Morning Report for Wednesday 8 May 2019

6:00 AM.Unimmunised children may be banned from Northland schools for weeks in a bid to to limit the spread of measles. South Auckland locals are angry money from the sale of council land in their area is… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.New signing Kodi Nikorima will make his Warriors debut at his old home ground of Suncorp Stadium after being named to start at standoff for Saturday's NRL game against St George Illawarra in Brisbane.

6:09 AM.A Northland community worker says legalising cannabis will do more harm than good in a region that is already struggling with widespread drug abuse. Voters will face a simple Yes-No question in next… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Rarely a week goes by without some discussion about the impact of social media on us all, and especially young people. Often the conclusion is that young people are spending too much time on social… 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

6:40 AM.The Justice Minister Andrew Little hopes legalising recreational cannabis will reduce the harm it can cause and lower the overall use of the drug over time. People would have to be 20 to legally buy… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Primary school teachers are turning up at school with ever-increasing odds they'll be kicked, bitten or punched by damaged kids. That's the sobering finding of a study just released by the teachers'… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.New signing Kodi Nikorima will make his Warriors debut at his old home ground of Suncorp Stadium - after being named to start at standoff for Saturday's NRL game against the Dragons in Brisbane. Audio

7:10 AM.Health officials want hundreds of unimmunised children banned from schools in Northland for the next two weeks as they try to limit the risk of a measles outbreak. The area has its first two cases of… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Voters will face a simple Yes-No question next year on whether to legalise recreational cannabis - but a fair few difficult areas still need to be ironed out first. The government parties have… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Green MP and drug reform minister Chloe Swarbrick said displacing the black market is the goal of legilisation.

"We have to recognise that most New Zealanders are coming into contact with, and… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Renters in Dunedin are battling to find a home with dozens of applicants vying for the same house. Anything other than a squeaky clean past is seeing potential tenants passed over and some are willing… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.South Auckland communities are angry a large chunk of money from the sale of council land in their backyard is going to wealthier suburbs on the North Shore. The land which was originally bought by… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Schools in Northland are being urged to exclude children who have not been vaccinated for measles. The chief executive of the Northland District Health Board has made the plea because of the arrival… Read more Video, Audio

7:44 AM.Te Anau residents say promised maternity services haven't been delivered, leaving mothers and midwives in a precarious situation. The Southern District Health Board announced a maternal and child hub… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.US Stocks have dropped for a second straight day. With investors resigned to the idea that upcoming trade negotiations between China and the United States will be contentious. This after President… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps coach Gary Stead is happy to see Kane Williamson back in the runs - but insists he wasn't losing any sleep over his captain's drought in the Indian Premier League. Audio

8:07 AM.Northland schools face a massive headache with health officials calling for hundreds of unimmunised children to be banned from the region's schools for the next two weeks as they try to limit the risk… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Wallabies fullback Israel Folau is a step closer to being sacked by Rugby Australia after being found guilty of committing a high-level breach of the player's code of conduct. Folau faced a… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A Northland community worker fears legalising cannabis will do more harm than good in a region that is already struggling with widespread drug abuse. Voters will face a simple Yes-No question in next… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The National Party wants answers to lots of questions before it decides whether to back the government's cannabis referendum. Their major sticking points are around edibles such as gummy bears or… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.In the Hamilton suburb of Te Rapa - Fonterra tanker drivers know that every evening their biggest fan will be waiting for them on a dairy farm on Reid Road. Andrew Oliver is obsessed with tankers and… Read more Video, Audio

8:44 AM.Housing New Zealand has revealed plans to build ten affordable homes in Napier's poorest suburb where state homes once stood. There's been a desperate shortage of housing in Maraenui since 92 state… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Health Ministry still cannot say what extra mental health funding will be provided to Christchurch following the mosque shootings. It's almost two months since the attacks in which 51 people died… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A sombre list of names of things now lost to us - from flora and fauna to fragrances to entire languages - are part of the art work New Zealand is presenting at this year's Venice Biennale. Audio

8:55 AM.It's one of the world's most endangered languages but the people from the Fijian dependency of Rotuma living here are trying hard to keep the language alive with classes and the second ever Rotuman… Read more Video, Audio