Morning Report for Wednesday 11 September 2019

6:12 AM.A doctor on the frontline of the measles outbreak in South Auckland says they are admitting seriously ill children with pneumonia and dehydration. Kids First Children's Hospital has been treating up… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.New Zealanders are backing the Prime Minister's aim to eradicate terrorism online. That's despite National Party leader Simon Bridges saying they don't care. People in Dunedin think eradicating… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.An Auckland woman who has had to rely on ACC-funded taxis twice in the last four years, says drivers are late or don't turn up once they realise ACC is paying them. Drivers say it's because they get… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:40 AM.A resident in Kuaotunu has described a deluge of rain which flooded streets, damaged homes, and left a car floating in its owners' backyard. There was 150 millimetres of rain in the 24 hours to… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.A former constable says he considered suicide because of the persistent bullying he faced during his time with the police. A police officer for nearly three decades in England and New Zealand, he says… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:10 AM.The Prime Minister's credibility is being questioned as attention focuses on who knew what and when about the accusations of sexual assault against a Labour staffer. The pressure is also ratcheting up… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.In the last few hours President Trump has fired his third National Security Advisor - John Bolton In a tweet Mr Trump said "I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A Lower Hutt retirement complex is in damage control after bad plumbing left elderly residents exposed to noxious sewer gases and bacteria build-up in all the showers. Plumbing investigators alerted… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Simon Bridges says the time and money being spent by government agencies on the Prime Minister's Christchurch Call is a waste. And he rejects complaints from a Muslim community advocate that by saying… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The government has come under fire for its lack of a specific Maori suicide prevention strategy, despite a sharp spike in the Maori suicide rate this year. The long-awaited strategy, was launched… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Health Minister responds to criticism of suicide strategy says Audio

7:45 AM.An independent inquiry into Napier City Council's scrutiny of councillors' social media will be carried out before the election, and culture review of the whole organisation is also being mooted. It… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The Health Ministry says an extra 8 thousand doses of the measles vaccine have seen sent from Wellington to Auckland to bolster supplies there. The Ministry's chief executive, Ashley Bloomfield talks… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Ahead of his rampage, Fuller praised the accused Christchurch gunman in a Facebook post, adding: "I am English, no matter what the government say kill all the non-English and get them all out of our… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Local body voting papers will be turning up in letter boxes in a couple of weeks and on October the 12th we'll know who's going to be in charge of our local councils and boards. Here on Morning Report… Read more Video, Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update on the movemnets in the financial sector. Audio

8:40 AM.Ferocious bushfires are continuing to burn across Queensland and New South Wales. More than 400 people were in evacuation centres on Queensland's Sunshine Coast last night, and multiple homes have… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Enrollments at kohanga reo are declining at an alarming rate, dropping by about 100 children per year on average. The Kohanga Reo National Trust says it's still struggling to retain staff, repair… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Work to identify risks from old landfills is set to get underway this month. The Ministry for the Environment has announced a multi-agency effort to get a better picture of the risks associated with… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Passenger jets would have to take off and land every ten minutes to ensure a decent return on the money spent, say opponents of a proposed expansion of Wanaka Airport. Their report says the proposed… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A court has heard an Auckland teenager was "too scared" to run from a house the Crown says she was beaten, tortured and eventually murdered in. Dimetrius Pairama's body was found in a steel drum out… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Waiho! Leave that Tukua! Let go Kao - no Kaua - don't Homai - give (towards the speaker) "homai ki ahau" ki ahau meaning to me - so give it to me Hoatu - to give to someone else (use haere mai, haere… Read more Audio