Morning Report for Friday 17 May 2019

6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... The family of a New Zealand woman who was murdered in Uganda 20 years ago cannot believe two men implicated in her killings have been resettled in Australia. Former… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Issac Luke may get a reprieve after the Warriors starting hooker Nathaniel Roache was ruled out of tonight's NRL match against Penrith. Audio

6:09 AM.Disability groups are welcoming a suggestion that children's right to attend school be protected by law. The Education Ministry is consulting on the proposal, which would build on the existing right… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The paracetamol shortage has ended after 7 months of restrictions. The drug is New Zealand's most dispensed medicine but there's been a nationwide shortage for at least six months. About a million… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.The union E tu is calling for district health boards to stop using security contractors after a guard was viciously assaulted at Waikato Hospital early on Wednesday morning. The woman suffered… 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

6:45 AM.A much-lauded family violence programme is set to run out of funding at the end of June, and the police are pleading for more money to keep it running. RNZ understands they won't have to wait too much… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The New Zealand golfer Danny Lee is in a tie for second early in the opening round of the second major of the year, the US PGA in New York. Audio

7:10 AM.The family of a New Zealand woman who was one of eight tourists murdered while they were on a gorilla-watching trip in the Ugandan rainforest 20 years ago cannot believe two men implicated in the… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Schools that block or discourage disabled children from attending classes for the entire school day are in for a shock - the Education Ministry has proposed a law change giving children the legal… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.A technology reporter for the New York Times says tech giants are now under pressure to act against people using their platforms to spread terrorist content, after committing to the Christchurch Call… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.There's been much hype and debate - both local and international - surrounding the coalition Government's first Wellbeing Budget. With less than two weeks until its unveiling, political reporter… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.A beneficiary advocate says people who are in new or casual relationships are being unfairly accused of benefit fraud because of a vague threshold imposed by the Ministry for Social Development. A… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Farmers and community leaders in Wairoa have become the latest group to raise concerns over the sale of farms to make room for lucrative forestry. Locals estimate around 10,000 hectares of the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.It's unusual to find a cat that's a class pet, but it seems felines don't need to come to school to make their presence felt. New research from Otago University published in the New Zealand Medical… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand golfer Danny Lee is in outright second 14 holes through his opening round at the year's second major, the US PGA Championship. Audio

8:10 AM.Two Rwandan men accused of murdering eight foreign tourists - including two New Zealanders - in Uganda 20 years ago have been resettled in Australia. It's emerged that the pair were brought to… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Australians head to the ballot box tomorrow and if the polls are correct Labor is the most likely party to win, ousting the Liberal-National coalition. Labor's manifesto includes considering permanent… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Reports that National MP Alfred Ngaro is looking to form a breakaway Christian Party to contest the next election are being downplayed by Opposition leader, Simon Bridges.

The New Zealand Herald is… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The Māori Council is targeting whānau in a new campaign to end family violence and keep their children out of state care. Today, it launches a series of posters online with the common slogan: 'Whanau… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.It's boom times for Auckland's film industry with applications to film in the region set to reach an all-time high. Studio space is also booked out for movies and tv shows being created for streaming… Read more Video, Audio

8:39 AM.Nelson has declared a climate emergency, the second council in New Zealand to do so, following Canterbury. They join other local governments in Australia, Canada and the US adopting the same tactic… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Scientists who analyse the samples of hospitalised and impaired drivers support the idea of roadside saliva tests for drug use, saying it is a good model for screening as long as it backed up by… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A $6.4 billion plan to overhaul Wellington's transport network fails to fix the gridlock for commuters coming in and out of the city. The project includes yet to be detailed rapid transit from the… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Tourism leaders have welcomed the government's plans to be more active in the country's biggest export industry, but say it mustn't interfere with business. Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis and… 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