Morning Report for Thursday 5 December 2019

6:00 AM.Samoa shuts down so hundreds of government workers can help with measles immunisation, a gynaecologist demands junior doctors stop examining unconscious patients without prior consent, and the… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.English cricket has lost one of it's greatest players. The former England captain Bob Willis has died aged 70 after a short illness. Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Donald Trump has called Justin Trudeau "two-faced", cancelled a scheduled press conference and left the NATO summit early.

It came after Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson were caught… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.An Ōtaki-based wānanga has received a one-off $10 million grant to reset its relationship with the Crown, and address research funding deficits.

Te Wānanga o Raukawa argued in its Waitangi Tribunal… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

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

6:42 AM.The owner of a building destroyed in a large fire in South Auckland yesterday brought in a demolition company to help put it out by digging over hot-spots and destroying everything inside.

Today fire… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The New Zealand sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have rocketed up the standings after day two of the 49er World Champs in Auckland. Audio

7:11 AM.Samoa will be almost entirely shut down today as the government plans to visit every household and make sure everyone is vaccinated.

The government is banning most road travel today and requiring… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Hundreds of Samoan civil servants are right now fanning out across the island to help vaccinate anyone who hasn't had their measles shot.

RNZ's reporter in Samoa is Logan Church. Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has lodged a complaint with the HDC over informed consent.

It alleges very junior doctors, midwives and paramedics are observing or participating in the patients'… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Department of Internal Affairs is defending the Hepatitis Foundation and says publicly shaming it does nothing to help the charity sector.

It's also defended its decision not to proactively… Read more Video, Audio

7:30 AM.Former Australia fullback Israel Folau has settled his unfair dismissal case with Rugby Australia - after he took the organisation to court for firing him over homophobic comments he made on social… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Christmas time will now be a time of mourning for Auckland's Samoan community as the measles epidemic back homes claims more lives.

Dozens of Samoans gathered together in Māngere last night to pray… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Two multi-billion dollar government investment funds say they have no plans to scrap their investments in fossil fuel companies, despite pressure from the Green Party.

Combined, the National… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The Commerce Commission will release its final report into the retail fuel market at 8:30am on Thursday.

Its preliminary findings in September found the market is not as competitive as it could be.

… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Round two of the Impeachment hearings have kicked off today.

Yesterday the House Intelligence Committee released a 300-page impeachment report which accuses President Trump of trying to enlist… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand women's sevens team are priming themselves for their first back-to-back World Series events. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The World Health Organisation says the number of new cases of measles in Samoa is starting to plateau thanks to the aggressive response by the government.

But that urgent action comes after ten… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Samoan officials have been going door to door in an attempt to immunise the whole population.

Most government services have shut down and private vehicles banned from the roads so the vaccination… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Nurses Organisation has confirmed the Health and Disability Commissioner is investigating its complaint that female patients' rights are being breached and have been for years.

The complaint… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Donald Trump has called Justin Trudeau "two-faced", cancelled a scheduled press conference and left the NATO summit early.

Mr Trump's comment followed a hot mic picking up Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.A charity taxation specialist with thirty years experience in the sector has complained to the Attorney-General over the way the regulator dealt with the Hepatitis Foundation.

That comes as the… Read more Audio

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

8:39 AM.The Labour Party is being given a serve for missing the opportunity to elect a Māori president.

Habitat for Humanity CEO Claire Szabo was picked ahead of Labour's Maori senior vice president, Tane… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Commerce Commision has just released its final report on petrol pricing, backing up what the earlier draft report highlighting what they call an uncompetitive market.

Gyles Beckford speaks to… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Despite New Zealand First lobbying hard at the Cabinet table, the Finance Minister says the case to move Auckland's port operations up north has not yet been made.

Ministers are considering a… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Dunedin City Council is making a new push for the city's first five-star hotel, calling for developers to pitch their plans to transform an inner city carpark.

Two years ago, a five-star hotel… Read more Audio