Morning Report

8:55 AM.As thousands of spectators get set to arrive in Wellington for Te Matatini this week, many may be wondering, how does one prepare for the biggest kapa haka festival in Aotearoa? RNZ has been on the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Māori Council says the public servant who singled out 'Māori nationalist groups' as a violent threat to the public should be sacked. The New Zealand Herald reports that minutes from a meeting of… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Police are investigating allegations that a piece of Pike River evidence may have gone missing in the care of the mine company. A photograph shows an electrical cabinet door that was blown to the mine… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.District health boards calling for the Employment Relations Authority to intervene in their dispute with junior doctors. The DHBs are accusing the doctors' union of making misleading statements, which… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.Super Rugby started at the weekend with wins to the Highlanders, Crusaders and Hurricanes. RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter discusses the first round with Susie Ferguson. And Julian Savea has been told… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Air investigators are looking into why a helicopter crashed while fighting the fire in Tasman. The pilot had a lucky escape and only suffered minor injuries. Trevor Mitchell is a Fire and Emergency… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Levels of firefighting foam contamination that exceed drinking water guidelines have been found at three more sites in Taranaki. At one of them, Motunui, the methanol producer Methanex has admitted… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Farmers are pushing back against plans to make it harder for those farming leasehold high country land to change to the way they farm the land. Federated Farmers High Country spokesperson, Simon… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Under a new law introduced two years ago, businesses caught exploiting workers - even if those employees are New Zealanders - are banned from hiring new migrant workers. But critics say the policy… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has re-signed with the Super Rugby side and New Zealand Rugby for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, but does this mean he's now out of contention to take over as All… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The remnants of the ISIS army are cornered in Syria with a complete victory expected within days - and world leaders are already disagreeing over how to tidy-up the loose ends. President Donald Trump… Read more Audio