Morning Report for Monday 24 June 2019

6:00 AM.Fewer road deaths, not crashes, the focus of Vision Zero, University staff 'silenced' over racism complaint, Insurance claim denials more common than thought, Memorial service in Christchurch for four… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.New Zealand's women rowers have led the way at the world cup event on Poland winning four gold medals. Audio

6:09 AM.A new report has found adults and decision makers are too resistant to listening to children's opinions, and that needs to change.

The research by the Children's Commissioner called 'Are We… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The head of an Auckland football club hopes two teams removed from competition for abusing referees will send a message to players and supporters.

A Ranui-Swanson Football Club men's team has been… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:37 AM.An Auckland University staff member says she was silenced by senior management after raising concerns about a student with extreme far-right views, just days after the Christchurch terror attack.

The… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Sydney Morning Herald's rugby correspondent Peter FitzSimons says Israel Folau's crowdfunding campaign seeking millions of dollars to fight his legal battle against Rugby Australia has lost him… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand's women rowers have dominated on the final day of the latest world cup event on Poland, winning four gold medals. Audio

7:10 AM.Reducing deaths and injuries on the roads - rather than preventing crashes - will be the country's road safety strategy from next year.

The new strategy called Vision Zero accepts crashes are… Read more Video, Audio

7:17 AM.Auckland University staff say they were silenced by senior management after raising concerns about a student with extreme far-right views, just days after the Christchurch terror attack.

A staff… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Ever had an insurance claim unfairly denied? It turns out it's more common than you'd think.

Consumer NZ's research on insurance providers found a quarter of people had complained to their insurer… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Hundreds of people from the Christchurch suburb of Hillmorton packed into the local high school hall on Sunday for a memorial service for four of their own.

The crowd heard from Muslim and non-Muslim… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Sacked Australian rugby star Israel Folau has taken to social media to thank people who so far have donated more than $250,000 to fund his legal fight over his dismissal.

He says he's suffering… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Electoral expert and lawyer Graeme Edgeler says an advertisement in the New Zealand Herald on Saturday, suggesting the outgoing Air New Zealand chief executive should run for the National Party… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.It was a thrilling five-run win for the Black Caps over the West Indies in Manchester on Sunday.

The West Indies looked out of the game , but a blazing century by Carlos Brathwaite almost got them… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to become Britain's next Prime Minister, is facing mounting calls to explain an incident involving his partner at his London home last week.

A neighbour… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand rowing team, especially the women, have shown strong form in an Olympic qualifying year, taking six medals and four golds at the latest World Cup event in Poland. Audio

8:10 AM.Those backing the End of Life Choice Bill are confident push back from doctors won't derail the bill's second reading on Wednesday.

David Seymour's bill would give people with a terminal illness the… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.New Plymouth's mayor is backing local workers who say they've been overlooked in favour of foreigners for oil rigs jobs they have the skills for.

The Greens are now asking Immigration to review its… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Turkey's ruling party has lost control of Istanbul after what's turned out to be an embarrassing rerun of the city's mayoral election.

Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu won a surprise victory in… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The Crusaders rugby team says it brought back horses on Friday night because fans demanded it.

The Crusader horsemen had been suspended in the aftermath of the Mosque terror attacks.

Crusaders'… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.An Auckland footballer has been banned for a season for spitting on a referee, with two sides withdrawn from competition for abusing match officials.

Manukau City Football club has pulled its… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Thousands of Danish metal fans performed the haka for Kiwi band Alien Weaponry over the weekend at the Copenhell festival. The three-piece band from Waipu, who sing in te reo, usually start their… Read more Video, Audio

8:38 AM.The Corrections Department is blaming conditions in the construction industry for a six-month delay in introducing new modular units to the country's prisons.

The units were announced in 2017 but are… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.An Australian official has visited northern Syria to discuss what to do with Australian citizens who were members of the Islamic State group and their children.

The foreign affairs official, Jon… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Will climate change be the end of the end of sauvignon blanc, and the beginning of bananas and pineapples in New Zealand?

Maybe... So a Nelson-based iwi organisation is coming up with a plan to… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A hat-trick of Shaun Johnson tries helped New Zealand's rugby league team secure a 34-14 win against Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday night.

Kiwi Coach Michael Maguire says their victory over… Read more Audio