Morning Report for Wednesday 28 November 2018

6:00 AM.The UN says efforts to curb climate change are way off track, Business leaders back Labour's changes to employment law, Northland health bosses tell anti-vaccination parents to think again for the… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand cricketers have been crushed by an innings and 16 runs in the second test against Pakistan in Dubai. Audio

6:10 AM.Small towns battling to keep their Post Shops open say they shouldn't have to fundraise to keep their towns running, and want the Government to step in. Yesterday, Morning Report revealed New Zealand… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.For the first time in 21 years Robyn Byers has talked publicly about her former co-worker - a fraudulent psychiatrist who tricked a string of authorities to become head of clinical psychiatry at… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Unions say the Government's workplace relations laws are a step towards fairer employment, but the reform is only a start. There was a hold up in the Employment Relation Amendment Bill's passage, with… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Black Caps captain Kane Williamson says Pakistan bowler Yasir Shah produced one of the best spin bowling performances he's ever seen as the New Zealanders fell to an innings defeat in the second… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The UN says Global efforts to tackle climate change are way off track. This after the release of the latest global emissions gap report which reveals the first rise in CO2 emissions in four years. The… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Labour's struck a deal on its flagship workplace law changes that appeases its coalition partners, businesses, and unions. The Employment Relations Amendment Bill passed its second reading at… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Businesses are welcoming changes to the Employment Relations Bill, saying "common sense has prevailed". The bill now lays out that employers are under no obligation to settle agreements, and that… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A mother who has been ordered to take her toddler back to Australia says her rights are being breached. The heavily pregnant woman (33 weeks) lost a Family Court case this month and must return her… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A former National party staffer says the political impact of an allegation of sexual misconduct will depend on how the woman feels her complaint has been handled. The website Newsroom says a teenage… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The Northland DHB is appealing for any parents who oppose vaccinations to reconsider their views, after three deaths in the region from a new strain of meningococcal disease. The board is rolling out… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.On Tuesday Morning Report revealed New Zealand Post's proposal to close its remaining 79 branches, and shift the services to supermarkets and pharmacy counters. In response, the Government is… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The Speaker has launched an external review of bullying and harassment of staff at Parliament dating back to October 2014. The National Party is already doing its own internal review of its culture… Read more Video, Audio

7:55 AM.US President Donald Trump is defending the use of tear gas on migrants who tried to storm the US-Mexico border near Tijuana. Dozens of people were affected, including women and children. Simon Marks… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson concedes they didn't cope with the conditions after falling to an innings loss to Pakistan in the second cricket test in Dubai, though he's confident they can… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.First home-buyers could soon find it a little easier to get into the market if the Reserve Bank goes ahead and eases lending rules as some economists are predicting. After first loosening the… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The Medical Council says it can't rule out a bogus doctor landing a job in New Zealand - but the odds are very low. The comments come after the discovery an Auckland med school drop out, Zholia Alemi… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Air New Zealand's latest safety video has upset one particular MP. The video is called "It's Kiwi Safety" and has NZ musicians Kings, Theia, and Randa. Hunt for the wilderpeople star Julian Dennison… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Plans are afoot to ban cars from Queen Street and other roads in central Auckland. Yesterday Auckland Councillors voted unanimously to trial the idea, after urban designers pitched their idea of an… Read more Audio

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

8:45 AM.On this day 125 years ago more than 90,000 women went to the polls for the first time to cast their vote. Well-known women activists, historians and writers are gathering in Parliament this morning to… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Taranaki farmers say they'll be collateral damage if a recommendation that safety exclusion zones around oil and gas installations is taken up. An interim Environment Court decision calls for the… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A government-ordered inquiry into mental health and addiction will present its report to the government on Wednesday. The panel, headed by a former health watchdog, Ron Paterson, began its work in… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.The high number of whale strandings is showing the value of iwi involvement in rescue efforts with one Northland iwi leading the way. Ngātiwai has been at the centre of a number of rescue efforts. Its… Read more Audio