Morning Report for Friday 26 July 2019

6:00 AM.Ihumatao 'protectors' outnumbering police at cordon; Ihumatao protestors face third day since eviction notice; Provincial Growth Fund regional jobs not being counted; Up to 150 migrants drown off… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says all he wants from Sonny Bill Williams this weekend is to not get hurt. Audio

6:10 AM.The second heatwave to hit Western Europe in less than a month is hitting its peak.

In Paris it's forecast to rise to as much as 43 degrees, and there's also concerns the heat could cause more damage… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.There are new calls for the parties at the centre of the Ihumātao stand-off to come together for talks.

On Thursday, Auckland Council voted unanimously in favour of organising an urgent meeting… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Wellington's regional and city councils were hauled before a parliamentary select committee yesterday to explain the failings of the city's new bus network.

The regional council operates the network… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The co-chair of the Labour Māori caucus Willie Jackson says the government will find itself in serious trouble if it starts disregarding iwi mandates when it comes to Māori land.

But land rights, or… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says locals are still getting jobs through the Provincial Growth Fund even if that data isn't kept.

The Minister has long spoke of "getting the… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The Springboks will face the All Blacks in a sold out test match in Wellington on Saturday.

The heat is on - it's the last time the two teams will meet before the Rugby World Cup in Japan in… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Netball New Zealand appear quietly confident they'll retain the services of Noelene Taurua despite the world cup winning Silver Ferns coach now being off contract. Audio

7:11 AM.Protestor numbers at Ihumātao are swelling and they now outnumber police three to one.

In excess of 300 people were at the disputed site on Thursday facing fewer than 100 police.

Six people were… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.It's the third day since Ihumātao protestors Save Our Unique Landscape were served eviction notices at the site currently owned by Fletcher Building.

The protest is ongoing and more busloads of… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has long talked about getting 'nephs off the couch' but Provincial Growth Fund officials aren't keeping track of how many are actually getting the… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Up to 150 migrants have drowned off the coast of Libya.

A further 150 people were rescued by fishermen and returned to Libya by coastguards.

It is not clear if the migrants were on one or two boats… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The All Blacks host South Africa in a sold-out test in Wellington on Saturday night, and all eyes will be on whether the Boks can conjure up another boilover in the Capital.

There's plenty to play… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Wellington's city council and its regional council are pointing the finger at each for who's to blame for the city's bus network woes.

A year into the problem-plagued overhaul, about 30 bus services… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.In Paris it's about 43degC, as western Europe sweats in a second heatwave.

And of course on a hot day what better than a dip in a pool? Britons' famed good manners in queues broke down at the… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Hamilton City Council says it is holding property owners to account for safety systems despite 200 of the city's buildings not having warrants of fitness.

These include many hospital buildings… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Whangārei District Council is the latest local body to formally sound the alarm over greenhouse gas emissions - by declaring a climate change emergency.

It's been warned that without urgent action… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen isn't ruling out playing All Blacks skipper Kieran Read at blindside and Ardie Savea at number eight at the World Cup. Audio

8:11 AM.There is going to be plenty of meaty issues for National party members to chew over, when they will gather in Christchurch this weekend for this weekend's annual conference.

The conference comes with… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The daughter of an elderly woman who died at North Shore Hospital says her mother was poorly cared for and died a violent and traumatic death.

Eighty-three-year-old Aileen Aspden was admitted in… Read more Audio

8:22 AM."No ifs no buts" Boris Johnson says the UK will leave the European Union on October the 31st or earlier.

Speaking as Prime Minister in the House of Commons for the first time he promised the… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Over to the US where the fall-out from special counsel Robert Mueller's evidence against US President Donald Trump continues.

The former FBI director Robert Mueller spent two years probing alleged… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The biggest changes to mental health and addiction services in decades are about to be unveiled.

This year's budget set aside $455 million for frontline services in mental health and now the… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Ngāti Rangi iwi members say the passing of a treaty settlement into law marks the beginning of a new era for the iwi.

The iwi's settlement passed it's third and final reading in Parliament on… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Aileen Aspden died in North Shore Hospital in 2015.

The 83-year-old was admitted because of a relapse of her Crohn's disease.

The Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill said opportunities… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The first-ever public showing of the the religious manuscripts of the Maori prophet Te Kooti opens this evening.

The original documents of the Ringatū religion he founded 150 years ago go on display… 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