Morning Report for Tuesday 22 October 2019

6:09 AM.Police say they had already ramped up their presence in Wairoa before the weekend's violence. A shotgun was fired through the front door of an officer's home on Saturday night, and then the police… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The National Party has railed against a landmark court ruling which allows judges more flexibility when sentencing meth dealers - and says it would consider legislating to overrule it. A Court of… Read more Audio

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

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:40 AM.Armed police are on patrol in Wairoa after the police were targeted in two shootings over the weekend. An officer was at home with their family when a shotgun was fired at the front door at about 11pm… Read more Audio

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

6:50 AM.The creator of the notorious 8Chan website, which was used by the March 15 gunman to promote his video of the atrocity, is trying to prevent its current owner from getting citizenship in the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The community of Wairoa is in shock after the police were targeted in two shootings over the weekend. Armed police are on patrol in the town until further notice, after a shotgun was fired at the home… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The chair of the Transport Agency has admitted the department let down Cabinet and dropped the ball in its early handling of Auckland's light rail project. It's delayed the process and frustrated… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The creator of the 8Chan website - used by the March 15 gunman to promote the video of the atrocity - is locked in a bitter battle with the current owner. After the Christchurch mosque attacks, 8Chan… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Police Minister and Napier MP says the Wairoa shootings are a result of the country's meth problem. Stuart Nash says this is why he's asking police to crack down on gangs, and to make the… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The Police Minister and Napier MP says the Wairoa shootings are a result of the country's meth problem. Stuart Nash says this is why he's asking police to crack down on gangs, and to make the… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Ministerial briefings show that officials passed hype-filled claims from a Silicon Valley company to Simon Bridges when he was Transport Minister, that paved the way for loosely controlled contracts… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Methamphetamine dealers whose own addiction caused their offending can now receive a sentence discount of up to 30 percent. It's one of several changes to meth sentencing options announced today in a… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Rakiura/Stewart Island residents say a housing shortage is forcing some people to move off the island - and it's only expected to get worse. Residents told reporter Tess Brunton the projected tourism… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.A newly elected Tauranga councillor is already facing calls for his resignation. While councillor Andrew Hollis was campaigning, he said the Treaty of Waitangi was "past it's use-by-date" and "a… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Wellington's Mayor-elect, Andy Foster, says talk about a recount is causing a "distraction" for the council at the start of their term. Mr Foster beat the incumbent Justin Lester by 62 votes - leading… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future hangs in the balance today. Opinion polls have suggested the result of today's election will be incredibly close, with many pollsters… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Education providers want to know why the multi-million cost of immigration delays is being ignored by the Government agency set up to attract overseas students. A proposed new dairy farming school in… Read more Audio

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

8:36 AM.Many in Otago's rural sector thought rhetoric used by the Labour Party during 2017's election campaign was an attack on farming. And now the Government's intended freshwater reforms are seen by some… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Deputy Health and Disability commissioner says a woman who died of an infection at an Auckland resthome required hospital-level care throughout her stay, but never got it. Deputy commissioner Rose… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Researchers say the government has a golden opportunity to nip the country's wilding pine problem in the bud, before it costs the economy billions more. The Ministry for Primary Industries says it's… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.In Christchurch, eight people have been injured, three critically, after a fleeing driver crashed in to another car. The crash at the intersection of Glandovey and Idris Roads happened just after four… Read more Audio