Morning Report for Friday 28 June 2019

6:00 AM.Govt Cabinet reshuffled, but questions remain, Developer doubts Cabinet reshuffle will help KiwiBuild, Christchurch Foundation to distribute funds to shooting victims. Audio

6:06 AM.India beat the West Indies by 125 runs to continue their march to the Cricket World Cup semi-finals and send the Caribbean team out of the tournament. Audio

6:12 AM.Victim Support has announced it is to hand out the last $2.5 million of donated money to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings and the families of those who lost their lives.

It comes on… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been caught trembling again, eight days after a similar incident.

Video shows the 64-year-old gripping her arms as her body shakes as she listened to a speech at a… Read more Audio

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

6:42 AM.Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf has officially left his job after eight years, but not without a black mark on his resume.

The final weeks of his employment, before starting as the Governor of… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A fake interview with Sir Bob Jones has been popping up on Facebook which quotes the property mogul as urging people to invest in Bitcoin.

He told RNZ producer Jeremy Wilkinson the fake adverts were… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Two-time champions India are on the cusp of securing a spot in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals after they extended their unbeaten run in the tournament with a 125-run victory against the West Indies… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Day one of the Prime Minister's refreshed Cabinet and her most sought after ministers were already ducking for cover.

Jacinda Ardern is changing tack with the housing portfolio, taking the… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.An Auckland property developer says he doesn't believe that a change at the top will make any difference to the success of the KiwiBuild programme.

Phil Twyford was replaced as Housing Minister by… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The Christchurch Foundation will outline how it it plans to distribute the roughly $10 million it has raised for victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

On Thursday, Victim Support announced… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Outgoing Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf's last day on the job yesterday was marred by the release of a critical report into his handling of the budget leak.

State Services Commissioner Peter… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Single use plastic bags didn't have much of a life-span to begin with, but from Monday they won't have one at all.

From July 1, it will become illegal for retailers to hand out light-weight plastic… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Authors and publishers fear a bill that makes it easier for disabled people to access their work will mean they won't get paid for it. The Marrakesh Treaty, which New Zealand agreed to sign in 2017… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The government is set to follow the Swedish approach to road safety, but not everyone is convinced Sweden's so-called Vision Zero strategy is an easy fit with New Zealand.

The policy is based on… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.It's semi-final time in Super Rugby.

The defending champion Crusaders host the Hurricanes in Christchurch on Saturday night, after the Jaguars take on the Brumbies in Buenos Aires on Saturday… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Wales coach New Zealander Warren Gatland will reportedly teke over at the Chiefs Super Rugby team for 2020, 2022 and 2023. Audio

8:10 AM.The National Party housing spokesperson Judith Collins says KiwiBuild will only be more of a mess after the Cabinet reshuffle and she feels sorry for Phil Twyford.

Mr Twyford was moved aside from the… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Housing Minister Phil Twyford is the biggest casualty of the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's first substantive cabinet reshuffle, she's created a new team of Ministers to oversee the government's… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Outgoing Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf is already a well-known ahead of his start as the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland this September.

An inquiry into his handling of the budget leak… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Immigration New Zealand has denied it racially profiles visa applicants.

The department is using a ranking of which nationalities pose the highest risk of fraud and overstaying.

In a briefing… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A coroner's report out today identifies synthetic cannabis as the cause of a crash which killed seven people in Waverley a year ago.

The sole survivor of the horror smash admitted to the coronial… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A programme helping Hawke's Bay women into the workforce that its participants say is "life changing" is looking to expand its reach after being given a funding boost by the Provincial Growth Fund.

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8:43 AM.They're used to sledging in the house - but as to whether they've got what it takes on the cricket pitch is about to be tested.

The Inter-Parliamentary Cricket World Cup is set to hit-off next week… Read more Video, Audio

8:50 AM.A Christian radio station is reluctantly selling off its 7000 strong vinyl collection but hopes it will be enjoyed by people who will treasure the LPs.

Radio Rhema started buying vinyl back in 1978.

8:53 AM.Otago Museum staff are taking a trip to a small atoll in the Pitcairn Island group, in the hopes of seeing a total solar eclipse and to cement the museums unique connections with the remote island.

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8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio