Morning Report for Wednesday 12 September 2018

6:06 AM.The All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster believes the under fire South African's will produce their best performance of the year this weekend. Audio

6:14 AM.The quarantining of passengers on a flight from Australia on Monday night was a very rare event but officials say it was necessary to protect public health. Passengers on board a Virgin Australia… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Ngāpuhi educator Evelyn Tobin says te reo Māori isn't a priority for many Māori in Northland - because they're too busy trying to survive. Evelyn Tobin, is a strong advocate of Ngā Puhi reo and… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.A Maniapoto leader says a Waitangi Tribunal report has opened up the conversation about what happened to his ancestors and his people in King Country.

The first report into the large Te Rohe Pōtae… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news. How global financial markets have fared overnight.  Audio

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

6:40 AM.A government report released on Tuesday says more than 100,000 households are experiencing "energy hardship" and paying more than 10 percent of their income on electricty. The discussion document… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Plunket and the nurses' union still appear to be at odds, disagreeing about what exactly is on the cards for its care in Auckland. An internal planning document says staff could be shifted to high… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Power company share prices rally after pricing review appears to rule out any immediate threat of regulation. Tilt Renewables gets South Australian windfarm client. Fonterra faces big loss. Latest… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster says their last home test of the year has a special significance for the team, and they're determined to produce a performance fans can be proud of. Audio

7:10 AM.Nearly a third of households struggle to pay their electricity bills with many incurring fines or having their power cut entirely. A government report released yesterday shows more than 100,000… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.A convicted murderer will be paid $10,000 by the government for being unlawfully held in solitary confinement. This after the UN Committee Against Torture ruled inmate John Vogel had his human rights… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.South Auckland factory workers making Sistema plastic containers are demanding an end to employment contracts they say force them to work 60 hour weeks. Staff and their union say they've been… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.There's concern in Dunedin that school children are being targeted by a suspected paedophile. There are reports of four separate suspicious approaches to children who were on their way to school. It… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Primary school teachers and principals are unhappy the latest offer in their pay talks makes no mention of reduced work loads or more help for children with special needs. The offer of a 9.3 percent… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Packaging and other material that's being put in soft plastic recycling bins is ending up in storage, because the Australian company that was processing it has been inundated.The soft plastic… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Household electricity bills have risen more than 500 percent in the last 30 years. And at least 100,000 households spend more than ten percent of their income on their power bill. Joining Alex… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Online media website Newsroom is likely to end up in court sitting across from the scienctist and entrepreneur Sir Ray Avery. The former New Zealander of the Year has laid a complaint against Newsroom… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Online news website Newsroom is likely to end up in court sitting across from the scientist and entrepreneur Sir Ray Avery. The former New Zealander of the Year has laid a complaint against Newsroom… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.It's Māori language week - Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Ia rā o te wiki nei kei te korero mātou ki tētahi mātanga reo Māori. Every day this week we are talking to a Māori language expert and today Susie… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Beating the All Blacks this weekend is NOT the focus for the Springboks. Audio

8:10 AM.Pay talks have stalled at the South Auckland factory making Sistema plastic containers where a 40-hour work week is seen as "part-time" and a 60-hour week is the norm. The union representing workers… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Another stoush may be brewing between Labour and New Zealand First over changes to employment law. But government ministers from both parties are playing down any potential disagreement. Audio

8:25 AM.Plunket and nurses remains at odds about what's on the cards for its care and is dismissing claims it will be reducing clinics for better off families. As RNZ revealed yesterday an internal planning… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.That's South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for more than a million people on the east coast of the United States as the country braces for the arrival… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Māori academics are few and far between with the latest figures showing people with Māori whakapapa make up less than five percent of all university academics in Aotearoa. That means many experience… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector, including the close of Wall St. Audio

8:40 AM.A former New Zealand Navy ship has a new life working in conservation. An Australian couple have purchased the forty-four metre Manawanui and sailed it back to Newcastle - where it's soon to begin its… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Work is already underway to make sure Wellington doesn't run out of water in 30 years' time. A new report shows if people keep hosing their gardens and showering like they do now, shortages will hit… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Celebrity lawyer Erin Brockovich has been making waves across the Tasman lately, accusing authorities of woeful inaction over firefighting foam contamination of community water supplies. But the real… 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 and recorded a few of their favourites. Check out the series in your podcasts… Read more Audio