Morning Report for Monday 20 May 2019

6:00 AM.National calls for the dumping of Kiwibuild after more new homes fail to find buyers, contenders emerge in the race to replace Bill Shorten as Australia's Labor leader, a 320 million boost in the… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Tennis world no.2 Rafael Nadal won a record 34th Masters 1000 title and warmed up for the defence of his French Open crown with a three sets victory over top seed Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Liberal-National coalition are gearing up for another three years in power after defying expectations to score a shock victory in Saturday's elections… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Anger bubbled over at a community meeting in Ōtara on Saturday, when politicians weren't addressing the safety concerns of residents. A nearby school and a kindergarten went into lockdown on Friday… Read more Audio

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

6:35 AM.Scott Morrison's come from behind election win in Australia at the weekend has dealt a blow to the hopes of more than 800 refugees stuck on Nauru and Manus Islands. Johnnny Blades from RNZ Pacific… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.A nation-wide database is being rolled out to monitor crimes that target the Muslim community - it's part of a scheme to shore-up security at mosques and other Islamic buildings. A former army major… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.Sydney FA midfielder Brandon O'Neill was overcome with emotion following the win.... Audio

7:10 AM.Another KiwiBuild development backed by taxpayer money is failing to generate buyer demand - prompting calls for the flagship house building programme to be dumped. The Wanaka development's already… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Thousands more survivors of family and sexual violence will be able to get immediate and specialist help as a result of a multi-million-dollar plan unveiled by the government.

The package, worth $320… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A national database of crimes that target the Muslim community is being rolled out to reinforce security at mosques and other Islamic buildings.

Former Army major Abdul Lateef Smith is travelling to… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Simon Bridges has spoken with the National list MP Alfred Ngaro about his potential plan to set up a Christian values party, but the party leader says National is not involved. The potential coalition… Read more Video, Audio

7:46 AM.Synthetic drug users, their whanau and community groups grappling with the crisis in Napier are frustrated with the lack of action from Hawke's Bay District Health Board after promises it would make… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Anger bubbled over at a community meeting in Ōtara on Saturday, as residents demanded answers from local politicians about the rise in gun violence in the area.

A nearby school and a kindergarten… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Some Wellington City Councillors are aghast that what they call a 'waste of space' inner-city development will probably get approval, and they can do nothing to stop it. The developers behind The… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand's Olympic sailing champions Blair Tuke and Peter Burling have won the European 49er championships in England. Audio

8:10 AM.Nobody has put their handup to buy into a Kiwibuild development in Canterbury - renewing calls for the scheme to be axed. Seven homes, the first of many more, in the Mike Greer development have failed… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Australia's Liberal-led coalition looks set to secure a parliamentary majority after an election victory that defied the polls and pundits. Prime Minister Scott Morrisson says "quiet Australians" have… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Women's Refuge wants the government to ensure that frontline family and sexual violence agencies remain viable while they wait for its new funding package to be rolled out over the next four years… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.A father is threatening to sue Oranga Tamariki over how it investigated social workers who provided a judge with misleading information about him. His case triggered a ministerial rebuke and review of… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Boeing has completed a software update for its 737 Max plane which was grounded after two fatal crashes within five months that killed 346 people. The US firm announced that it had flown the 737 Max… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.One person has suffered severe burns after a fire broke out above a truck rental shop in South Auckland. RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett is at the scene of the fire in Crosbie Road in Pukekohe. Audio

8:49 AM.A new report warns the goal of the country becoming predator free in 30 years could be hampered by conflicts, inadequate planning and uncertainty.

Predator Free 2050 aims for a co-ordinated… Read more Audio