Morning Report for Friday 3 May 2019

6:00 AM.A Turkish man wounded at Al Noor mosque has died, raising the death toll from the shootings to 51. The Pike River families will find out more today about the shock delay to the mine re-entry attempt… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Jesse Campbell is the best placed New Zealand equestrian after the first day of dressage at the Badminton 3-day event in England. Audio

6:15 AM.Junior doctors and their employers are at loggerheads over how many doctors have been turning up to work during the current strike. At 8 o'clock this morning the doctors will begin the fifth and final… 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

6:39 AM.A Turkish citizen wounded at Al Noor mosque in the Christchurch terrorist attack has died, raising the death toll from the shootings to 51. In a tweet, Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Pike River families desperate for the mine re-entry will find out more today about when it might now happen, after yesterday's shock decision to delay going in. After battling for more than eight… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The government has announced a $95 million package to train or support an extra 3,000 teachers over the next four years. The Education Minister Chris Hipkins says the pre-budget announcement was a… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Fiji's self-described democracy is once under question as it faces fresh scrutiny for arresting and detaining union leaders. Fiji Trades Union Congress' national secretary Felix Anthony, who was… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.Former Silver Ferns defender Kayla Cullen isn't ruling out the dream of competing at another netball world cup, though she feels her chances of making this year's one in July are slim. Audio

7:09 AM.A Turkish citizen wounded in the Christchurch terrorist attack in March has died, raising the death toll from the shootings to 51. Zekeriya Tuyan was critically wounded in the heinous attack and had… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Guled Mire is a Muslim community advocate in Christchurch. He talks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

7:20 AM.Families of the Pike River mine victims are being promised a comprehensive briefing today about the abrupt halt to re-entry plans. About 230 people - including the Prime Minister and those… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Sonya Rockhouse lost her son Ben in the 2010 mine disaster. She talks to Susie Ferguson about the news that the re-entry is delayed. Audio

7:23 AM.How Māori do you need to be, to be Māori? And when are you Māori enough? That's the debate on the minds of some Māori MPs in Parliament this week - prompting some to suggest they're more Māori than… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The credibility of the Housing Minister is on the line, after a week of shifting stories about a key element of KiwiBuild. Phil Twyford is under fire for a series of statements he and the Housing… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.It's Guyon's last day on Morning Report. Every week we speak to to the leaders of the government and the opposition. You will know Guyon doesn't resile from interrupting politicians. Audio

7:35 AM.Back to the West Coast now and a ceremony will be held later on Friday at the Pike River Mine despite the sudden halt yesterday to re-entry plans. The delay was caused by unexplained readings of… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Parents and special needs experts are fed up with teachers who refuse to change the way they teach to help children with learning or behaviour problems. They say children are misbehaving and having… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Four months out from the Rugby World Cup confusion reigns in parts of rugby heartland over where to watch the matches and what technology to use. Broadcast rights holder, Spark, is streaming all 48… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.After five years presenting Morning Report with Susie Ferguson, Guyon Espiner is saying ma te wa, as he goes to an investigative role with RNZ. Here are some of his best moments. Video, Audio

8:06 AM.The Northern Stars netball defender Kayla Cullen admits ongoing injuries have weighed heavily on her game mentally this season. Audio

8:10 AM.There is sadness across the country at the news a Turkish man wounded in the Al Noor mosque attack has died in Christchurch Hospital. Zekeriya Tuyan was critically wounded in the heinous attack on… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The founder of the website 8chan says New Zealand agencies are mostly powerless to monitor and combat controversial online communities. Shortly before the Christchurch mosque attacks, a so-called… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A long-awaited report on how the welfare system should be overhauled will be made public later today. The expert advisory group was set up as part of Labour's confidence and supply deal with the… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Employment Minister Willie Jackson has sparked a heated debate about which MPs are allowed to identify as Maori. Mr Jackson called National MP Paula Bennett's heritage into question, saying she… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.District health boards say support by junior doctors for their latest strike is falling. Members of the Resident Doctors Association are in the final day today of a five-day strike. It's the longest… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.Some Auckland councillors are complaining they've been handed a raw deal by the government as they vote to pay half a billion dollars more towards the City Rail Link. The council and the government… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The duck hunting season gets underway on May 4 and those in the know say it is looking to be a good one. Paul Stenning is from Invercargill and has been a duck hunter for over forty years. Audio

8:48 AM.A new study suggests more cyclists are getting injured both on and off our roads every year. The research paper, published Friday in the New Zealand Medical Journal used hospital admissions data from… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Pike River families had today's date ringed in their calendars. It was to be the reopening of the mine, the tomb of 29 men after a series of explosions in 2010. It was something the families have… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.This isn't something you hear a lot of on Morning Report, but we do have music on our station, and some of our colleagues in the music team have put together this farewell song for Guyon. 'Sons of… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:57 AM.After five years, Guyon Espiner says mā te wā to Morning Report. Audio