Morning Report for Tuesday 25 June 2019

6:00 AM.A man's been arrested and a woman hostage is safe after an armed standoff in Napier. A 58 year old man has died while riding an electric scooter in Auckland. The Government promises stronger… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.One-test All Blacks centre Matt Proctor could make a timely return from injury for the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby semi-final against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night. Audio

6:09 AM.The government's plan to protect bank customers savings is expected to boost the confidence of savers.

It's proposing a bank deposit insurance scheme, which would safeguard up to between $30,000 to… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.France is bracing for a heatwave with temperatures forecast to exceed 40 degrees this week - potentially breaking the record for June.

Comparisons are being drawn to a heat wave in 2003, when almost… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Taxpayers are likely to be covering the cost of greater bank deposit protection, whether it's a bank levy or a government back-stop.

Under government proposals, from next year, New Zealanders will… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The mother of a boy with special needs says the government's refusal to spend $10 million on a new respite scheme is frustrating.

At the end of 2018 the Ministry of Health was supposed to introduce… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The England captain Eoin Morgan won't try and prevent England fans booing Australia pair Steve Smith and David Warner during their Cricket World Cup match at Lord's tonight. Audio

7:10 AM.A 25-year-old man has been arrested a man at a house in Napier early this morning after a 12-hour operation by armed police. Police say a woman who was being held hostage is safe. RNZ Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.A man has died while riding an e-scooter in Auckland. With the details we're joined by Auckland reporter Gill Bonnett.. Audio

7:16 AM.The government has signalled moves to make the banking system safer for customers, and to make sure executives are held to account.

A bank deposit guarantee scheme will give customers better… Read more Video, Audio

7:24 AM.The Prime Minister says housing hasn't been an easy area of work, but she doesn't want to see one individual carry the blame for a difficult policy and the government doesn't give up on the ambition.

7:36 AM.New Zealand Netball is expected to spell out its position on Maria Folau's involvement with the Silver Ferns in the wake of the controversy engulfing her husband, rugby star Israel Folau.

Rugby… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.US President Donald Trump has announced the US is imposing fresh sanctions on Iran amid an escalation in tensions between the two countries.

The sanctions will target the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.An Auckland woman in her 70s has spoken up about having to sit in a busy motel lobby for 25 minutes while waiting to give evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse.

She says she was… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Consumers are being warned some shiitake mushrooms sold in supermarkets and high-end restaurants as New Zealand grown, are actually being imported from China.

A Hawke's Bay mushroom farmer says an… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Rising New Zealand and Phoenix midfielder Sarpreet Singh is reportedly set to join European football giants Bayern Munich. Audio

8:10 AM.A banking expert says new banking protection schemes such as the deposit guarantee scheme could put close to a percent on mortgage rates.

The government will introduce a bank deposit guarantee scheme… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Good Samaritans have stepped up to install security doors, a top of the line CCTV system, and fix electrical issues at Dunedin's Al Huda Mosque, in the heart of the city's student quarter.

There were… Read more Video, Audio

8:18 AM.An Australian conservative Christian lobby is considering creating its own fundraising page after GoFundMe pulled down Israel Folau's, saying it will have galvanised his supporters.

RNZ producer… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.In the US state of Oregon, 11 Republican Party senators have gone into hiding and state police are trying to track them down.

They fled the capital, Salem, three days ago in an attempt to stop a… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Westland has been made an offer for sale by a Chinese dairy company - for nearly $600 million, and the board is advising it's shareholders to accept it.

Corin Dann spoke to the Agriculture Minister… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The government is offering to eliminate donations in most schools next year, but one man wants it to go even further.

Hutt Valley man Max Shierlaw is challenging the tax deductability of big… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Dunedin's Mitre 10 staff are celebrating after the Employment Relations Authority ordered the company to pay union staff members the living wage of at least $21 an hour.

It's thought to be the first… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.A new service allowing families of disabled people to choose their own respite care has been put on hold because the government wouldn't stump up $10 million.

'I Choose' would have paid families… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Blenheim man Craig Harper is catching up on some seriously overdue rest after competing in what's billed as the world's toughest cycle race -- nearly 5000km across the United States in just ten days.

8:55 AM.Rare pieces of New Zealand's history will go up for auction next week - including a copy of the country's first newspaper and a declaration of the crown's soverignty. It's all part of Aucklander… Read more Audio