Morning Report for Thursday 27 June 2019

6:00 AM.A clear win in Parliament for David Seymour's euthanasia bill. A family accuses Oranga Tamariki of cutting their contact with their son who's in state care. Primary teachers vote to accept a… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Black Caps need wickets against Pakistan and need them fast if they're to remain unbeaten at the Cricket World Cup. Audio

6:08 AM.How do people adapt to the rapidly changing world of work?

New research commissioned by Auckland Council's economic development arm ATEED considered how technology will change the city's workforce… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The grim reality of the migrant crisis unfolding on America's southern border has been captured in a photo that is being shared around the world.

The photo shows a father and his two-year-old… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.The New Zealand cricketers have are on the brink of losing their first game of the World Cup, with Pakistan easing their way past the Black Caps modest total of 237 runs for the loss of just three… Read more Audio

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

6:39 AM.David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill has passed its second reading 70 votes to 50.

The second reading, ahead of the vote, sparked emotional speeches in the House.

National MP Judith Collins has… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill has passed its second reading in Parliament, 70 votes to 50. National MP Maggie Barry is vowing to keep fighting the euthanasia bill. Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Māori leaders are gearing up for a national hui next month to launch their own inquiry into Oranga Tamariki.

It's the fourth investigation into the Children's Ministry in recent weeks but some say… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The New Zealand cricketers unbeaten run at the Cricket World Cup is over - beaten by Pakistan by six wickets in Birmingham. Audio

7:10 AM.It was expected to go down to the wire but the second reading of the End-of-Life-Choice bill easily passed in Parliament on Wednesday night.

Just 20 MPs had the opportunity to debate the bill and… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.It was expected to go down to the wire but the second reading of the End-of-Life-Choice bill easily passed in Parliament on Wednesday night.

Just 20 MPs had the opportunity to debate the bill and… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.A Bay of Plenty family claim Oranga Tamariki has cut their weekly visits with their eight-year-old to monthly in order to 'wean' the boy from his mother before he is placed in permanent care.

The… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Primary school teachers have voted resoundingly in favour of the government's latest pay offer in their long-running pay dispute.

The decision follows more than a year of bargaining and three strikes… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Ministers will learn their fate this afternoon when the Prime Minister unveils her first substantive Cabinet reshuffle.

Jacinda Ardern says it will be minor, but she will be looking to largely put in… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The New Zealand cricketers have suffered their first defeat of the Word Cup in England and Wales, losing to Pakistan by six wickets on Thursday morning.

The Black Caps batsmen failed to fire, with… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The families of the Pike River miners are demanding an independent investigation into the rescue and recovery operation.

They are saying the police have denied for months the existence of crucial… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.People working with Māori prisoners are hopeful a new programme which involves whānau in inmate rehabilitation will help tackle the high rate of Māori reoffending.

The Māori Pathways approach will… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.New Zealand's first-ever pop song is being remembered 70-years-on since its creation. Blue Smoke was the mastermind of Dannevirke man Ruru Karaitiana in May 1940, before Pixie Williams' rendition was… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand lawn bowler Jo Edwards says its a credit to the New Zealand team that all four combinations are in medal contention in the second week of the Asia Pacific Championships on the Gold… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Women who have been made widows in the mosque terror attacks are speaking out about their struggle to have their visiting families stay in New Zealand to help support them and their two young… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Voluntary euthanasia supporters are celebrating a vote in Parliament last night that saw David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill move through to its next stage.

Dr Mary Panko is president of the End… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Critics of David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill are disappointed after a vote last night saw it move through to its next stage.

Corin Dann speaks to Grant Illingworth QC who has been a vocal… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Primary school teachers have resoundingly voted to accept the Government's latest pay offer after more than a year of bargaining and three strikes by members of the Educational Institute.

Susie… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Primary school teachers have resoundingly voted to accept the Government's latest pay proposal – but primary principals have rejected their latest offer.

RNZ's education correspondent, John… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Curbing the spread of violent extremism on the internet will be high on the agenda at the G20 summit in Japan this weekend, as frustration grows over tech companies being slow to act in the wake of… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Neighbours in west Auckland are rallying to support a family afraid for their safety because of a barrage of death threats, racist messages and dead animals in their letterbox.

One of their cars was… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A mud geyser that suddenly appeared in Susan Gedye's Whakarewarewa home in Rotorua is so dangerous she's now staying at her father's place.

Susie Ferguson speaks to Peter Brownbridge, a geothermal… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The harsh reality of the migrant crisis unfolding on the United States' southern border has been captured in a photo that is being shared around the world.

It shows a father and daughter who drowned… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.New Zealand will be able to keep an eye on the ever-growing traffic-jam of satellites being sent into space from New Zealand, using new software.

Corin Dann spoke to Dr Peter Crabtree who heads the… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A private collector outbid three of the country's libraries to take home a rare document of national significance from New Zealand's early pioneer history at an auction in Auckland yesterday.

The… Read more Audio