Morning Report for Monday 16 April 2018

6:00 AM.David Liti 'outstanding athlete' of Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games: NZ brings home its biggest medals haul, Double gold for NZ sevens at Commonwealth Games, Spark, TVNZ to screen RWC2019, but… Read more Audio

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

6:13 AM.Netball New Zealand's chief executive says the sport's national body will be measured by what it does in the wake of the Silver Ferns' dire Commonwealth Games. The Silver Ferns are ranked second in… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.A Queensland environmental medicine specialist says New Zealand is just seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to problems associated with toxic foam. The government now admits it's "essential"… 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

6:42 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has arrived in Paris, kicking off her first official trip to Europe. She arrives against a volatile international backdrop - over the weekend, she effectively… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.If there's anyone who deserves a break after the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games its squash player Joelle King. She played matches on every day of the ten days of competition and came away with a second… 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

7:10 AM.The New Zealand Commonwealth Games team is celebrating the best effort ever at a games held outside New Zealand. The team won 46 medals - one more than Glasgow four years ago - including 15 golds. And… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand weightlifter David Liti has been recognised as the outstanding athlete of the Commonwealth Games at the closing ceremony. He was awarded the David Dixon Award, given out at each… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.New Zealand's biggest ever Commonwealth Games team will bring home the biggest pile of medals from an overseas Commonwealth Games later today. The 251-strong team won 46 medals, 15 gold, 16 silver… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Despite an increase in the number of people training to be teachers this year, principals are warning the teacher shortage isn't over yet. Warnings about a severe and growing shortage appear to have… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Thousands of Wellington train commuters are using subways and pedestrian bridges that are high earthquake risks. Wellington Regional Council documents show only six are low risk, meeting 67 percent or… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.And add to that New Zealand are double Commonwealth Games rugby sevens champions after the men's team beat Fiji 14-0 in the gold medal match, following the women's triumph over Australia in their… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The opening and closing matches of next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan will be among seven matches to screen on free-to-air television. Spark and TVNZ have confirmed they've won the rights to… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Over the weekend Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern responded to the strikes on Syria, saying: "We accept why the US and others have taken the military action that they have," she said. "Our view is though… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The Government now admits it's "essential" to use a new, wide-ranging test to assess the long term health impacts of firefighting foam contamination. Despite this, it isn't using this test at all. Audio

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

8:20 AM.Some district health boards are struggling to provide a key bowel cancer test on time. Colonoscopies are needed to diagnose bowel cancer, which kills more than 1200 people a year. DHBs are expected to… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The National Party has chosen Dan Bidois to contest the Northcote electorate triggered by Jonathan Coleman's resignation from Parliament. The by-election will be held on June 9 and is expected to cost… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Shanan Halbert has been selected by Labour to go up against National's Dan Bidois in the Northcote by-election. Mr Halbert works at Te Wanaga O Aotearoa, and before that was a policy advisor at… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:42 AM.Time could well be up for Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby. Yesterday's loss to Jamaica in the play off for the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games brought her tally to 20 wins and 19 losses… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.New Zealand has wrapped up it's most successful Commonwealth Games off shore, finishing with a total of 15 gold medals and 46 all up on the Gold Coast. Both the men's and women's rugby sevens won gold… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A Maori trust that's just been granted a million dollars is inviting the Whangarei Council to join forces and build a performing arts centre. The Hihiaua Trust has been planning for nine years to… Read more Audio