Morning Report for Tuesday 19 June 2018

8:56 AM.A Wellington law firm is setting an ambitious goal to have all its staff members able to speak te reo Māori to its clients. Late last week Kahui Legal was the first in the country to sign up for a Reo… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.A coronial inquest has heard pushing an emergency button could have saved the lives of four people on Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids ride on the Gold Coast. The four, including New Zealander Cindy… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The World Health Organisation has formally recognised addiction to computer games as a medical disorder. The WHO's latest "International Classification of Diseases" describes it as a pattern of… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Constructing Kiwibuild homes to a standard higher than the building code could save New Zealanders $330 million over 30 years. But the up-front cost could be more than double that for the 100,000… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.Donald Trump is refusing to back down on the policy of seizing children from illegal immigrants. According to the Departmet of Homeland Security in six weeks, nearly two thousand children have been… Read more Audio

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

8:27 AM.A Harry Kane double has earned England a last-minute reprieve at its opening game at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, after staring down what would have been a frustrating draw with Tunisia. The star… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Winston Peters has taken on the duties of Prime Minister even though he isn't technically in the role yet. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson discusses the developments with Susie Ferguson. Audio

8:18 AM.Stock markets around the world have fallen sharply amid fears of a further deterioration in US-China trade relations. Tensions in Germany's coalition government over migration policy added to… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The government's being told to build its Kiwibuild homes sustainably as that would save hundreds of millions of dollars over time for those living in them. A new report has found if the proposed… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.As we reported earlier, a second engineer has been suspended amid safety investigations over broken and cracked towing connections on truck-trailers. What does this suggest about the New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Captain Harry Kane bagged a double with his second goal coming in stoppage time as England snatched a 2-1 win over Tunisia in their opening match of the football World Cup in Russia. Audio

7:55 AM.President Donald Trump has announced the US military is getting a new branch - a Space Force. It's job will be to oversee missions and operations in space -- a domain Mr Trump says America must… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Gisborne forestry companies have been flip-flopping on whether they will attend a meeting with the community on Wednesday. A letter sent to landowners by Eastland Wood Council chief executive Kim… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A Wellington couple are trying to figure out why the premium for their house insurance has soared from just over $2,000 a year to more than $7,000. Tower warned in April that customers in quake prone… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.A second engineer has been suspended amid safety investigations over broken and cracked towing connections on truck-trailers.Phil Pennington has been following this story and has the latest. Audio

7:27 AM.Winston Peters has started the week chairing Cabinet, as he begins to take over Jacinda Ardern's Prime Ministerial duties. He discusses issues of tax evasion. Mr Peters says the last government didn't… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A New Zealander living in Osaka says the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that killed three people in the city was the longest he's felt in the ten years he's lived in Japan. New Zealander Tim Fieldes was… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Nurses say that their dispute with District Health Boards is about more than money - it's also about recognition and respect. Nurses have rejected the latest pay offer, and a strike in July is… Read more Video, Audio

7:10 AM.Nurses say that their dispute with District Health Boards is about more than money - it's also about recognition and respect. Nurses have rejected the latest pay offer, and a strike in July is… Read more Video, Audio

7:06 AM.England football fans may have no finger nails left by the end of the morning with their team locked at 1-all with Tunisia in their opening game of the World Cup in Russia. Audio

6:49 AM.Capital gains or other wealth tax would knock house prices, improve ownership but raise rents says Westpac study. Economy faces soft spot then a lift says NZIER. Pushpay co-founder sells down. Latest… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.As the prospect of the first national nursing strike in 30 years looms, nurses believe they have the public's support - despite rejecting a half a billion dollar pay offer. Hospitals could be left… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.Some animals are being treated long distance and the Minister of Agriculture is unhappy. Audio

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

6:13 AM.Nurses have rejected a half a billion dollar pay offer, in part, because it leaves junior staff in the cold. Thousands of nurses have voted to go on strike next month after rejecting an updated pay… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Former All Black winger Julian Savea has confirmed he'll leave New Zealand at the end of the Super Rugby season to join French Top 14 club Toulon. Audio

6:00 AM.No more money available for nurses - DHBs, Dispute about more than money - nurses, Osaka quake kills three, shocks city, Tax evasion law change happening - Winston Peters, Second engineer suspended… Read more Audio