Morning Report for Monday 28 January 2019

6:00 AM.A survey finds 80 percent support for cleaner rivers and lakes, it's going to be a scorcher - high temperatures prompt health warnings, and hundreds of teaching vacancies are unfilled as the new… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic claimed a record seventh Australian Open crown as he demolished Rafa Nadal in straight sets in his most dominant Grand Slam win over his old foe. Audio

6:19 AM.The Black Ferns Sevens have made New Zealand Rugby history by playing on home soil for the very first time at the Hamilton Sevens topping it off with a Fast Four Series win. New Zealand were unbeaten… 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

6:38 AM.A huge majority of New Zealanders want tougher rules protecting rivers and lakes from pollution. That's the finding of a new survey commissioned by Fish and Game and conducted in early December by… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.People are being urged to take extra care this week as temperatures are set to soar - in some cases above thirty degrees. The east coasts of the North and South island are expected to swelter in heat… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Life insurance sector braces for critical report from regulators over behaviour. RBNZ pushes out banking capital consultation timetable. NZX hopes for better 2019. How financial markets are starting… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Intent on keeping the next generation at bay, tennis world No.1 Novak Djokovic is promising no let-up after inflicting Rafael Nadal with the heaviest grand slam defeat of his career. Audio

7:10 AM.Eighty percent of New Zealanders want tougher rules to protect rivers, lakes and streams from pollution according to the results of a nationwide poll commissioned by Fish and Game. The poll was… Read more Video, Audio

7:18 AM.New Zealanders are being urged to stay inside, drink lots of water and limit alcohol this week as temperatures are set to soar. The east coasts of the North and South island are expected to swelter in… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Children back at school this week could be taught by untrained teachers with schools still looking to fill hundreds of teaching positions. Principals say they're having to make compromises to fill the… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The US government is preparing to reopen on Monday after the longest shutdown in history. President Donald Trump bowed to political pressure to end the 35 day shutdown, signing a bill on Friday to… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.An undefeated run by the Black Fern Sevens at the invitational Fast Four Tournament restored the faith of many New Zealand fans who packed out Waikato Stadium for the Hamilton Sevens over the weekend… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Talks are quietly afoot to set up a new political party, which would focus on the environment but not be wedded to the political left. The former Green Party leadership contender and wannabe National… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A so called "groundbreaking" deal to loan carbon credits to a Hawke's Bay iwi is being described by some Hawke's Bay Regional Councillors as "deeply troubling". Two councillors opposed to the deal say… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired the country's ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments he made about an extradition case involving a senior executive from… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.A start-up gin distilling business in Taranaki is appealing to the public to join the 'great New Zealand juniper hunt' to find the liquor's elusive key ingredient - juniper berries. Juno Gin wants to… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Rafael Nadal has never known a defeat like this. Audio

8:10 AM.Auckland's new mayoral candidate John Tamihere says the city is badly treated by central government and is being unfairly taxed. The former Labour cabinet minister announced at the weekend he will run… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Former Labour MP John Tamihere has put his hat in the ring for the Auckland mayoralty. Auckland political commentator Simon Wilson says it's unusual Mr Tamihere has not mentioned the usual issues one… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The search for two fishermen swept off rocks near Slope Point Road in Southland is about to get underway. The men have been missing since four o'clock yesterday afternoon - and search efforts… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Schools are starting to reopen from today and many are still searching for teachers. In some cases schools are using retired teachers, overseas teachers and part-time workers to ensure they begin the… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The National Party leader Simon Bridges is keeping mum on whether his party would shack-up with a new centre-green party. Green voters might be offered another option in 2020 - with murmurs of a new… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.Hope is fading to find more than 200 workers missing after a dam collapse at a mining site in south-eastern Brazil. Thirty-seven people so far are confirmed to have died. Here is local man Rafael… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Hundreds of boats will be out on the water in Auckland today for the annual anniversary day regatta. Watercraft using paddle, sail or steam power will race on the Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.It's do or die for the Black Caps on Monday. They suffered another convincing defeat to India on Saturday, leaving them 2-0 down in their one-day international cricket series. The visitors also won… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The mayor of Kawerau says the council may need to reconsider its water chlorination programme. Some residents are complaining online about the foul colour of their water. While the mayor Malcolm… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.More than twelve hundred yearlings will go under the hammer this week at the annual Karaka Sales. Seventy-one of them have been fathered by Savabeel - a sire who has made New Zealand thoroughbred… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Novak Djokovic is now sitting on top of the tennis world after comprehensively outclassing Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final on Sunday night. The 31-year-old Serbian has now surpassed Roger… Read more Audio