Morning Report for Friday 9 February 2018

6:00 AM.Auckland hotel developers shift on Chinese workers plan; shortcomings in Australian agency in charge of detentions; NZer Clinton Thinn on trial for US prison murder; Auckland Filipino restaurant chefs… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:42 AM.As National heads into the second and final day of its caucus retreat, its MPs appear united. Last week, there was a burst of leadership speculation, with reports some were unhappy with the deputy… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Waikato District Health Board is re-assessing a contentious policy requiring un-immunised staff to wear a mask when treating patients. The policy was brought in by the former DHB chief executive Nigel… Read more Audio

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

7:10 AM.Yesterday we brought you the story of the Park Hyatt hotel developer bringing in up to 200 workers from China to complete the project. The developer, Fu Wah, says it couldn't find locally the workers… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.An investigation has found massive shortcomings by the Australian federal agency in charge of the detention of hundreds of New Zealanders. The independent investigator called in by the government has… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The murder trial of Clinton Thinn, the step-brother of National MP Nikki Kaye, has begun in California. The mocking of his New Zealand accent is being offered up as a reason why he attacked and killed… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Immigration New Zealand says chefs at a Filipino restaurant in Auckland were treated like slaves. The owners of Birkenhead restaurant 3 Kings Food, Luisito and Virgil Balajadia, were sentenced at the… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Team New Zealand captured the country's imagination when they reclaimed the America's Cup in dominant fashion last year. On Thursday night the sailing syndicate's story of redemption added another… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A couple seeking to be New Zeland's first 'earthquake refugees' have been told they will not be sent back to Nepal. The 2015 Kathmandu earthquake left the retired couple homeless, traumatised, and in… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Director Quentin Tarantino is apologising for comments he made about Roman Polanski's rape of a 13-year-old girl. After being accused by Uma Thurman of negligence on the set of Kill Bill, audio of a… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Toyota Racing Series winds up this weekend with the New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild, and it is a big day for boy racers young and old. Most of the field of up-and-coming drivers from around the… Read more Audio

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

8:11 AM.The Winter Olympic's opening ceremony is about to take place in Pyeongchang in South Korea. Twenty-one New Zealand athletes will compete at this year's games. It's 26 years since New Zealand won its… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A doctor who was found guilty of professional misconduct after a baby died after he failed to perfrom a caesarean or c-section has lost his name suppression. The Health Practitioners Disciplinary… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.House price growth is showing signs of picking up again. The latest data from Quotable Value - or QV - found nationwide house prices grew by 6.4 percent in the year to the end of January, with a… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.The only Christchurch street still closed following the 2011 earthquake will reopen later in 2018 only to close again in 2019 so the council can extend the route for the tram. The proposal has raised… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Waikato District Health Board is re-assessing, and could drop, a contentious policy requiring un-immunised staff to wear a mask when treating patients. The policy was brought in by the former DHB boss… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The National Party is holding a two-day caucus retreat in Tauranga this week as it's MPs dissect the aftermath of last year's election. Following earlier speculation of a leadership coup, the party's… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.An Auckland crisis working group has been formed to find a solution to the city's massive housing shortage. Housing Minister Phil Twyford, Auckland Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore and an array of industry… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio