Morning Report for Tuesday 11 September 2018

6:00 AM.Nurses say Plunket wants to cut back services to better-off families, a medical scare at Auckland Airport leaves passengers in quarantine for two hours, England cricketer Alastair Cook signs off from… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The England cricketer Alastair Cook has marked his final test innings in fairytale fashion. Audio

6:12 AM.The Palmerston North City Council is assuring residents their water supply is completely safe from high levels of contamination found in streams near the airport. Seven tests have detected the… Read more Audio

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

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

6:40 AM.The Professional Firefighter's Union says Auckland doesn't have enough specialist firefighting trucks to keep people in high-rise buildings safe. It says the number of trucks with ladders of up to 30… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Lack of changes to planned industrial law angers employers, pleases unions. Growth outlook still relatively strong. Firms hiring intentions improve. Latest from global markets.  Audio

7:06 AM.The American golfer Keegan Bradley has won the PGA Tour's BMW Championship - prevailing in a sudden-death playoff over English player Justin Rose. Audio

7:10 AM.Nurses say Plunket plans to cut its universal service meaning babies from better-off families will miss out entirely or be restricted to ten minute checks. The 111-year-old institution denies it is… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Passengers on a Virgin Australia flight had to wait hours at Auckland Airport last night after a number of travellers fell ill with flu-like symptoms. Medical staff quarantined the passengers for two… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Firefighters are warning a lack of essential aerial firetrucks due to years of neglect is putting lives at risk in New Zealand's largest city. The Professional Firefighter's Union says the number of… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Some of the biggest names in Harness racing will appear in court this morning after a major police investigation into race fixing. So far 11 people have been arrested after a 17-month operation led by… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discusses news of the death of Abby Hartley in Bali, changes to employment law affecting 90-day trials, the resignation of Clare Curran, the review of Meka Whaitiri, and… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Vietnam war veterans are bitterly angry they were not allowed to be part of a recent ceremony for the repatriation of 27 soldiers who died while serving in South East Asia. At least five of those… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.A new report says the success of te reo Māori at schools is falling heavily on the shoulders of whanau, and the government should be doing more. The Council for Educational Research says the shortage… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Farmers are complaining people with little or no farming experience are being put in charge of trying to control the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis. The Ministry of Primary Industry had to hire more… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.It's Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - Maori language week. Ko te aronga o tenei wiki o te reo Maori, kia kaha te korero, ahakoa he iti, he pounamu. The theme for this week is to make the language stronger and… Read more Video, Audio

8:06 AM.The Serbian men's tennis star Novak Djokovic believes male and female players are treated equally by umpires. Audio

8:10 AM.Nurses are warning changes at Plunket in Auckland will reduce clinics for babies from better off families to just 10 minutes or even cut them out entirely. Plunket is rejecting this saying it's not… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Business leaders are accusing the Government of woefully failing to listen to objections about proposed employment law changes. Unions, on the other hand, are gratified. A parliamentary select… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.50cc scooters have been flying out of the door of a central Wellington scooter shop, and staff say the new bus timetable and routes are the reason why. The routes created by the regional council and… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.For the first time in sixty-years the Australian Liberal Party has lost its grip on the staunchly-loyal and liberal Wagga Wagga seat. It comes in the wake of the leadership spill which saw Malcolm… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Aucklanders have leapt at the chance of attending a free te reo class to kick off Maori language week. At least 100 people turned up to the ANZ Centre in Auckland's CBD on Monday night to learn. Te… Read more Audio

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

8:32 AM.A 24-year-old Western Australian man has appeared in court charged with murdering five members of his family in Perth. Anthony Robert Harvey is charged with murdering his three daughters, his wife and… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A group of Taranaki women who wear moko kauae have told a Hawera wananga more wahine should consider getting the taonga. But they warn the chin tattoo is a Maori tradition and women of other cultures… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The tourist hotspots of Rotorua and Abel Tasman will host Prince Harry and his wife Meghan as part of their four-day tour here next month. New Zealand is the final stop on the first official foray… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Areare ōu taringa - listen up and karawhuia - give it a go with today's Kīwaha. Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon sat down last week and recorded a few of their favourites. Check out the series in… Read more Audio