Morning Report for Monday 4 September 2017

6:00 AM.North Korea's hydrogen bomb tests sparks a stern warning from Donald Trump, National is accused of going too far by promising to strip gang members of some legal rights - we'll get Bill English's… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Another weekend closer to the election, another weekend of new policies, mall visits and street corner meetings. National went for the 'tough on crime' approach; while Labour proposed a suite of… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Sociologist Jarrod Gilbert who studies gangs says human rights belong to everyone, and if Paula Bennett doesn't appreciate that, she's not fit to be Police Minister. Yesterday National's police… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.In an election debate billed as the Battle of the North, candidates standing in the Whangarei, Northland and Te Tai Tokerau electorates debated party policies and views on everything from fresh water… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.US President Donald Trump says he may consider stopping all US trade with any country doing business with North Korea. It comes after North Korea claims to have conducted its sixth and most powerful… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The National Party says it will give police sweeping new powers to search the houses of the most serious criminal gang members at any time for guns. The policy announced by the police spokesperson… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.National has announced new policies, which in their own words will 'crack down on gangs and drugs'.The plan involves spending $82 million over four years to stop gang activity and the supply of… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.A stunning display by the Silver Ferns meant they not only defeated arch-rivals Australia, but they also got their hands on the Quad Series title for the first time. Audio

7:38 AM.A Nelson community group that's been fighting an aerial poison drop says it has no idea who may have attacked Nelson MP Nick Smith with rat poison. The Brook Valley Community Group chairman… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.David Seymour has launched the ACT party's campaign with plans for a controversial $1 billion education policy to bulk fund schools for teachers' salaries, as long as they drop union contracts Audio

7:49 AM.A draft Ministry for the Environment report warns local government needs to take action now to avoid the social and economic harm from coastal hazards in the future. The leaked report, obtained by the… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Los Angeles, as the city faces what's described as its largest-ever fire. LA correspondent Brad Pomerance says the fire-fighting is… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.In the Beyond the Beehive series, The Wireless journalist Max Towle explores the big issues for Christchurch youth ahead of this month's election. Audio

8:10 AM.The United States says it will react to North Korea's hydrogen bomb test with a "massive military response" if Pyongyang continues its threatening behaviour. Tufts University expert on US-Korea… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.National's police spokesperson Paula Bennett's suggestion that serious criminals should have fewer human rights than others has drawn widespread condemnation. The $82 million policy has been unveiled… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.New Zealand Rugby is being called on to turn women's rugby a professional sport. Grassroots rugby players say if it was, then players would be encouraged to take their sport further. This call comes… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.With fewer than 2 percent of the country's businesses Pasifika-owned, the push is on to encourage a new generation of Pasifika entrepreneurship in some of the country's lowest-income communities. Read more Audio