Morning Report for Wednesday 1 August 2018

6:00 AM.Primary school teachers and principals announce strike action, The Government is resisting National's calls to remove the head of an inquiry into Wally Haumaha's appointment, Locals aren't putting up… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Experienced forwards Adam Blair, Issac Luke and Tohu Harris have all been named to start for the Warriors in their NRL game against St George Illawarra in Wollongong on Saturday. Audio

6:15 AM.Some central Christchurch business owners are having to shut their doors due to tough economic conditions. Retail spending within the four avenues is only 80 percent of what it was and the number of… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The former Football Fern Kristy Hill says only good things for womens sport can come from the independent review of Football New Zealand. Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf resigned from his position… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news and a catch up on overnight action on global markets. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:35 AM.A regional council that narrowly rejected creating a Māori ward last year is now appointing a Māori advisor. The Hawke's Bay Regional Council already has a Māori advisory council but says the new job… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A lodge in Murchison will not use Robinson helicopters anymore due to safety concerns with the helicopters. This comes after the death of experienced helicopter pilot Matthew Wallis when his Robinson… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Business confidence at decade low. Housing market slows further. Visiting British Minister says Brexit not a shambles, nor UK government in disarray. Latest from money markets.  Audio

7:06 AM.With only two weeks remaining until the Silver Ferns squad is set to be announced for the Quad Series in September, Netball NZ still appears to be some way off finding a head coach to replace Janine… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Primary school teachers and principals have voted to go on strike for the first time in twenty years. The full-day strike will take place in two weeks' time on August 15. The New Zealand Educational… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A nurses leader has spoken out about pay offers to nurses at District Health Boards, saying most Māori nurses will miss out on any pay rises. Nurses are currently voting on the latest DHB offer, which… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The government is resisting calls from the National Party to remove the head of an inquiry into Wally Haumaha's appointment as deputy police commissioner. Pauline Kingi is leading an investigation… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Thousands of fruits trees could go up in flames as the Ministry for Primary Industries wrestles with a biosecurity threat brought on by defective paperwork. MPI has ordered the containment or… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Opposition leader Simon Bridges says he's seen no evidence that his sister has been teaching creationism in place of the New Zealand science curriculum at a private Christian school. Mt Hobson Middle… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Up to 40 New Zealand firefighters are heading to northern California to help fight a wildfire that has already claimed six lives. They'll be joining 3,600 firefighters who are currently battling to… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Dementia research has been found to have a gender bias. New research has found that research is being conducted on male mice only, despite women making up a larger proportion of those diagnosed with… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.In a ground-breaking judgement, the Court of Appeal has recognised a new public interest defence in defamation cases. This has come about during defamation proceedings brought against Maori TV by Sir… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Some central Christchurch businesses are having to close their doors, blaming a tough economic climate. Retail spending in the central city is only 80 percent of what it was before the devastating… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.There is very little interest locally in becoming the new Silver ferns netball coach. Audio

8:10 AM.As we have been reporting this morning thousands of fruits trees could go up in flames as the Ministry for Primary Industries wrestles with a biosecurity threat. MPI has ordered the containment or… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The fraudulent company at the centre of a student visa scam in Sri Lanka has been providing information for Immigration New Zealand applications for the past five years. Investigations have been… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The leading construction company Ebert Construction has gone into receivership, with workers and contractors locked out of building sites around the country on Wednesday morning. The company… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Justice Minister, Andrew Little, says public health concerns will be a deciding factor in whether an upcoming referendum on cannabis is binding or not. Under the coalition arrangements with the… Read more Audio

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

8:40 AM.It's not just nurses and teachers taking to the picket lines. Union members at Māori Televison will walk off the job for 24 hours next week to protest what they are describing unfair and… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The kiwifruit industry is facing a shortfall of seven-thousand workers as it predicts it will double in value in the next ten years. The industry body, Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated, has released a… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.In breaking news, Ebert Construction has gone into receivership. The company specialises in commercial and industrial work and has major projects on the go in Auckland and Wellington. Workers and… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.New Zealand's long-running and very popular nightly soap opera, Shortland Street has deeply upset members of the Down Syndrome community. The organisation says the show recent story reflects outdated… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The old folks are all right, that's the main finding from a new report about how New Zealanders are doing as they age. The report studied people between 55 and 70 years old about their health and well… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.KiwiRail's Coastal Pacific scenic journey will roll again between Picton and Christchurch from December 1, two years after the service was put on hold because of the devastating Kaikoura earthquake… Read more Audio