Morning Report for Thursday 6 June 2019

6:00 AM.Ireland MPs concerned at Makhlouf appointment to Central Bank, Cape Kidnappers walk reopens, despite warnings, Education Minister meets teachers to end pay dispute, 'Howling' Northland tornado a close… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Black Caps have dodged a bullet but lost two wickets in their run chase against Bangladesh at the Cricket World Cup in England. Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:43 AM.A woman severely injured during a shooting in which her husband was killed has told a court that he was a drug-dealer and admired the Comanchero gang.

Fisilau Tapaevalu and Mesui Tufui are on trial… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The National Party's transport spokesperson is advising the government to enforce current road safety laws rather than to reduce speed limits across the country.

The Transport Agency tool Mega Maps… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Black Caps have lost two quick wickets just as they looked headed for a comfortable win over Bangladesh at the Cricket World Cup in England. Audio

7:10 AM.Opposition politicians in Ireland say Gabriel Makhlouf's appointment as head of Ireland's Central Bank should be put on hold until the outcome of New Zealand's State Services Commission inquiry into… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.A popular Hawke's Bay beach walk has reopened despite warnings of death or injury for those who use it.

The walk to the Cape Kidnappers gannet colony was closed in January after a massive slip… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Teacher unions will meet the Education Minister Chris Hipkins on Thursday in a search for a breakthrough in deadlocked pay talks for both primary and secondary teachers.

This follows a mega-strike by… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A man had to flee from a tornado at Cooper's Beach in Northland on Wednesday.

The tornado caused widespread damage to houses in the town and left a trail of debris as roofs were ripped off… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.June 6 2019 is the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the start of the battle for Europe in the Second World War.

On June 6, 1944, a vast armada of ships carried more than 130,000 men to the coast of… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.New Zealand Rugby hopes to have a replacement for long serving chief executive Steve Tew in place by the end of the World Cup.

Tew announced on Wednesday he's stepping down as chief executive at the… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.A new road safety strategy from 2020 onwards is due to be put out for public consultation, which may include lowering limits some high risk roads.

It was revealed on Wednesday that the Transport… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The tourism sector is furious that Statistics NZ will stop producing its accommodation survey, because it can't afford to do it.

Stats NZ will stop providing four industry sector surveys from July… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps Cricket World Cup clash with Bangladesh is going down to the wire, the New Zealanders need 6 runs off 19 balls to win, but they've only got three wickets in hand. Audio

8:10 AM.Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, is describing a police raid on its Sydney headquarters on Wednesday as "bad, sad and dangerous".

The broadcaster's Head of Investigative Journalism John… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The government is being criticised for failing to remove thousands of cubic metres of asbestos and lead contaminated soil from a land-banked former hospital site in New Plymouth.

Te Atiawa has first… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Ancient kelp has revealed Dunedin is at risk of a large earthquake similar in size to the 2016 Kaikōura quake.

The DNA of old kelp found south of Dunedin shows a major earthquake occurred 1000 years… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Napier City councillors were warned by the council's chief executive not to attend a public meeting on a controversial new pool developing, saying they could be disqualified from participating in… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Transport Agency is under attack for trying to stop companies being able to certify vehicles they have imported or sold.

One of the country's largest vehicle certifiers is infuriated over the… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.In Melbourne the state's Supreme Court is preparing for day two of Cardinal George Pell's appeal against his conviction for child sexual abuse.

Pell was found guilty by a jury last year of abusing… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.New Zealand's largest emergency housing hostel has had a facelift.

The James Liston Hostel in the central Auckland showed off its multimillion dollar refurbishment on Wednesday night.

RNZ reporter… Read more Audio