Morning Report for Monday 21 October 2019

6:13 AM.A senior gastroenterologist says many more specialists and others are needed to provide a key procedure that is vital to screening for bowel cancer. Whanganui District Health Board will become the… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Even with France reduced to 14 men in the last 30 minutes it took a 74th minute try by the Welsh to see them through to the semifinals at the Rugby World Cup. Wales beat France 20 - 19 in the nail… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.The youth wing of the New Zealand First party had a big win at the annual conference yesterday when it convinced the majority of members to reconsider drug policy. It's now up to MPs to make the final… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The dream is over for Japan at the Rugby World Cup. After a stunning run through pool play, where they won all four of their matches, the host nation were beaten 26-3 in their quarterfinal clash with… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The mother of a psychiatric patient who died in a Samoan prison is shocked the Auckland DHB hasn't adopted a coronial recommendation to improve its services. Hans Dalton's body was found in a 200… Read more Audio

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

7:10 AM.A former Armed Offenders Squad member says he feared for his safety when he was told he could be the victim of an "accident" during a firearms training exercise he was leading. John Woodward worked as… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.There was never any shortage of courage, but not even the bravest of blossoms could punch through Springbok brawn as South Africa reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals by beating Japan 26-3 and… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The All Blacks will face fellow heavyweights England in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals on Saturday night in Yokohama after they swatted aside Ireland and Australia respectively in the quarter-finals… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Move over Grey Power, here comes Young New Zealand First. The youth wing of the party not only won over its leader at the weekend's conference, but the majority of the membership too. Young New… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.New Zealand First could be joining it's coalition partners to pass a law allowing pill testing at festivals. In September NZ First vetoed Police Minister Stuart Nash's attempt to introduce drug… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.An unprecedented investigation prompted by poor earthquake design has found widespread problems with major building jobs. Engineering New Zealand says basic mistakes are being made and then slipping… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.A senior conservative minister is insisting that Britain will leave the European Union 10 days from now, regardless of an official request to postpone Brexit. Michael Gove says Parliament legally… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Some cyclists are travelling as fast as cars on the Auckland cycleway where a walking school bus had to be suspended. Auckland Transport has spent two months measuring speeds on the Northwestern… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Principals are bracing for a crackdown when the government's new school donation scheme begins next year, after the change highlighted that many schools are charging parents for things they shouldn't… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Constellation Cup's going down to the wire in Perth next Sunday after the Silver Ferns came from behind in the final seconds to beat Australia 54-53 in Sydney yesterday afternoon. They lead the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.NZ First youth members have managed to get the party to rethink its approach to pill testing. NZ First put the brakes on a plan supported by it's coalition partners to allow drug testing at festivals… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Justice Minister Andrew Little says an Iraqi man extradited to Australia WILL be able to return to New Zealand as a refugee if he's found guilty of people smuggling. Maythem Radhi was arrested and… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The All Blacks will face England at Yokohama next Saturday for a place in a third consecutive World Cup final, after deating Ireland 46-14 at their quarterfinal at Tokyo Stadium on Saturday. They… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The Wallabies exit from the Rugby World Cup will also mean the end of Michael Cheika's five year spell as coach. The frequently controversial 52-year-old was in no mood for questions on his future in… Read more Audio

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

8:35 AM.The defeated Auckland mayoral contender John Tamihere says he can pin his election failure on white elderly voters in the city's leafier suburbs not voting for him. At the final count he received… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A new study from the Univeristy of Auckland has found that using social media only makes a small difference to a person's mental health compared to other activities like watching TV or playing… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Auckland District Health Board hasn't adopted a coroner's recommendation to improve its mental health services after a psychiatric patient died in Samoa. The recommendation was part of findings… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.About 40 thousand more New Zealanders are set to begin receiving potentially life-saving screening for bowel cancer. Twelve thousand of them live in the Whanganui District Health Board area, which… Read more Audio