Morning Report for Monday 18 June 2018

6:00 AM.Auckland lawyer banned from Guernsey tax haven trust work; Pike River mine disaster re-investigation possible - police; Greymouth fears arsonist on loose after major fire; Football World Cup: 'No easy… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Defending champions Germany have been stunned 1-0 by Mexico in their first game at the football World Cup in Russia. Audio

6:10 AM.Germany, the defending champions of the Fifa World Cup, have lost their opening match to Mexico 1-0. It's the first time the the current cup holders have lost in an opening match in the tournament… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.A small community on Auckland's west coast is inching closer to a formal emergency plan after suffering severe floods and major power outages. Residents in Glenesk Road in Piha faced a major cleanup… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:40 AM.The New Zealand teenager locked up in a Melbourne immigration detention centre is being held in an adult facility 12 to 13 hours drive from where his family live. Australian Immigration lawyer Greg… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.First serious shots fired in U.S.-China trade war. First qtr GDP likely to look soft. Changing of the guard at Lockwood Homes. The latest from the money markets. Audio

7:06 AM.The German football coach Joachim Loew concedes they were outplayed in this morning's shock loss to Mexico in their opening match at the World Cup in Russia. Audio

7:10 AM.Questions are being asked about an Auckland lawyer who had been banned from handling trusts in the tax haven of Guernsey for five years shortly before starting work as a trust and company lawyer here… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Police have not ruled out re-opening an investigation into the Pike River mine disaster of 2010. Their first investigation was dropped in 2013 due to insufficient evidence but with plans to enter the… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Greymouth residents fear a fire-bug may be on the loose after police have confirmed a massive blaze in the town early yesterday morning was deliberately lit. Priya Indian restaurant, on Tainui St… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Mexico has toppled Germany, the defending champions of the Fifa World Cup, in their opening match, 1-0. It's the first time the the current cup holders have been beaten in an opening match in the… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The Opposition leader Simon Bridges is distancing himself from party MPs who argue climate change is bogus, saying the scientific evidence speaks for itself. And he won't rule out making farmers pay… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.A toxic bug may be to blame for bowel cancer, which kills more than 1300 New Zealanders every year. Otago University researchers have identified a toxic form of a common bacteria called Bacteroides… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.At least nine threatened native birds were deliberately killed in Kaikōura on Sunday. The Department of Conservation is investigating what has been described as the deliberate maiming and killing of… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.It's not just toilets and carparks that are under pressure from the tourism boom - but critical health services are also stretched to breaking point. The Rural GP Network is arguing some of the… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has called for a change to rules which led to French halfback Benjamin Fall being red-carded during Saturday night's test in Wellington. The All Blacks went on to win… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is just one shot off in her final round at the latest LPGA tour event in Michigan. Audio

8:11 AM.Whanau support workers in Whangarei say they're worried about mothers hiding the fact that they're homeless - out of fear they'll lose their children. NGO's are reporting record numbers of homeless in… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Nurses will today reveal whether they plan to go ahead with proposed strikes or accept a new pay offer from District Health Boards. Last month DHBs offered nurses pay rises of nine percent over the… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A decision to deny consent for a coal mine on conservation land on the West Coast has angered the local mayor. Rangitira Developments had won High Court approval for the mine but the use of twelve… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The palliative care sector is warning of an looming crisis for the ageing population, as not enough people are being trained in end-of-life care. Ministry of Health data shows in the next 20 years the… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Water use and water rights are a hot topic throughout New Zealand, but probably nowhere more so than in the country's driest area - Central Otago. Water is the new gold in the region and there is a… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:37 AM.For the first time ever this weekend, the champion Black Ferns have been paid to train. Following their fifth World Cup triumph last year, the Ferns were officially put on the New Zealand Rugby… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Some Catholic priests will soon be facing a ten thousand dollar fine over the Tasman if someone confesses child sex abuse to them and they don't report it to the police. Both South Australia and ACT… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It was a classic underdog tale at the Football World Cup in Russia over the weekend as Iceland drew with Argentina. Croatia beat Nigeria and Denmark dismissed Peru to continue Europe's dominance over… Read more Audio