Morning Report for Thursday 19 September 2019

6:09 AM.Actor Robyn Malcolm, who fought against the "Hobbit" employment law has high hopes the new Lord of the Rings series will be a boon for the local film industry. She told Katie Scotcher she's thrilled… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Te Papa told the Government it risked losing relevance as a national museum when it asked it for money to help move into South Auckland. The museum's bid for 1.5 million dollars to develop a detailed… Read more Audio

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

6:39 AM.Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the Government can't buy back land at Ihumatao, because it would create a regrettable precedent. The Maori king, Kiingi Tuheitia, says mana whenua have made a… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Shocked and disappointed - that's been the response to John Tamihere's use of the phrase 'Sieg Heil' in a mayoral debate. Mr Tamihere used the Nazi slogan in an Auckland mayoral debate with Phil Goff… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.A King Country farmer whose cattle died after swallowing 1080 dropped in a DOC pest control operaton a year ago today, says a lack of any real progress in an official investigation is a nightmare… Read more Audio

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

7:24 AM.Auckland mayoral candidate John Tamihere used a Nazi slogan during a debate in Ponsonby on Tuesday evening. Mr Tamihere has defended the use of the phrase, because he thinks Mr Goff is a dictator… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.More than four hundred people have applied for permits to keep guns that have been banned in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. The Government has outlawed military style semi-automatic… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Saudi Arabia says the attack on its oil facilities was unquestionably sponsored by Iran. Overnight the Saudi defence ministry showed off what it says is wreckage of drones and cruise missiles that… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The actor who protested against the treatment of New Zealanders working on the Hobbit says recent changes to the "Hobbit Law" will protect those working on Amazon's Lord of the Rings series. After… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.A family doctor in a high-needs community in Porirua near Wellington, says they're completely out of the measles vaccine. Bryan Betty works at Porirua and Community Medical Centre in Cannon's Creek… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Eight cattle were found dead on Paula and Mark Stone's farm near Te Kuiti, after 1080 was dropped as part of a DOC pest control operation. The Stones say the delay in the investigation, which… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes no apology for her focus on the Christchurch Call at the United Nations next week - and points to Facebook's recent action as a sign of early success.Earlier… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Forest and Bird says the levels of acidity in the ocean could more than double in a century if carbon emissions aren't drastically reduced. They've published a report today that says increased levels… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.It's the battle of two former Labour Party cabinet ministers - the race for the Auckland mayoralty. Joining us in our Auckland studio are the city's sitting mayor, Phil Goff, and his rival, John… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

8:38 AM.Frustrated growers say their crops could be left to rot if the Government doesn't let them know soon how many immigrant workers they can hire. A group of 12 businesses with early stage crops such as… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.National MP Maggie Barry has had to publicly apologise to Labour's Ruth Dyson for yelling at her during the voluntary euthanasia debate in Parliament last week. Ms Dyson, who is Assistant Speaker… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Government has bought the former home of the suffragette Kate Sheppard for $4.5 million. Nicola Jackson is the Heritage New Zealand deputy chief executive. Audio

8:55 AM.It hasn't been easy for the native species, with only about 20 of them left in the area in 1994. But the small population has been growing and now the public have a chance to see the kokako for… Read more Audio