Morning Report for Thursday 12 September 2019

6:13 AM.Auckland's primary school principals are worried that there has been no let up in the city's teacher shortage. They say nobody is applying for some of their job vacancies and they are not confident… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.A secret briefing on the perilous state of New Plymouth's water pipes has raised the ire of council aspirants in the city. Mayoral candidate Max Brough says councillors were told a third of the… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news and how global markets have fared overnight. Audio

6:39 AM.The Prime Minister has apologised to the group of complainants who've made allegations of bullying and sexual assault, saying she recognises the actions of the Labour party have added to their… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The wife of a terminally-ill Southland man says she feels very confident that a charity hospital in the region will be a reality after last night's meeting. Melissa Vining and her husband, Blair, have… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little says Northland's Ngati Hine people could get government funding for its mandate campaign - if it goes through official channels. The Ngapuhi sub tribe -… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Scrutiny is now firmly on the Prime Minister as the fallout over sexual assault allegations escalates. The Labour Party President NIgel Haworth has been forced to step down and now attention is… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson says the fallout from the sex assault allegations will continue with still a lot of questions about what senior staff members in Jacinda Ardern;'s office knew. Audio

7:17 AM.Auckland primary school principals are warning that the city's long-running teacher shortage is as bad as ever and some say it is worse. They say some job vacancies are attracting no applications at… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Scotland's highest civil court has ruled Boris Johnson's suspension of the UK Parliament is unlawful. A panel of three judges at the Court of Session found in favour of a cross-party group of… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will ban flavoured e-cigarettes, after a spate of vaping-related deaths. Mr Trump told reporters vaping was a "new problem", especially… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.New Zealand history will be taught in all schools by 2022. Jacinda Ardern announced the policy this morning after unveiling a plaque commemorating the New Zealand Wars at the Beehive Te Aniwa… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The Opposition is sharpening its attack of the government over allegations of sexual assault. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has apologised to the complainants who've made allegations of bullying… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Young people running in local elections say they're reaching part of the population that wouldn't otherwise vote. Voter turnout has been declining since the 1980s.... at the last local body election… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Spark is confident its streaming of the Rugby World Cup will go smoothly. The telecommunications company's Spark Sport platform has had a handful of issues to date, with the streaming of the English… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Master carver, bridge builder, celestial navigator, a key figure in the revival of waka hourua or double-hulled voyaging canoes ... Sir Hekenukumai Busby... who died earlier this year, wore many potae… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.New Zealand history will be taught in all schools from 2022 The Prime Minister made the announcement a short time ago, after unveiling a plaque at Parliament to commemorate the New Zealand Wars… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Political commentators Jess Berentson-Shaw and Morgan Godfery discuss the unfolding saga of Labour's handling of complaints from staff, including an allegation of serious sexual assault. Audio

8:21 AM.An Auckland restaurant owner feels helpless and ignored by Immigration New Zealand as he tries to sort out visas problems for his foreign workers. Sam Bratton has been running the restaurant Vondel in… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The chief MP pushing to legalise euthanasia David Seymour has accused one of his Parliamentary foes of stalling when counting votes effectively slowing down the progress of his legislation. But the… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

8:35 AM.New Zealand is falling behind other countries -- especially Australia -- when it comes to surviving cancer. That's the key conclusion of an international study of cancer survival, published in Lancet… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A secret briefing on the perilous state of New Plymouth's water pipes has raised the ire of council aspirants in the city. Mayoral candidate Max Brough says incumbent councillors were told at least… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Northland's Ngati Hine people have begun a fund-raising drive to get on the road and seek their own mandate for a Treaty settlement. The large Ngapuhi sub-tribe were fierce opponents of the Tuhoronuku… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Fears a no-deal Brexit could lead to shortages of food and medicine, and massive delays at the border have been confirmed this morning, after the UK Government released its worst case scenario plans… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Air New Zealand has applied to trademark its 'Kia Ora' logo, which is used on the front of the airline's inflight Kia Ora magazine. The Maori Council has called the application an "insult to New… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Kia kaha - is a common one we know - but the more known phrase is Kia kaha - kia maia - kia manawanui Be strong - be brave - be steadfast, Now a reminder these translations are very rough - the beauty… Read more Audio