Morning Report for Monday 14 October 2019

6:10 AM.The United States is set to withdraw another thousand troops from Northern Syria as Turkish-backed forces push deeper into the country. The withdrawal comes amid reports that hundreds of Islamic State… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.A doctor who investigated the death of a young woman after mistakes by Hawke's Bay District Health Board, says it's the worst case he's come across in his decade as chief medical officer. John Gommans… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:20 AM.A child health expert says a multi million dollar study beginning in Wellington today will lead to better and longer-lasting flu vaccines. 200 Wellington mothers are expected to be recruited a year… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A young incoming Wellington City Councillor says more and more young people are getting interested in politics. Tamatha Paul, who's 22 years old, is one of a crop of new young councillors voted in at… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Despite the typhoon, the Rugby World Cup was up and running again yesterday and Japan has made history reaching the quarter-finals for the first time. The Brave Blossoms beat Scotland 28-21 in… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.A transport lobby group is worried the new Wellington mayor will encourage more cars into the city. Andy Foster has swooped in to take the mayoralty off Justin Lester. Mr Foster promised to fix… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:20 AM.Japan have made history at the Rugby World Cup, with the host nation reaching the quarter-finals for the first time. The last eight teams are now known with the All Blacks to play Ireland, Japan to… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Labour is down and National up in the latest Newshub-Reid research poll. National's support has received a 6.5 percent boost to 43.9 percent, surpassing Labour. The Labour Party's public support is… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Councils can expect more pressure from their own ranks to tackle climate change with a new crop of young councillors determined to fight it head on. There's been a marked increase in the number of… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A coroner has ruled that a young woman who was suffocated by a large goiter on her thyroid, could have been saved if she'd had surgery more quickly. 25-year-old Arohaina Gilbert died in Wairoa… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.One of the biggest upsets of the local body elections at the weekend was Andy Foster's victory over Wellington mayor Justin Lester. It's the first time a Wellington mayor has not been voted in for a… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.An act of public unity is helping Otago University students, staff and wider community mourn the death of Sophia Crestani. About 2500 people took to the streets of North Dunedin yesterday to clean up… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.As Phil Goff prepares for another three years as the Mayor of Auckland the level of support he'll have in the council is still unknown. With special votes still to be counted some provisional results… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Silver Ferns are celebrating their first back to back win over Australia in four years. Their Constellation Cup test in Christchurch yesterday against the Diamonds, was also the first meeting… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.An academic is arguing apathy is not to blame for low voter turnout in the local body elections - instead it's politicians who are failing to engage the public. The overall turnout for the local body… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Two widows whose husbands died in the Christchurch mosque attacks are hoping the Immigration Minister will let them stay in New Zealand. They're not eligible for the special visa created for victims… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The results of the country's local body elections have seen a surge in younger people winning seats. Five mayors under 40 have been elected, and now a quarter of mayors are women, up from 19 per cent… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Four Kiwi coaches will face off in the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup next weekend. First up, on Saturday, two Aussie coaches square off as Michael Cheika's Australia play an Eddie Jones helmed… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.From today, hundreds of pregnant women in Wellington will be invited to join a world-first, international research project on flu. The aim is both a better understanding of flu and the development of… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Phil Goff has won his second term as mayor of Auckland city after securing 48 percent of the vote. Mr Goff had nearly 156,000 votes, well over double that of his main challenge rival John Tamihere… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Silver Ferns had another epic battle against Australia yesterday to win the opening game of the Constellation Cup 53-52 in Christchurch. The Ferns trailed by five heading into the final quarter… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The Kurdish community marched through central Auckland over the weekend, in support of Western Kurdistan against Turkey's invasion of Northern Syria. Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Questionable sportsmanship has taken some of the shine off Scott McLaughlin's maiden Bathurst 1000 win. Team-mate and fellow New Zealander Fabian Coulthard controversially slowed down during a late… Read more Audio