Morning Report for Friday 10 August 2018

6:00 AM.Senior ministers lose confidence in deputy police commissioner Wally Haumaha, Don Brash is booed off the stage at an Auckland University debate, and A major aftershock causes more chaos in Lombok as… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.It's been a tough day at the Sailing World Championships for New Zealand, with Josh Junior missing out on a medal on countback in the Finn class after finishing fourth in the medal race. Audio

6:12 AM.Transport Minister Phil Twyford has told his officials to look at three recent bus crashes all involving Mitsubishi Fusos. Two people have died and many others have been injured in the string of… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.The Papua New Guinea government's been spending up large for the APEC summit it is hosting this year in the hope it will reap large economic rewards. APEC leaders - including US President Donald Trump… Read more Audio

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

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

6:40 AM.The former Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash was met with cheers and sustained booing during a University of Auckland debate last night. Mr Brash was due to speak at Massey's Manakau campus earlier this… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is on a last-ditch diplomatic mission to Northland this weekend in an attempt to persuade warring Ngapuhi factions to allow a single authority to… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.The US will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after determining it used nerve agent against a former Russian double agent living in the UK. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were left seriously ill… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Dovish RBNZ monetary statement sends NZ dollar tumbling. Suncorp NZ moving to scrap sales incentives. Company directors -- overworked and underpaid? Latest from money markets.  Audio

7:06 AM.The New Zealand team had a day to forget at the Sailing World Championships in Denmark with Finn sailor Josh Junior robbed of a medal by the slimest of margins. Audio

7:10 AM.Senior government ministers are losing confidence in the deputy commissioner of police Wally Haumaha. Three government agencies are now tied up in new accusations of bullying behaviour on a project Mr… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Louise Nicholas works as a police adviser and she told our reporter Ruth Hill several women have approached her over the years complaining about Mr Haumaha's attitude towards women and his bullying… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.On Thursday night, former National Party leader Don Brash was front and centre of the free speech debate that's been been making headlines in New Zealand and around the world. Dr Brash was booed away… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The death toll from the 9 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has risen to 259 and may go higher still. The region has been hit by more than 350 aftershocks, the worst of which struck on… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Fonterra will reveal later on Friday if there's a significant change to its forecast earnings for the financial year just ended. Yesterday the country's largest company requested a trading halt on the… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is heading to Northland this weekend in an 11th-hour attempt to break the deadlock between warring Ngāpuhi factions, which threatens to scuttle… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The number of flights in and out of Queenstown may have to double to cope with the expected two and half million passengers who will travelling to and from the resort by 2045. The airport's talking to… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The new scheme aimed at getting thousands of young beneficiaires into work is being criticised for not going far enough to fix New Zealand's dire labour skill shortage. The government's Mana in Mahi… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The US will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after determining it used nerve agent against a former Russian double agent living in the UK. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were left seriously ill… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Warriors Winger David Fusitu'a has committed to NRL club for longer than any of his other team-mates and the team will be looking to celebrate his long-term deal with a win over Newcastle at Mt… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Victims advocate Louise Nicholas says other women complained to her about being bullied by deputy police commissioner Wally Haumaha even before his controversial promotion. In Parliament on Thursday… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Kaiapoi, just north of Christchurch, has unveiled a bold new plan for the parts of the town wiped off the map in the Canterbury earthquakes. The plan proposes having house boats on the river that runs… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Downer New Zealand and Wellington Hospitality Group are putting their hands up and saying yes to a new scheme aimed at getting more young beneficiaries into the workforce. Yesterday the government… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Tough new censorship laws are being investigated as a way to stop our children from accessing pornography. The United Kingdom is bringing in age restrictions and blocking websites which don't comply… Read more Audio

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

8:31 AM.Timaru artist and conservationist John Overton says he's already had several expressions of interest into his plan to crowdfund the purchase of the Lilydale High Country Station in Canterbury. The… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Protestors with a loud hailer heckled Don Brash off stage at an University of Auckland debate on free speech on Thursday night. The former National Party leader was then persuaded back on stage by… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Local manuka honey producers say having to prove their product is the real thing could help stop New Zealand honey consumers getting an inferior product. Honey producers are being asked by the… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.For the first time in netball franchise history, the Te Wananga o Raukawa Pulse will host the final of the ANZ Premiership in Palmerston North this Sunday. The Pulse face the defending champions, the… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.A new invention that uses swimming pool noodles, PVC piping and some mesh could help eradicate wild turtles in Northland waterways. The Tricky Turtle Trap is a device designed to trap turtles that are… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio