Morning Report for Thursday 14 June 2018

6:00 AM.Shane Jones is under fire after demanding big change at Fonterra, a disaster waiting to happen -- Gisborne council was warned about forestry debris, and Auckland councillors rebel against mayor Phil… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The White Ferns teenager Amelia Kerr has made the highest score in a women's one day international cricket, scoring 232 not out in the third and final ODI between New Zealand and Ireland in Dublin. Audio

6:09 AM.President Trump has arrived back in Washington to criticism of his historic meeting with Kim Jong Un of North Korea. At the centre of the criticism, a lack of details. Our Washington correspondent… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Despite the growing homelessness crisis in Whangarei, Housing New Zealand's first social housing project in years is running into opposition from people who don't want it next door. Housing NZ has… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.A freshwater scientist is warning that the discovery of an algae in Lake Taupo which can create so-called lake snow could be disastrous for the ecosystem and commercial fisheries. Lake snow produces… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:22 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is giving out some more information about it's seizure of 55 thousand fruit trees. Audio

6:40 AM.Outspoken Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has lashed out at another big New Zealand company - this time Fonterra. In March Mr Jones was reprimanded by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for… Read more Audio

6:42 AM."Horrific" was Kelvin Davis' first impression of the aging Waikeria prison when he was appointed Corrections Minister. He's decided to build a small 500-bed jail and a 100-bed mental health unit to… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The Gisborne District Council was warned in a report more than seven months ago forestry debris was likely to cause problems if there was heavy rain in the area. But Gisborne District councillor… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The U.S. Federal Reserve hikes rates. Tech companies want grants and tax breaks. Crypto currencies are suspect, but the technology behind them isn't. And the latest from the markets. Audio

7:06 AM.The White Ferns teenage cricketer Amelia Kerr is struggling to comprehend the enormity of her record breaking innings. Audio

7:11 AM.The National Party is telling the Prime Minister to rein in the Regional Development Minister Shane Jones after he lashed out at Fonterra, the country's biggest company. Mr Jones yesterday took a… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.National's economic development spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern needs to step in again and deal with Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. He joins Susie… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has been told he's putting the public at risk with his decision not to build a mega prison at Waikeria. But he's labelled calls for a mega-lockup lazy politics and… Read more Video, Audio

7:26 AM.The Gisborne District Council was warned in a report more than seven months ago that forestry debris was likely to cause huge damage in another big storm. The council commissioned the report after… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Green Party supporters are angry one of its own has given approval for a Chinese water bottling company to expand. The Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage on Wednesday approved the expansion of the… Read more Video, Audio

7:39 AM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is under fire from his own council, with critics saying he has created a distrustful political working environment. Nine of 19 councillors have signed a letter describing… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.A legal expert says it is "unprecedented" for the Deputy Prime Minister to sue public servants, but New Zealand's constitutional arrangements are flexible enough to cope with the tension. Winston… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The All Blacks have named their lineup for the second test against France in Wellington this Saturday. RNZ rugby reporter talks through the details with Guyon Espiner. Audio

8:06 AM.The White Ferns teenager Amelia Kerr concedes she hadn't even heard of previous record holder, Australian Belinda Clark, before her record breaking innings. Audio

8:10 AM.The National Party has accused the government of being reckless by not going ahead with the mega prison at Waikeria. And it says the plan for a smaller-scale prison at Waikeria puts the public at… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Doubts are also being raised about Government plans to have a mental health unit within the new Waikeria prison. Forensic psychiatrist Phil Brinded says people with severe mental illness should be in… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The ageing Hercules and Orion Air Force planes are proving to be a costly burden for the Defence Force. Official figures show it's spent $360 million on maintenance and repairs over the last decade… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Kim Jong-un's promise to repatriate the bodies of troops killed in the Korean War has raised hopes the remains of the one New Zealander buried in North Korea could return home. It's not yet known if… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.It's just 20 hours before World Cup 2018 kicks off. Our correspondent Jessica King is in Moscow. I asked her who the favourites are. Audio

8:25 AM.A couple and their 8-year-old son who died in a fire had taken out the batteries to their smoke alarms because it stopped working when their flat got too cold. Tej and Tika Kafle and their son Prem… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.White Ferns teenager Amelia Kerr has made history as she broke a 20-year-old record for the highest score in women's one day international cricket. Kerr posted 232 not out as New Zealand won the third… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Automobile Association says for the first time, the number of drivers killed in crashes who have drugs in their system outnumbers drunk drivers. It's calling for the police to be given more tools… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The head of a ministerial advisory group on forestry has cautioned against blaming forestry companies too quickly for damage caused by slash in Tolaga Bay. Slash is the byproduct of tree felling and… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Antarctica has lost about three trillion tonnes of ice since 1992. A study published in Nature today shows the ice loss corresponds to a sea level rise of around eight millimetres. Before 2012… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.People aren't being shy about telling the Prime Minister "how to be a good parent". Jacinda Ardern's baby is due on Sunday, and there's plenty of advice for the expectant mother. RNZ went to an… Read more Audio