Morning Report for Monday 22 May 2017

6:00 AM.Trump sounds different note in Saudi Arabia speech, Broken bridge highlights freight fragility, Southwesterly bringing massive waves and cold weather, Transport whistleblowers speak out about losing… Read more Audio

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

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

7:14 AM.Transport Agency engineers will today try to find out how long it will take to fix a bridge on the alternative route beween Marlborough and Canterbury. Ken Shirley, the Chief Executive of the Road… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Massive waves hitting the east coast of the North Island over the weekend are easing after fears that sea walls along the coastline could be breached. Audio

7:25 AM.Two former Transport Ministry workers have spoken out for the first time about how they were forced out of their jobs after raising the alarm about the fraudster Joanne Harrison. Our reporter Benedict… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is back in control of his A.K. Party which holds the majority of seats in the country's parliament. Our correspondent in Turkey, Natalie Carney, says he… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Search and Rescue experts from New Zealand and 26 other countries get together in Auckland this week to swap knowledge on rescuing people lost in the world's biggest ocean. The highlight will be a… Read more Audio

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

8:10 AM.Scientists tracking wave height in the Southern Ocean say they have measured the biggest ever wave recorded - 19.4 metres. They're expecting to find evidence of waves up to 25 metres from a buoy… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.So at sea the huge swells have eased but back on land temperatures inland have plummetted overnight. In Middlemarch where Irene Ramsay is it's -6.3 degrees and Sam Stoddart says it's -4 degrees in… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.China believes the heat is going out of the disputes over the South China Sea. Our reporter Philippa Tolley is in China and has been at briefings by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People's… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.A new book, Tax and Fairness, says an unfair tax system means Kiwisaver members end up paying tax even if their fund hasn't earned anything - whereas property investors can write any earnings off as… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Forest and Bird are accusing MPI of playing games and selectively choosing what information it gives out after two rare sea lions died after being caught in commercial fishing nets. Audio

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

8:37 AM.More than one thousand New Zealanders say they want to "Adopt a Lions Fan." Adam Gilshnan's set up a Facebook page for New Zealanders who are willing to billet Lions fans for free. He says there's a… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A new Pacific arts exhibition in Auckland challenges gender stereotypes. Audio