Navigation for Morning Report
Morning Report for Thursday 22 November 2012
-
Top Stories for Thursday 22 November 2012
6:00 AM.The latest on the Tongariro eruption saga from verious perspectives; Transmission Gully gets the green light out of the capital; An unexpected banning, The Hobbit pulls a Radio NZ media accreditation… Read more Audio
-
Tongariro eruption puts tourism operators on edge
6:11 AM.Yesterday's eruption has forced the closure of the popular Tongariro crossing and caused concern among local tourism businesses. Audio
-
Pacific News for 22 November 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
-
Morning Rural News for 22 November 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
-
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 November 2012
6:27 AM.A Taranaki-Whanui supporter is accusing the Porirua-based iwi Ngati Toa of lying about its history to gain access to land along a prime fisheries coastline in Wellington harbour through its Treaty… Read more Audio
-
Close eye kept on Tongariro after eruption
6:37 AM.Vulcanologists warn that yesterday's eruption may not be the last in the current spate of activity. Audio
-
Morning Business for 22 November 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
-
Mt Tongariro quiet overnight after yesterday's sudden eruption
7:09 AM.There have been no further eruptions on Mount Tongariro overnight but scientists say yesterday's may not be the last and they're monitoring the mountain closely. Audio
-
Radio New Zealand journalist reports from Tongariro
7:14 AM.Andrew Macrae is at the Ketetahi Carpark on Tongariro's northern slope off SH46 near Lake Rotoaira. Audio
-
Staff 'not to blame for Novopay shambles' say schools
7:16 AM.Schools are reacting angrily to comments by the Australian company behind Novopay, which broke a four month silence on pay problems yesterday, only to blame many of the failings on school staff. Audio
-
Bus attack in Tel Aviv injures twenty four Israelis
7:23 AM.Israel and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. But the truce comes on the same day a bomb explosion in Tel Aviv injures 24-people in Israel's commercial capital.
… -
Radio NZ journalist banned from covering Hobbit premiere
7:28 AM.Radio New Zealand reporter Cushla Norman has had her media accreditation revoked for coverage of The Hobbit movie premiere which the film's distributor says is due to her movie coverage to-date being… Read more Audio
-
Civil Aviation update on eruption's ash cloud
7:35 AM.Civil Aviation's chief meteorological officer Peter Lechner updates the programme on the effect the eruption and subsequent ash cloud are having on air travel. Audio
-
Transport Minister says PPP will speed up Gully road
7:36 AM.The Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says the Public Private Partnership will allow the government to expedite development of the capital's northern transport corridor but what are the implications… Read more Audio
-
Opinion divided on Transmission Gully's green light
7:39 AM.Business leaders applaud transmission gully go ahead, but opposition groups say it will be an onerous burden to taxpayers in the long-term. Audio
-
Sports News for 22 November 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
-
Ceasefire between Israel and Gaza about to start
7:49 AM.Our correspondent in Gaza, Phoebe Greenwood, updates us on the Israel/Hamas negotiated ceasefire. Audio
-
Crown critical of 'extragavant' Dotcom lifestyle
7:53 AM.A Crown lawyer has criticised the extravagant lifestyle Kim Dotcom and his wife, Mona Dotcom, are living. Audio
-
Critics disown Pasifika education plan even before launch
7:57 AM.The Government's plan for boosting Pacific educational achievement over the next five years, due to be unveiled in Auckland today, is already being disowned by a Pacific education group invited by the… Read more Audio
-
Guides and their clients watch eruption then exit quickly
8:09 AM.Guides and their clients on Mount Tongariro got more than they bargained for when the volcano erupted just a kilometre in front of them yesterday afternoon. Audio
-
Tongariro tourism operators say eruption bad for business
8:12 AM.Tourism operators who depend on Mount Tongariro for their business say the latest eruption couldn't have come at a worse time for business. Audio
-
GNS says Tongariro may erupt again soon
8:14 AM.GNS Science Volcano Surveillance Co-ordinator, Brad Scott, confirms there's been little change to the mountain's status. Audio
-
Pike directors statement deemed 'disgraceful'
8:18 AM.Pike River's former health and safety manager, who lost a son in the 2010 explosion, says he's stunned by a statement from three former company directors denying they put production ahead of safety. Audio
-
Journalist's media accreditation returned for Hobbit premiere
8:22 AM.Radio New Zealand journalist Cushla Norman has had her media accreditation restored for The Hobbit premiere after intervention from Sir Peter Jackson. Audio
-
Schools say thousands of unsolved payroll errors
8:24 AM.There is still no clarity about the number of payroll mistakes that have yet to be corrected and schools suspect there might be thousands of under payments, over payments and non payments still to be… Read more Audio
-
Porirua iwi accused of lying to gain rights to Wellington land
8:28 AM.A member of Taranaki-Whanui is accusing a neighbouring Wellington iwi, Ngati Toa, of lying about its history to gain land rights along a prime fisheries coastline. Audio
-
Markets Update for 22 November 2012
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
-
Sports News for 22 November 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
-
Businesses line up to take advantage of Myanmar
8:40 AM.New Zealand businesses are hoping to take advantage of the political and economic change taking place in Myanmar (Burma). Audio
-
More Palestinians killed as Israeli bombardment continues
8:44 AM.The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, discusses the fragile ceasefire while Israeli bombing continues. Audio
-
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 November 2012
8:48 AM.A Porirua-based iwi is being accused by a member of a neighbouring tribe of lying to the Crown to gain rights to Wellington land; A Tongariro hapu says they are more focussed on the safety of manuhiri… Read more Audio
-
'Goat' organisers say race will likely be moved
8:52 AM.The Goat, a 21-km run from Whakapapa to Turoa Ski Fields across the western slopes of Mount Ruapehu, is due to take place on the first of December. Audio
-
Rutherford Medal awarded to woman for just second time
8:55 AM.New Zealand's top scientific honour, the Rutherford Medal, has been awarded to Professor Margaret Brimble for her world-leading contributions to developing new drugs that treat disease. Audio