Morning Report for Friday 9 August 2019

6:00 AM.The manhunt continues for fugitive Liam Strickland. The abortion reform bill passes its first reading UN scientists are urging people to eat less meat and dairy to help fight climate change. And a… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel took 5 for 41 as a Sri Lankan Eleven made 323 for 6 on the first day of their warmup game in Katunayake. Audio

6:15 AM.Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha says police will minimise their presence at Ihumātao, although he won't specify exactly what that means in terms of the number of boots on the ground.

Mr… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Protesters in El Paso chanted loudly yesterday as President Trump visited the Texan border town to meet with survivors of a mass shooting at a Walmart in the weekend.

His arrival was met with… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.Abortion law reform has sailed through its first reading in Parliament with MPs overwhelmingly voting in favour of change.

For more than 2.5 hours on Thursday night MPs from all corners spoke… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.United Nations scientists are urging people to eat less meat and dairy to help save the planet.

The plea is part of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.

Professor Andreas… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.A researcher is warning parents they cannot trust early childhood regulations to ensure their child is getting a good quality early education.

Mike Bedford says New Zealand's minimum standards for… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says he didn't the selection of James O'Connor in the Wallabies midfield coming. Audio

7:11 AM.Armed police in Christchurch are this morning continuing their manhunt for fugitive Liam Strickland. Strickland is being sought in connection to the hit and run death of Dean Amies in the suburb of… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The abortion reform bill breezed through its first reading in Parliament, 94-23, but the Justice Minister isn't under any illusion the rest of the readings will be as easy.

The public will now get… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The National Rifle Association is already attempting to stymy a possible background check bill proposed by President Trump.

Mr Trump has repeatedly said he would support increased background checks… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A researcher is warning parents that they cannot trust that their children are getting quality care and education at early childhood centres.

Mike Bedford says it is too hard for the Education… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.A new United Nations report says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling climate change.

But scientists and officials stopped short of explicitly calling on everyone to… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.After the outpouring of support for the Muslim community following the Christchurch attacks, an Insight investigation has found there are now fears that complacency is setting in over on-going… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Some Arrowtown residents are frustrated their regional council is supporting research into wood-burner pollution while ignoring smokey burn-offs on farms.

It comes as the picturesque town grapples… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The Black Ferns take on the Wallaroos in the first match of their two-test series in Perth on Saturday night as part of a double header with the All Blacks and Wallabies.

For one player, it marks the… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Unmotivated to go out for that walk or run? Struggling to push through the pain when you do?

There may be a simple answer: a glass of blackcurrant juice.

Scientists at Plant and Food Research say… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Conservationists in Northland are up in arms over the continued felling of native trees in Whāngarei.

Developers this week have cut down about a hectare of mature trees on land in Kamo.

The council… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the Wallabies will be feeling pretty smug after the All Blacks unveiled their own version of dual opensides for the Bledisloe Cup opener in Perth Audio

8:10 AM.A coroner has found a two month old baby likely died from drinking breast milk from her heavily intoxicated mother. Sapphire Williams died in January 2017.

RNZ reporter Kate Gudsell has been reading… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A new UN report says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling climate change.

One of the report's authors, Lincoln University's Anita Wreford says farmers should take heart… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The abortion reform bill breezed through its first reading in Parliament, 94-23, but the Justice Minister isn't under any illusion the rest of the readings will be as easy.

New Zealand First's Tracey… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Women in South Auckland are having to live with incontinence and other gynaecological problems because they're deemed "non-urgent" for treatment in hospital.

Senior doctors from Counties-Manukau have… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.A 160-year-old flag, from the time of the first Māori King, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, has been returned to the Kīngitanga by the Anglican Church.

The Anglican Diocese officially signed over ownership to… Read more Audio

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

8:41 AM.Ardie Savea will start at blindside flanker against Australia in Perth on Saturday night.

After 36 tests its the first time the Hurricanes star, an openside flanker, will start in the number six… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Fifty years ago Charles Manson ordered his followers to go on a killing spree.

Mr Manson who died in prison in 2017 at age 83, directed his mostly young, female followers - known as the Manson Family… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Australians are being warned to ditch their modern apartments, with a market researcher labelling them the bubonic plague of Australian property. Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Right now people suffering family violence face a battle to find the information they need to get help - but a one stop shop could be the answer.

It's one of 10 ideas being put though a three-month… Read more Audio

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