Morning Report for Tuesday 21 May 2019

6:00 AM.Crusaders accused of homophobic abuse in Cape Town; Huawei phone use in NZ at risk; Call for KiwiSaver contributions for those aged over 65; Pike River mine re-entry goes ahead; CAA speaks out on… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Central Pulse will head into the netball Premiership grand final on the back of just their sescond loss of the season. Audio

6:11 AM.Yesterday we reported on the anger in Ōtara at the rise in gun violence in the area.

Last Friday, 23-year-old Faaifo Siaosi was fatally shot, almost a month after another deadly shooting on Darnell… Read more Audio

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

6:44 AM.Tuesday marks the deadline for government ministers to release their diaries back to the start of the year.

State Services Minister Chris Hipkins says it's part of the drive towards greater… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says he expects the Wallabies to select a similar type of player to Israel Folau at fullback in the upcoming Rugby Championship and World Cup. Audio

7:10 AM.A South African man who says he and his friends were mocked by Crusaders rugby players at a Cape Town McDonald's, is standing by claims they displayed threatening and homophobic behaviour.

Crusaders… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.China's government is attempting to play down Google's suspension of co-operation with Huawei, a development that's likely to have major consequences for the Chinese telecommunications firm.

Google… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.A teacher who is continuing to work after his 65th birthday says he feels discriminated against because his employer - the government - no longer pays a contribution to his KiwiSaver. Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joins Susie Ferguson for the weekly interview with political leaders. "As someone who's worked here as an MP and as a member of staff it is an environment that absolutely… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Re-entry into the Pike River mine will be attempted on Tuesday. In 20-10 the West Coast coal mine exploded, killing 29 men whose bodies have never been recovered. The incident, investigations that… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.A public acknowledgement of failure by the country's aviation watchdog has astonished some in the sector.

The Civil Aviation Authority's admission follows last week's sentencing of company directors… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The number of clicks from people living in Australia on Immigration New Zealand websites jumped four-fold the day after Saturday's election result. RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett talks through… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Almost 200 young offenders were held in police cells last year - for periods of more than 24 hours and, in some cases, up to seven days. With the youth court age increasing in July, a Nelson lawyer… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve hansen is wanting more consistency from some referees after two New Zealand Super Rugby sides were stung on the penalty count in South Africa at the weekend. Audio

8:10 AM.More claims of poor behaviour by Crusaders players have emerged in South Africa.

This morning RNZ has spoken to a woman who alleges a player who she later identified as All Black Richie Mounga spat… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.In other claims against the Crusaders, the South African men who have accused some Crusaders rugby players of threatening and homophobic behaviour have gone to the police in an attempt to get footage… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The police haven't charged anyone with revealing the identity of the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane. In the days after his first court appearance, top lawyers, judges and… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.In just a few hours some of the Pike River families will witness what they've spent years battling for - the re-entry into the mine. RNZ reporter Logan Church is in Greymouth. He talks to Susie… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Thanks to Donald Trump the phrase "fake news" is, for better or worse, forever embedded in our collective consciousness.

But fake news - false information which is spread deliberately to deceive… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:32 AM.The number of Māori employed by DHBs must double in the next 15 years if it's going to meet the needs of the country's most vulnerable people. That was the impetus for a student-tour of Wellington… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.A recycling plant in Invercargill, employing more than 80 workers with disabilites is set to lose a key contract and it likely will cost those workers their jobs. For the last eight years Southland… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The National Director of the Family First lobby group, Bob McCoskrie, says there could be plenty of support for a new Christian values party but it will depend on whether voters believe it could win… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Wasp numbers are increasing dramatically in Auckland and experts are warning the populations could climb higher if they are not controlled. Auckland Council has received more calls from people… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Safety and other concerns have been raised in the High Court relating to a controversial cycleway in Wellington's Island Bay. The local residents association has asked the High Court to review… Read more Audio