Morning Report

Disabled New Zealanders say poorly designed cycle lanes and other city infrastructure make many people scared to leave their homes. Deputy chair of the Wellington branch of Blind Citizens New Zealand Thomas Bryan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Speculation is mounting that China's test launch of a nuclear-capable missile was a direct reaction to Australia and Fiji signing a defence agreement. ABC's Fiji correspondent, Lice Monvono spoke to John Campbell.

There's a red heavy rain warning for Marlborough and Canterbury between Ward and Hanmer, as well as the Kaikoura ranges. Reporter Keiller MacDuff is in Kaikoura:

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

A teenage boy has been given dispensation to play for another school because his coaches weren't giving him any game time. Despite regularly going to training and travelling every game day around Auckland, the 14 year-old got only 20 minutes of game time through 11 games. His dad Polar Rima spoke to John Campbell.

A Wellington woman has been forced to park across a bike lane and be verbally abused by cyclists so her disabled husband can get to their house, after her street was stripped of parking. Field Correspondent Charlotte Cook reports.

An experienced nursing leader says difficulties in accessing primary care means already-stretched emergency departments are facing even more demand this winter. Kate Weston, who's the executive director of the College of Nurses.

After a nearly two year investigation into wholesale grocery supply, the Commerce Commission says it's worried about competition and weak pricing. Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he's 'deeply concerned' by China's testing of nuclear-capable weapons in the South Pacific. Nicholas Khoo, Associate Professor at the University of Otago specialising in Chinese foreign policy spoke to John Campbell.