Morning Report for Tuesday 9 April 2019

6:00 AM.New gun laws could be in place by Friday after the select committee process wraps up, A former Otago University student's come forward with a new claim of sexual assault at a Dunedin hostel, Junior… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The father of the teenager sprinter at the centre of a tug of war between New Zealand and Australia says his son is likely to chose the black singlet ahead of the green and gold. Audio

6:18 AM.A British woman is facing two years in jail in Dubai for calling her ex-husband an "idiot" and his new wife a "horse" on Facebook. Laleh Shahravesh was arrested at a Dubai airport after flying there… 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.A Christchurch lawyer is hoping to make it easier to get financial help to victims of the March 15 attacks. Duncan Cotteril law firm partner Andrew Oh met with leaders from Al Noor and Linwood mosques… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The actor Anzac Wallace is being remembered not only for a groundbreaking film role but as a community activist and leader. The 76-year-old, who's best known for his role as Te Wheke in Geoff Murphy's… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The New Zealand born teenage one hundred metre star Edward Osei Nketia is capable of breaking the 10 second barrier. Audio

7:10 AM.New gun laws could be in place by Friday after a parliamentary select commmittee recommended few changes to the government's fast-track reforms. The Finance and Expenditure select committee finished… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A former student who lived at an Otago University hostel claims she was raped in her room five years ago but didn't tell anyone because she believed her complaint would be dismissed. Her allegations… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A prominent senior doctor says he's worried about patient safety as junior doctors vote for yet another strike. The doctors' union and district health boards are at an impasse in their row over the… Read more Audio

7:24 AM."Generally our gun legislation needs wider reform," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tells Susie Ferguson "I do believe there's a wider piece of work to be done around the way in which people are able to… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Under a new British government proposal, internet sites could be fined or blocked if they fail to tackle "online harms" such as terrorist propaganda and child abuse. The Department for Digital… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The acclaimed actor and activist Anzac Wallace died yesterday aged 76, leading to tributes from the film and political worlds about his rare talent and powerful personality. Wallace, usually just… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.With new gun laws expected to be in place by Friday, pressure will go on police to make sure only the right people get firearms licences. Gun policy researcher Dr Hera Cook from Otago University says… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Dunedin's residents were shocked the accused gunman in the Christchurch terror attacks had lived in their city for nearly two years. RNZ Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown has been looking into… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Former All Black Julian Savea has shut down talk of a move from French club Toulon to South African side the Southern Kings. Audio

8:10 AM.The union for primary school teachers and principals says it's time for the Government to get serious about fixing the teaching profession. Yesterday NZEI members rejected the government's latest pay… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Primary school teachers and principals have voted to reject the latest offer from the Ministry of Education. Chris Hipkins is the Education Minister. He talks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

8:19 AM.The Police Association says it's time to get on and put new gun laws in place. A parliamentary select commmittee report out last night has recommends few changes to the government's fast-track gun law… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Islamic Womens' Council is pleased with the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque attacks. The inquiry, announced on Monday by the Prime Minister, will be headed… Read more Audio

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

8:34 AM.A climate conference in Palmerston North has heard calls for a special fund to be set up to help pay for future costs of climate change. It would be similar to the Earthquake Commission, set up in… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The American actress Felicity Huffman will plead guilty to taking part in a college admissions scam. Huffman is one of 50 people accused of taking part in a bribery scandal, to secure their children… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A Chinese woman has talked her way into US President Donald Trump's private Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, sparking concerns about security measures at the so-called "Winter White House". The woman, Yujing… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.More bad weather is heading for the West Coast, hampering efforts to clean up tonnes of rubbish along the coastline. Two weeks ago flooding in the region caused an old landfill to become exposed, and… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A new study estimates that as many as a billion birds die each year in the US when they collide with buildings, especially glass-covered or lit-up skyscrapers. Chicago was found to be the most… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The little brown owl - introduced from Germany in the early 1900s, it's not a very common sight in New Zealand. Alastair Thornley from Timaru wants more people in the town to be able to see them, so… Read more Audio