Morning Report for Monday 16 December 2019

6:00 AM.Police to continue search for two missing bodies; Whakaari/White Island: Iwi to mark one week since eruption; Govt offers spectrum to Maori for the first time; Whakaari/White Island: Defence force on… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand women's sevens team have beaten Australia 17-7 to win the Cape Town leg of the World Series. Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The UK Labour Party suffered a heavy defeat in last week's election with historic Labour strongholds falling to the Conservatives.

Labour's "red wall" across the Midlands and the north of England… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Advocates for Asian mental health are pleading with the government for a targeted national policy as the number of Asians needing help soars.

Official figures reveal a 82 percent increase for Asians… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Experts from GNS science are still advising police on the recovery operation on Whakaari/White Island.

There have been no further eruptions since Monday's fatal blast, but the situation is still… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The cruise ship company, Royal Caribbean, could be sued for damages over the deaths or injuries caused by the eruption on Whakaari last Monday, if people bought their tickets to visit White Island… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The New Zealand men's sevens team scored a late try to claim a thrilling 7-5 victory over hosts South Africa at the Cape Town leg of the World Series. Audio

7:11 AM.Police divers are expected to continue their search today for two bodies missing since last Monday's volcanic eruption on Whakaari White Island.

The official toll from the disaster rose to 16 on… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.At 2:11pm it will be one week since the eruption at Whakaari/White Island. Fifteen victims remain in burns units across New Zealand after 13 patients were flown back to Ausralia for treatment.

Ngati… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.For the first time ever, the government is going to allocate radio spectrum to Māori.

The Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister, Kris Faafoi, has announced he'll be making spectrum… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Divers and recovery teams have been unable to locate the remaining two bodies who died in the Whakaari/White Island disaster.

Teams were back on the island on Sunday.

The bodies are believed to be… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The number of Asians in Auckland seeking help for mental health in the last five years has risen dramatically with one DHB reporting an 82 percent increase in cases.

Mental health is one of the… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a big majority after the Conservatives swept aside Labour in its traditional heartlands.

Mr Johnson won a Commons majority of 80 in… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.In an amazing tale of survival, a woman walked from the sea alive at the weekend after she was washed down a West Coast river and out into sea.

Her car had crashed near the Arahura River, north of… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The head of world athletics, Sebastian Coe, has joined those paying tribute to Sir Peter Snell, who died in his sleep from heart failure at his home in Dallas on Saturday at the age of 80.

Lord Coe… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand has completed the double at the Cape Town round of the World Sevens Series. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The cruise ship company, Royal Caribbean, could be sued for damages over the deaths or injuries caused by the eruption on Whakaari if their passengers bought their tickets for White Island Tours… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.One week after the Whaakari/White Island eruption that has claimed the lives of 16 people Whakatāne businesses are starting to feel the fallout.

The town is very reliant on what is viewed as the… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.More than $5.5 million has been spent maintaining and repairing Christchurch's brand new Justice and Emergency Services Precinct.

The Ministry of Justice says the cost of repairs is not out of the… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.An environmental lawyer is welcoming a hefty fine handed to forestry company Juken after logging debris caused millions of dollars of damage when it washed down hillsides south of Gisborne in heavy… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The Conservatives' decisive victory in the British elections is expected to spur New Zealand's negotiators to work out a post-Brexit trade deal.

The re-elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The mission at Whakaari /White Island to find the last two bodies left behind is still underway.

Six bodies were recovered on Friday by a team involving police and the New Zealand Defence Force.

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8:44 AM.The Government is allocating some radio spectrum to Māori to help develop 5G networks.

Tech commentator Paul Brislen speaks to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Papua New Guinea's government is appealing to the public for patience to allow time to process Bougainville's overwhelming vote for independence.

A 97.7 percent majority voted for independence in the… Read more Audio