Morning Report for Tuesday 3 July 2018

6:00 AM.Thailand cave rescue: 12 boys, coach found alive; Frisky sharks flirts with Trans-Tasman kayaker; All NZ drinking water should be treated - Water NZ boss; Martin's conflict of interest 'balderdash' -… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Neymar and Firmino were on target as Brazil beat Mexico 2-nil in their World Cup last 16 clash to earn a quarter-final against either Belgium or Japan. Audio

6:12 AM.Senior law lecturer Khylee Quince says whānau who are facing having their children taken by the state aren't getting vital information. Ms Quince told our Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Brazil has beaten Mexico to reach the final eight of the Football World Cup. The South American team scored two winning goals to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for a seventh consecutive time. Our… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.An early look at the day's business news and a catch up on market action overnight. Audio

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

6:42 AM.After two months of paddling, Scott Donaldson has became the first person to make a solo crossing of the Tasman in a kayak. It was a case of second time lucky for the Australian-based New Zealander -… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.National's crying foul after the Internal Affairs Minister and New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin was picked to oversee an inquiry into the appointment of the Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Investor confidence rises in ASB survey. Shareholders' Assn wants Financial Markets Authority to stand up for CBL shareholders. Latest from financial markets. Audio

7:06 AM.Neymar scored one goal and played a key role in the second as Brazil beat Mexico 2-nil to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for a seventh consecutive time. Audio

7:10 AM.Twelve boys and their football coach have been found alive after being missing for 9 days in a cave in Northern Thailand. The Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osatanakorn announced the good news to media… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Scott Donaldson raised his arms in jubilation just before 9pm Monday when, after two months of paddling, he became the first person to cross the Tasman solo in a kayak. Describing his arrival as… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Water industry lobby group Water New Zealand is warning that small tourist towns are at risk of another Havelock North-style gastro outbreak. More than 5000 people became sick in August 2016 from… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is defending the integrity of an inquiry into Wally Haumaha's promotion to Deputy Police Commissioner. The appointment process is being investigated after… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.New Zealander Clinton Thinn has been found guilty of murdering his Californian prison cellmate. He was found guilty of first degree murder and faces a sentence of between twenty-five years to life… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Scientists are calling for urgent action to save iconic kauri in Northland's Waipoua forest. They say kauri dieback is now rampant in the forest and giant trees including Tane Mahuta could be infected… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The Counties Manukau District Health Board has written off more than eight-million-dollars on an IT system that was meant to revolutionise the running of the organisation. The write off was a major… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A relative of two-year-old Arnica Savage - whose body was found in a Bay of Plenty river on Sunday night - says the tight-knit community of Te Mahoe is incredibly angry about what's happened. A… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Belgium scored with the last kick of the game to beat Japan 3-2 in their last 16 game at the world cup. Audio

8:12 AM.The government agency which sets pay rates for the country's mayors has for the first time stipulated it is a full-time job. The Remuneration Authority says, however, there will be no rules or… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.A former biosecurity manager for the Auckland Council is horrified by the widespread presence of kauri dieback in a Northland forest. The levels of the disease in the Waipoua forest are so severe that… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Nurses are voting on whether to accept the district health boards' latest pay offer. Last Friday, the nurses union cancelled a strike scheduled for this Thursday after the DHBs revised the offer. The… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.There are claims many Maori families who have had their children taken off them didn't know their rights. Auckland University of Technology's senior law lecturer Khylee Quince says the system appears… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:39 AM.It's been another dramatic day at the Football World Cup. Our correspondent Coen Lammers has been at the recent games in Moscow and tells Susie Ferguson the latest news. Audio

8:42 AM.A group of Central Hawke's Bay business leaders are hoping to resurrect the controversial Ruataniwha dam scheme in some shape or form. That's after they bought the assets and intellectual property for… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Tougher quality standards for lakes and rivers to replace the much-slated ones brought in by National last year are being looked at. Former minister Nick Smith was roundly criticised for introducing… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Prosecutors in New York have announced new criminal charges against the disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, who was charged with rape and other sexual crimes in May. They include predatory… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.It's day one of Wimbledon in London. Our correspondent Dave Luddy has been courtside and tells Susie Ferguson about how fans will be queuing in 30degC heat. Audio