Morning Report for Tuesday 3 September 2019

6:15 AM.Social agencies are demanding action to fill a huge funding gap which they say makes it impossible to help people properly. A new report has found there's a $630m shortfall in what the government… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.The mother of a toddler whose weakened immune system cannot fight diseases like measles is begging people to take vaccination seriously. Ashleigh Playne's son Benjamin was born with a genetic disorder… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Pacific travellers to and from Auckland are being warned to vaccinate against measles at least two weeks ahead of travel to prevent the viral illness spreading to the region. Director of Public Health… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is warning if MPs vote for another Brexit delay, then the country could go to a general election. Speaking on the steps of Downing Street about an hour ago, Mr… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Payroll companies say they've been shut out by a government taskforce that's trying to untangle the confusion caused by the Holidays Act. The taskforce is due to report back soon but the companies say… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Social agencies are demanding action to fill a huge funding gap, which they say makes it impossible for them to help people properly. A new report has found there's a $630m shortfall in what the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The mother of a toddler whose immune system cannot fight infectious disease is begging people to get vaccinated against measles. Health authorities are warning the outbreak in Auckland has not yet… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The government is not classing the spread of measles in New Zealand as an outbreak just yet - as the problem is still predominantly-centred in Auckland. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is warning he will trigger a general election if rebel conservative MPs join forces with the opposition to delay a no-deal Brexit. Addressing reporters, Mr Johnson… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The record visitor boom is over with predictions the tourism growth rate could hit zero over the next two years. International arrivals hit 3.9 million last year and their spending was a record of… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The risk of breast cancer from using hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, is double what was previously thought, according to a major piece of research. Published in the medical journal the Lancet… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The shrinking numbers of young people playing sport is prompting a shake up by leading New Zealand codes. Sport New Zealand is spearheading a programme to bring fun and development back into sport, to… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Defending US Open Champion Naomi Osaka, has suffered a shock defeat at the tournament his morning, losing 5-7 4-6 to the 13th seed Belinda Bencic. Her exit follows that of the men's defending champ… Read more Audio

8:00 AM.Victoria University has joined Lincoln University in endorsing a strike by school students at the end of September. Both are encouraging their staff and students to take part and neither will need to… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Twenty-nine people are missing or feared dead after a diving boat caught fire near Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of Southern California. Five people were rescued from the now submerged vessel, and… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Hurricane Dorian has had a catastrophic impact on the Bahamas, destroying or severely damaging as many as 13,000 houses. The International Red Cross says shelter, clean water and medical supplies are… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Social service providers say they have uncovered a $630m government funding shortfall of essential services. A study commissioned by Social Service Providers Aotearoa found that the government funds… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Cancer treatment advocates are sceptical, but ever hopeful, that a new national Cancer Control Agency will help put an end to the quality of care being dependent on where you live. The government has… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Tall Blacks centre Alex Pledger says the team have put their opening loss to Brazil at the Basketball World Cup behind them, and shifted their focus to tonight's match against Montenegro. Both teams… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.More complaints of poor service have emerged in the Wellington in-home care sector. On Friday we told the story of the daughter of an 84-year-old woman, who went on Facebook to criticise the lack of… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Candidates for Wellington's regional council agree bus drivers need to be given more pay, and better conditions. The capital's bus revamped network is a hot election issue - as it's still causing… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Calling all Aucklanders with that perfect selfie - the Auckland War Memorial Museum would like to immortalise your image. The museum plans to collect a 1000 selfies to add to its permanent photography… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.RNZ has spoken to students and staff at the University of Canterbury about their experiences of racism. Maryanne Tupou is a law student at the University of Canterbury, and was one of four tertiary… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Want to catch a world-record-sized fish? Then it looks like Gisborne is the place to drop your lines. Yesterday we brought you a story about a possible world record southern bluefin tuna which was… Read more Audio