Morning Report

Kane Williamson remains anti super overs after his side was beaten by India in the third T20 international in Hamilton.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

A sixth arson in the space of two weeks has residents in settlements along the eastern shore of Lake Taupo worried and frightened.

In early January five properties were sent on fire, two homes were destroyed and in one a family only just managed to escape the flames with their lives.

And on Sunday, garden furniture on the deck of a home in Waitetoko was sent of fire.

Residents gathered for a hui on the Waitetoko Marae last night to get the latest information from police.

Taupō police area commander Warwick Morehu told our reporter Andrew McRae the purpose of the meeting was to assure residents all was being done to try to solve the case.

An anti-poverty campaigner says the government's big infrastructure spend-up prioritises roading projects over the wellbeing of low-income families.

Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the Government to inject more cash into health clinics in low-income neighbourhoods, build more state homes, and make houses more energy efficient.

Ricardo Menéndez March is from Auckland Action Against Poverty.

He speaks to Corin Dann.

Labour appears to be throwing down the gauntlet in the fight for middle New Zealand.

Yesterday the government revealed dozens of projects coming out of its $12 billion Infrastructure Fund - including new roads and rail upgrades, and more money for health boards.

Roads get the lion's share with $5 billion - many of the projects adopted from the previous National government.

But a former Green MP says this is a slap in the face for the Greens - and shows what little sway they hold.

Political reporter Yvette McCullough has more.

News from the rural and farming sector.

A brief update from the business sector.

A neuro-psychologist says Māori inmates who've suffered a traumatic brain injury need Māori-specific assessments if they're to avoid making the same poor decisions that led them to prison in the first place.

A University of Canterbury study found nearly every inmate at Christchurch Women's Prison who was interviewed had suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Makarena Dudley is one of only four Māori neuro-psychologists. 

She's worked with Māori inmates and told RNZ reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui that what works for most people won't necessarily work for them.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff is delighted his city has scooped up a big chunk of the Government's $12 billion infrastructure spend.

There's over $2 billion for new roads and a billion for rail.

Goff told RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch says the money is long overdue.

The New Zealand cricketers have again come out on the wrong side of a super-over, beaten by India in the third T20 international in Hamilton.