Morning Report for Wednesday 18 September 2019

6:13 AM.The Government's being told its overhaul of work visas fails to tackle the one thing that would stop migrant workers being treated like modern day slaves. Yesterday it announced a new employer-led… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.A major law firm says two recent complex and confusing Employment Court cases show that an overhaul of the Holidays Act cannot wait. At the same time, a plastic surgeon in Christchurch says he has… Read more Audio

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

6:37 AM.The Irish government is in court today, fighting to stop Apple paying it billions of dollars.
The European Union ordered the multinational pay the money saying the tech giant benefitted from illegal… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Activists on both sides of the abortion debate have laid out their arguments to the special select committee looking at the law changes which makes it easier to get an abortion and removes it from the… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:20 AM.Reports from Washington say the United States has identified the exact locations in Iran from which the attacks were launched on Saturday. Reports so far quote unnamed senior officials and say more… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A group representing migrant workers says the Government's overhaul of work visas has failed to remove a clause that means they can be treated like modern day slaves. The Government yesterday… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.National leader, Simon Bridges has told Morning Report the only way the Christchurch Call will make a difference will be if the United States comes on board. Last week, the Leader of the Opposition… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.England cricketer Ben Stokes has lashed out at the Sun newspaper for publishing a story on the murders of his half brother and sister in Christchurch in 1988. He criticised the tabloid for publishing… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The UK Supreme Court is considering whether British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in advising the Queen to suspend, or "prorogue," Parliament for five weeks. In recent weeks the… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.People living near the Ohakea air base in Manawatu are seeking reassurances about their safety after an investigation into contamination at the base. A Defence Force inquiry has found a plume of toxic… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Doctors say more needs to be done to improve the treatment provided to often frail older people who fall and break a hip. Nearly four thousand New Zealanders fracture their hip a year, costing health… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A plastic surgeon is warning public hospital payroll systems are full of errors that are costing staff dearly and fostering resentment. Act. Barnaby Nye divides his time between private practice and… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Christchurch mayoral candidate Darryll Park is campaigning on environmental sustainability, but his biggest hospitality business doesn't recycle. Mr Park is the co-owner of Oxford Management Services… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.What do you get when an accountant, a motelier, a former MP, and a retailer who doesn't even want to be mayor, are all vying for same job? No, it's not the start of a bad joke...it's the four-way race… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.One of Wales' rugby coaches has been sent home from the World Cup for an alleged breach of World Rugby's laws covering betting and anti-corruption. Wales backs coach Rob Howley's departure is said to… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Canadian police have confirmed a senior police intelligence officer arrested last week for allegedly stealing sensitive documents had access to information from Canada's foreign allies. Cameron Ortis… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.This year's Rugby World Cup in Japan is the first in Asia and is unique for a number of reasons, with the culture, food and entertainment set to keep visitors enthralled while the weather, climate and… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The Rugby World Cup is just days away, an activist group in Australia is calling on Rugby NZ to ditch their main sponsor, the insurance company AIG.The group, Sum of Us, says AIG is insuring the… Read more Audio