Morning Report for Thursday 8 June 2017

6:00 AM.IS claims responsibility for twin attacks in Iran, Comey makes public more information about Trump meetings, English aware of looming housing crisis in 2010 - Salvation Army, Blues hand the Lions… Read more Audio

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

6:09 AM.Twelve people are dead in Tehran after gunmen and suicide bombers carried out co-ordinated attacks on the Iranian parliament, and at the tomb of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Blues head coach Tana Umaga was pretty happy with how his team had performed against the Lions last night. He said the players on the fringe of All Black selection will have done their chances no… 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.A major supermarket chain says building regulations to keep the ceiling space above people's heads safe in an earthquake are being routinely ignored. 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

7:09 AM.Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the co-ordinated attacks on the highly symbolic sites of the Iranian parliament and the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The Former FBI Director James Comey has made public more information about his meetings with President Donald Trump and it makes for amazing reading. Our correspondent Simon Marks has been looking… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand's rocky start has just got a whole lot worse with a loss to the Blues last night. RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter says the side will be feeling anxious… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Racing in the America's Cup has been called off for today but Team New Zealand is ready to race again. It's managed to mend one wingsail but still has one in the workshop. Our America's Cup reporter… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A major shake-up is on the way for social workers, as the Government signals it will introduce new legislation in August, making registration mandatory and requiring social workers to meet performance… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Countdown supermarkets is strengthening all its stores with proper seismic bracing of pipes, ducts and heavy units in its ceilings. And in doing so, can't resist taking a swipe at the Government and… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.It's the final day of campaigning in Britain's general election. Julia Langdon is a political commentator in London and says Prime Minister Theresa May will be returning with a 'hefty majority'. Audio

7:52 AM.Heavier than usual three-year olds are more likely to be obese as adults, and more prone to related illnesses such as heart disease later in life. Professor Michael Williams from Otago University is… Read more Audio

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

8:13 AM.A company involved in a trial of video monitoring of commercial fishing boats says the resulting footage was not designed to be used in prosecutions. Jeremy Fleming is the chair of Trident Systems… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Team New Zealand skipper Glenn Ashby describes the damage sustained in yesterday's nose-dive and capsize but says a major effort overnight meant the boat was race-ready this morning. Audio

8:22 AM.Child Youth and Family officials asked if they should put a spin on a Minister's letter to a man worried about the safety of his three year old daughter. Late last year the Family Court ruled that the… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Insurers are adding their voice to concerns that earthquake safety rules for overhead fittings are being widely flouted. John Lucas is responsible for coordinating Insurance Council's response to… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Quake affected residents in Seddon and Ward are taking up the offer of free health clinics - more than 300 have already done so. Marlborough Primary Health says not only has winter brought the… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Congestion charges are being touted as a way to ease Auckland's traffic woes. The Government and Auckland Council yesterday announced the Smarter Transport Pricing Project which will investigate… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Australia has demanded big online corporations share encryption secrets with authorities....but New Zealand isn't in any rush to follow suit. Audio

8:50 AM.New Zealand is expected to face pressure to join in with a clampdown on internet freedom at the next meeting of the Five Eyes security group later this month. Paul Spain is the chief executive of… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.One of the men charged with importing 35 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a jewelled statue of a horse's head says he was shocked when they found an electronic device inside one of the packages. Our… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Art curators in Wellington say the contribution of Maori women to society has been silenced but that's about to change. The Turnbull Library hopes its exhibition will dispel the stereotypes that Maori… Read more Audio