Morning Report for Wednesday 12 February 2020

6:06 AM.The Black Caps have completed a comprehensive bounce-back in their one-day international cricket series against India. Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Parents of disabled children have told the IHC their children are bullied at school, don't get enough support, and in some case have been blocked from enrolling altogether.

The organisation, which… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.Two weeks after a child suffered horrific injuries at his home in Flaxmere on 29 January the police still don't know who beat him.

The boy is in a serious condition in Starship Hospital and is likely… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.A dire shortage of GPs in Northland means some patients turning up at Whangarei Hospital's emergency department are sent away with a voucher for the city's private emergency clinic.

Whangarei teacher… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson is praising his bowlers after New Zealand wrapped up their one-day series against India. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The New Zealand First Foundation has received tens of thousands of dollars from donors in the horse racing industry in payments which fall just below the $15,000 threshold over which party donations… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Two weeks after a child suffered horrific injuries at his home in Flaxmere the police still don't know who attacked him.

The four-year-old is in a serious condition in Starship Hospital and is likely… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.There are now 1850 New Zealanders in self-imposed isolation after arriving back from China where the Coronavirus outbreak began.

Yesterday the Minister of Health announced customs and public health… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.The Advertising Standards Authority has declined an appeal from the National Party over a Facebook ad on the government's feebate policy.

National Party leader Simon Bridges told Morning Report he… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A large blaze at a car wreckers sent black smoke churning into the air above Ngongotaha near Rotorua last night.

It's now under control, but at its peak stretched 100 by 60 metres, taking more than… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A dire shortage of family doctors in Northland mean locals are flooding into Whangarei Hospital's emergency department which can't cope either.

It's having to hand out vouchers for casual visits to… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The government is stepping in to help farmers hit by a drought in Northland and parts of Auckland.

The Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says with a dry spell since November, and little rain… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.RNZ's chief executive Paul Thompson was asked a blunt question yesterday: had he bungled announcements about the future of RNZ Concert and a new music channel for young listeners?

Not at all, he… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Composure is the big positive for Black Caps captain Kane Williamson from their 3-nil one-day series victory over India. Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The kuia who are taking a Waitangi Tribunal claim over Whānau Ora funding say they had a constructive meeting with the Prime Minister last night. 

Dames Tariana Turia, Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, and… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries says Chinese borders are NOT closed to New Zealand logs, but there are problems with over supply, and logs backing up at Chinese ports,which means the demand for… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Parents of disabled children are telling the IHC they have had schools illegally refuse to enrol their children or set limits on how many hours they can go to school.

A new survey by the IHC also… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Government is being told it hasn't done enough to lift the country's poorest families out of poverty and many are still struggling to find secure housing.

The Salvation Army's annual State of the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Domestic violence victims want the proposed changes to the laws for dividing property after divorce to take into account family violence.

RNZ spoke to women who have had to pay hundreds of thousands… Read more Audio

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

8:32 AM.The demise of RNZ Concert has provoked strong opposition from classical music lovers and even the Prime Minister, but some say the attention it has garnered highlights major disparities in the arts… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Three more National Party MPs have resigned, but leader Simon Bridges says there's no cause for concern.

Sarah Dowie, Nicky Wagner and David Carter have announced they will not be running in the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Australia's High Court has blocked a bid to deport two men with Aboriginal heritage - one of them born in New Zealand.

Brendan Thoms and Daniel Love had been detained and threatened with deportation… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Voting is underway in New Hampshire in the first primary of this year's US elections.

Senator Bernie Sanders is the favourite to win the primary, after narrowly coming second behind Pete Buttigieg in… Read more Audio