Morning Report for Thursday 20 December 2018

6:00 AM.A new national survey reveals three quarters of crime victims don't report it to the police, The US pulls its troops out of Syria as President Trump claims victory over ISIS, National says it's a… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Black Caps cricket captain Kane Williamson says while the weather was frustrating, it wasn't the only thing that cost them victory in the first test against Sri Lanka in Wellington. Audio

6:10 AM.The policing of building safety systems is being cut back nationwide. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is reducing its monitoring of the building warrants of fitness scheme that… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.A Ministry of Justice household survey of more than 8-thousand people suggests three out of every four victims of crime didn't report anything to police in the past 12 months. The country's first such… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:06 AM.The New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson says they tried everything to dismiss Sri Lanka to win the first test in Wellington, but says the tourists should be praised for their fighting display.

7:11 AM.The country's first crime and victims survey suggests almost two million crimes were committed last year, about seven times the number reported to police. The Justice Ministry spoke to more than… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.President Trump has claimed America has defeated ISIS in Syria and will withdraw the country's two-thousand troops from the embattled nation. Mr Trump promised in March this year that US troops would… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The policing of building safety systems is being cut back nationwide. That's despite the Government knowing that many councils have been doing a poor job of auditing building warrants of fitness. Phil… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Nearly 50 people in the past three years have contracted a severe and potentially deadly syndrome linked to a bacteria detected in Canterbury rivers. Fish and Game commissioned independent testing of… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.With Christmas less than a week away grocery shoppers are being warned not to overfill their trolleys. Many are leaving it to the last minute to do their "big shop". But while that often means… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.National MP Gerry Brownlee says it's a great tragedy that the former chairman of government insurer Southern Response has been treated the way that he has. Ross Butler resigned on Tuesday night after… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A report by the police watchdog has found Deputy Police Commisisoner Wally Haumaha did belittle and act inappropriately to two women staff members. But the report doesn't find workplace bullying… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Auckland City Mission has had to turn away hundreds of families lining up for Christmas food parcels, as demand outstrips supply. The Mission is in the midst of its Christmas Drive.The chief… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A group of keen restorers are fighting to fundraise and rebuild a shipwreck found under the dunes of the Kaipara heads. The ship is a schooner from 1863 called Daring, uncovered after a storm. The… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps cricket captain Kane Williamson says it's a challenge taking regular wickets on the batsmen friendly New Zealand pitches, but it's something they're familiar with and have no excuses… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.New Zealand has been given a snapshot of the true volume of crime in this country in a new Crime and Victims survey. It found 1.8 million offences were committed over the last year, about seven times… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The Free Speech Coalition is criticising an independent review that backs Massey University's decision to cancel an event involving former politician Don Brash earlier this year. The review - by… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The Sensible Sentencing Trust is scrambling to try to undo damage caused by wrongly labelling a man a paedophile on its website. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says the trust's actions have cost an… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.A review by an Australian consulting firm says Wellington's regional council failed at multiple levels when introducing a new bus network in July. The revamped network has angered many commuters… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.Details have emerged about an alleged large-scale cyber attack on the European Union's diplomatic communications over a three year period. The New York Times has published details from thousands of… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Wellington is looking a little less like a capital city today with the last of the politicians boarding their planes this morning to retire to their electorates for the next six weeks. And like every… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Foreign Minister says New Zealand will support the UN Global Compact on Migration and claims it affects our sovereignty are poppycock. Winston Peters says legal advice has debunked falsehoods… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Veterans and serving defence people can now go to one place to access any help they need. WeServed dot NZ provides information from a wide-range of organisations providing assistance and advice. It's… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Scarcely a day goes by without Donald Trump getting into hot water for his brash, offensive and often misleading remarks. And the second year of his presidency hasn't cooled his Twitter tirades or… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Last week we brought a story about pavlova - just how much people love them or hate them. But what does Christmas look, or taste like, if you don't eat eggs, or meat, or butter or cream or indeed… Read more Audio