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Morning Report for Tuesday 4 June 2019
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Top Stories for Tuesday 4 June 2019
6:00 AM.Donald Trump calls London's mayor a loser as he arrives in Britain for a state visit. ACC is worried about a spike in children's sports injuries. we'll talk to the Prime Minister about the ongoing… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 4 june 2019
6:06 AM.Hosts and pre-tournament favourites England have been stunned by Pakistan in their second game at the Cricket World Cup. Audio
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Secondary teachers' strike starts with no Year 9s
6:13 AM.The president of the Secondary Principals Association, Deidre Shea, says Tuesday's strikes will be disruptive, but it understands what the teachers are trying to achieve.
Thousands of Year 9 pupils… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 4 June 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Pushing children too hard in sport is dangerous, says physio
6:39 AM.A physiotherapist is warning parents and coaches of the dangers of pushing children too hard in sport.
ACC data show sports injuries among children under 15 years old went up 60-percent between 2008… Read more Audio
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Queen's Birthday Honours: 'Lowie' now Sir Graham
6:43 AM.'Lowie' is now Sir Graham Lowe.
The decorated former rugby league coach has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to youth and education.
Unusually he's… Read more Audio
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Business News for 4 june 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 4 June 2019
7:06 AM.Cricket World Cup favourites England have suffered their first loss - going down to pakistan by 14 runs at Trent Bridge. Audio
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Trump lands in UK, reignites feud with Sadiq Khan
7:10 AM.US President Donald Trump has reignited his political feud with Sadiq Khan, calling him a "stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London".
Moments before Air Force One landed at Stansted… Read more Audio
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High-intensity training blamed for kids' sport injury spike
7:17 AM.Children playing sport are suffering a massive increase in injuries and ACC says young players training harder than their bodies can cope with is partly to blame.
Its figures show the number of… Read more Audio
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Olympic legend Yvette Corlett a Dame at last
7:21 AM.Roy Williams says his Olympic champion "big sis" has finally got the recognition she has long deserved.
Yvette Corlett has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to… Read more Audio
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Prime Minister Ardern discusses teachers' strike
7:24 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joins Susie Ferguson to discuss the Queen's Birthday Honours, ongoing secondary teacher strikes, and questions around Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf. Read more Audio
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Search for missing tramper in Tarurua Ranges resumes
7:35 AM.A search for a missing tramper in the Tararua Ranges resumes on Tuesday morning.
The 49-year-old British man, who lives in Wellington, was due to finish a five-day tramp on Saturday but he failed to… Read more Audio
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Christchurch attacks: Islamic Women's Council meets Commission
7:40 AM.The Islamic Women's Council is meeting with the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terror attacks on Tuesday over the secrecy of the investigation.
It's also worried about the lack of… Read more Audio
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In-fighting, mud-slinging in The Opportunities Party
7:45 AM.Infighting and scathing comments from former leader Gareth Morgan are threatening to derail The Opportunities Party's election campaign.
Mr Morgan is calling his former colleagues "grovelling… Read more Audio
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How does Brian Tamaki's apology to LGBT people measure up?
7:48 AM.A rainbow community activist Aych McArdle says well-meaning words don't matter, and they want to see action from Bishop Brian Tamaki backing up his apology to the LGBT community.
Destiny Church… Read more Audio
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Netball: Central Pulse beats Northern Stars for ANZ Premiership
7:53 AM.The Central Pulse has been crowned ANZ Premiership netball champions after beating the Northern Stars 52 to 48 in Porirua on Monday night.
The Pulse has featured in the last three consecutive… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 4 June 2019
8:06 AM.England have been stunned by Pakistan to fall to the their first loss of the Cricket World Cup, but captain Eoin Morgan doesn't think the result will affect their campaign. Audio
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Too many kids sidelined by injuries - ACC
8:10 AM.Too much sport might be just as harmful for kids as not getting enough exercise.
That's according to ACC, which is advising parents to use the weekly guideline of 'one hour for every year in age' for… Read more Audio
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Education Minister steps in to help end teacher strikes
8:16 AM.Education Minister Chris Hipkins has stepped in to try to broker an end to the teacher strikes that are causing massive disruption around New Zealand.
On Tuesday thousands of Year 9 students have a… Read more Audio
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Tourists flee cruise ship crash in Venice
8:20 AM.A tourist who could only watch as the cruise ship he was on crashed in Venice, has described seeing people desperately trying to get out of its way.
A New Zealand woman was one of at least four… Read more Audio
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Pokie machines should go - recovering gambling addict
8:27 AM.A man addicted to pokie machines says it should be easier for local councils to remove them.
The town of Ōtaki, north of Wellington, has 61 pokie machines but the number recommended by the council… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 4 June 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Cricket World Cup: Pakistan upsets England hosts
8:35 AM.Pakistan have upset hosts England in Nottingham at the Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan beat the title favourites by 14 runs, after posting a mammoth 348 runs in the first innings.
Centuries from… Read more Audio
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One tramper dead, two rescued in Nelson Lakes National Park
8:43 AM.One tramper is dead and two others had to be rescued in the Nelson Lakes National Park at the weekend.
A search and rescue team tried to save a severely hypothermic woman on Sunday morning but the… Read more Audio
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Budget 2019: $1b KiwiRail boost for trains
8:47 AM.Rail workers say they have been given a new lease of life after years of decline, with a billion-dollar funding boost.
This year's budget includes major funding over the next two years for KiwiRail… Read more Audio
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KiwiRail invited to apply for Provincial Growth funds
8:50 AM.The government has now invited KiwiRail to apply for money from the Provincial Growth Fund to fix Northland's aging railway lines. Greg Miller is KiwiRail's chief executive. He talks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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FIFA U20: NZ lose in controversial shoot-out
8:56 AM.The Junior All Whites have narrowly missed out on making the under-20 World Cup quarter-finals in Poland. They were beaten 5-4 in a penalty shoot out with Colombia, after the score was locked at… Read more Audio