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Morning Report for Tuesday 26 July 2011
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Top Stories for Tuesday 26 July 2011
6:00 AM.Ice keeps conditions in South Island remain treacherous; Christchurch still struggles under blanket of snow; Dunedin fears black ice today; Transport Agency gives update on road closures; Norway… Read more Audio
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NZDF's reputation could be damaged by training shortcomings
6:10 AM.The New Zealand Defence Force has been warned by its own court of inquiry its reputation could be significantly damaged by shortcomings identified during a fatal attack on a patrol in Afghanistan last… Read more Audio
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Pacific News for 26 July 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 26 July 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 July 2011
6:28 AM.Three iwi have forged closer ties with the Fijian people, at a hui in Otaki; The Maori Affairs Minster, Pita Sharples, says the success of Kohanga Reo can't be measured when they're being labelled as… Read more Audio
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Drivers being urged to take care on roads in icy conditions
6:38 AM.Weather conditions in the South Island remain treacherous this morning, with police urging essential travel only on icy roads. Audio
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Metservice expects fine weather but conditions still icy
6:40 AM.An update on the weather expected today from the Metservice. Audio
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One minute silence in Norway
6:43 AM.The death toll in the massacre and bomb attack in Norway has been revised down from 93 to 76 overnight. Audio
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Morning Business for 26 July 2011
6:49 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Ice keeps conditions in South Island remain treacherous
7:09 AM.Weather conditions in the South Island remain treacherous this morning, with police urging essential travel only on icy roads. Audio
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Christchurch still struggles under blanket of snow
7:11 AM.Our reporter Bridget Mills joins us from Christchurch. Audio
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Dunedin fears black ice today
7:14 AM.A severe frost this morning is turning slushy roads in Otago into treacherous skating rinks, as black ice sets in. Audio
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Transport Agency gives update on road closures
7:16 AM.An update on the roads around the country from the New Zealand Transport Agency. Audio
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Norway gunman remanded in custody
7:18 AM.The man who has admitted responsibility for Norway's worst peace-time violence has been remanded in custody for two months after a brief closed court appearance today. Audio
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Defence Force inquiry makes 69 recommendations
7:25 AM.The head of the Defence Force says significant changes have been made after its own court of inquiry found, among other things, shortcomings in its medical support after New Zealand's first combat… Read more Audio
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No sign of deal as US debt crisis deadline looms
7:29 AM.A breakthrough in the United States debt crisis appears no nearer as the countdown to a possible economic melt down continues. Audio
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Maid gives her version of encounter with IMF head
7:41 AM.The New York maid, whose sex assault accusation brought down the former chief of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has spoken out, giving her side of the incident. Audio
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Sports News for 26 July 2011
7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Auckland faces big losses from metro rail services
7:50 AM.Official papers show operating deficits for Auckland's rail services could total hundreds of millions of dollars in the coming years. Audio
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Christchurch family doctors face considerable uncertainty
7:53 AM.Many Christchurch family doctors have lost a sizeable number of their enrolled patients since the February quake, putting their businesses under pressure. Audio
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1080 protestor accused of attacking Conservation Board chairman
7:56 AM.The Waikato Conservation Board chairman has filed a complaint with the police, saying he was punched in the face by a 1080 protestor on Sunday. Audio
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Police warn South Island drivers to travel only if essential
8:09 AM.Weather conditions in the South Island remain treacherous this morning, with police urging essential travel only on icy roads. Audio
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St John braces for accidents as ice grips South Island
8:11 AM.The ambulance services are bracing themselves for more accidents in the icy conditions today. Audio
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Bridget Mills on the streets of snowy Christchurch
8:13 AM.For a first hand description of conditions our Christchurch reporter Bridget Mills is at a traffic intersection on the cormer of Riccarton Road and Deans Avenue. Audio
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Looming housing shortage risks derailing savings improvement
8:20 AM.A member of the Government's Savings Working Group is warning of a replay of the debt-fueled buying binge of the early to mid 2000s. Audio
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Convicted killer loses bid to prosecute trial witnesses
8:26 AM.A convicted killer has failed in his bid to prosecute for perjury several people who gave evidence at his trial. Audio
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Markets Update for 26 July 2011
8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 26 July 2011
8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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South Taranaki farms blanketed in rare fall of snow
8:38 AM.Our Taranaki reporter, Craig Ashworth, is on the southern flanks of Mt Taranaki near Kaponga. Audio
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Queenstown skiiers expect to revel in sunshine, snow
8:40 AM.Thousands of skiers and boarders are expected on the slopes around Queenstown today for what is expected to be the best skiing day of the year. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 July 2011
8:43 AM.Three North Island iwi are moving closer to a sister-tribe relationship with Fijian communities; The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, says legislation maybe the answer for Kohanga Reo to stop… Read more Audio
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Lawyers railing against reforms
8:46 AM.The Criminal Bar Association's outgoing president says she wants an end to unseemly mud-slinging between lawyers, about who gets what in legal aid work. Audio
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Home with Britain's most unusual back yard on market
8:54 AM.A couple in England are selling their two-bedroomed home in the North Yorkshire countryside and it's the garden that makes the property unusual. Audio