Morning Report for Thursday 20 April 2017

6:00 AM.Miraculous rescue of 8-year-old after dinghy flips in Manukau, Fraudster tricked agency to pay $100,000 salary to husband, Gatland names three New Zealanders in Lions squad, and Censor calls for law… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

6:10 AM.Long waits to access mental health services - or not being able to get help at all - are the main concerns highlighted by a new report on the mental health system. Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald was… 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

6:39 AM.An eight-year-old girl has been pulled alive from Manukau Harbour after treading water for more than two hours after the dinghy she was in flipped over. Last night the Coastguard's Georgie Smith… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The Government wants to introduce a three year cap for migrant workers who earn less than 49-thousand dollars annually. The Government says it's impossible to predict exactly how many lower-skilled… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Convicted government fraudster Joanne Harrison tricked officials into hiring her husband for a role at the Transport Accident Investigation Commission, and organised his $100,000 salary. The… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:17 AM.The Transport Ministry fraudster Joanne Harrison successfully recommended her husband Patrick Sharp for a role at the Transport Accident Investigation Commission - without ever disclosing they were… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The censor's office says it wants a law change so shows like Netflix's 13 Reasons, about a suicidal teenager, can't be streamed here without a classification. Audio

7:41 AM.The top Family Court judge, Judge Laurence Ryan, has issued a three-page statement, disputing allegations by The Backbone Collective that the Family Court is closed and secret; that it's… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Long wait times, an over reliance on medication, and not getting help early enough is the grim picture that's been painted of mental health services in New Zealand. Audio

7:52 AM.One New Zealander a day is diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer, and it can signal a tough road ahead. A new treatment available in Australia may save lives, but it is not funded in New Zealand. Audio

7:55 AM.The World Masters Games kick off tomorrow and 28,000 people will descend on Auckland for the event. Steve Armitage, a general manager for Auckland's tourism agency, says "in terms of participation… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:10 AM.The hunt is on for two gunmen in Canterbury. our reporter Jacob McSweeny has the latest details on the incidents. Audio

8:19 AM.A UK based defence analyst says it's highly likely Sunday's missile test in North Korea may've been thwarted by a cyber attack from the US. We speak to Paul Beaver who told us cyber warefare is now… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Spark is ditching the technology that's underpinned phone calls for 140 years for an internet-based phone system. The Telecommunications Users Association's Craig Young says the new system won't be as… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.Changes to the immigration rules, could make it easier for the tourism industry to bring in certain workers from overseas. But the chief executive of Wilsons Abel Tasman, Darryl Wilson, says they are… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Departing Education Minister Hekia Parata looks back on her time in charge of the portfolio. Audio

8:46 AM.Local councils and water scientists are fighting a race against time to protect Lake Wakatipu and Lake Wanaka's pristine waters from urban runoff. Audio

8:51 AM."I want to make sure that Wellington is affordable, that it's accessible, and that people that want to build or own a house here, they can do so." The Wellington City Council propses a $5,000 rates… Read more Audio