… Read more Audio