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Morning Report for Wednesday 3 April 2013
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Top female surfer event begins in Taranaki today
8:57 AM.The waves in Taranaki have started pumping for 17 of the world's top women surfers in an international competition that starts today. Audio
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Push to change Tauranga suburb name
8:52 AM.The Tauranga City Council is being asked to change the name of one of the city's suburbs from Parkvale to Merivale. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 April 2013
8:48 AM.A School of Maori Studies researcher who is surveying Maori immigrants in Australia says the Federal Government is unlikely to change its laws which are restricting New Zealanders access to government… Read more Audio
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Early childhood sector warns of over supply of centres
8:45 AM.Early childhood education leaders are warning an oversupply of early childhood centres is resulting in job losses and will lead to closures. Audio
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British parents convicted in deadly house fire
8:40 AM.In a case British police are describing as the most tragic they have worked on, the parents of six children who died in a house fire have been convicted of their manslaughter. Audio
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Sports News for 3 April 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 3 April 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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New deal aims for more pharmacy support for chronic unwell
8:26 AM.One hundred and twenty thousand people with difficult, long-term health problems are in line for more help from their local pharmacist in managing often complex courses of medicines. Audio
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Native flora and fauna suffering in big dry
8:24 AM.Rain forecast this autumn will come too late for some of New Zealand's native wildlife, victims of the drought that is gripping the North Island and parts of the South. Audio
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Time for NZ to capitalise on China tourists
8:20 AM.A sharp rise in tourists from China has prompted warnings New Zealanders must embrace Asian visitors, or risk missing out on lucrative foreign exchange. Audio
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Housing New Zealand complex to be repaired or rebuilt
8:16 AM.It's been revealed Housing New Zealand spent more than one million dollars repairing the interior of the multi-storey Gordon Wilson flats in central Wellington, just months before it was forced to… Read more Audio
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Energy analyst examines the future of electricity supply
8:09 AM.New Zealand's largest electricity company, Meridian, says it has done all it can to save the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter and it is now up to its operator, Pacific Aluminium, to come to the party. Audio
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NZ joins calls for calm on Korean peninsula
7:57 AM.The New Zealand government is being told it can play a small, but useful, part in restoring calm as tensions ratchet up on the Korean peninsula. Audio
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Sports News for 3 April 2013
7:52 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Gerry Brownlee on Christchurch red zone status
7:44 AM.Some Christchurch red zone residents want the red zone status lifted so they can continue living there. Audio
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Labour continues its criticism of PM's role in GCSB appointment
7:40 AM.Labour is continuing its criticism of John Key's role in helping appoint the country's top spy, with confirmation from the Prime Minister that he personally contacted Ian Fletcher about applying for… Read more Audio
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Research says Pacific children, Maori at risk on Auckland roads
7:36 AM.Research published today showed Pacific Island children ,and Maori, are at the greatest risk of injury and death on Auckland roads. Audio
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Could airlines soon charge you for each kilo you weigh?
7:27 AM.Travellers looking for the best airline deals may soon have to tighten their belts in more ways than one. Audio
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Olly Ohlson challenges Gerry Brownlee on red zone status
7:21 AM.A red zone resident is challenging Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee to rescind the red zone status for people who want to stay in their houses. Audio
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Diving company says salvage operation could be dangerous
7:18 AM.Salvage operators say retrieving the wreckage of the plane flown by the 2 Degrees chief executive, Eric Hertz, will be dangerous and technically difficult. Audio
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Mayor of Invercargill calls urgent meeting over smelter
7:14 AM.The threat of the smelter's closure has prompted Invercargill Mayor to call an urgent council meeting. Audio
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Meridian says Rio Tinto must come to the party for Tiwai deal
7:09 AM.As doubt increases over the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, Meridian Energy says it has reached a bottom line and the ball is now in Rio Tinto's court to come up with a counter offer. Audio
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Morning Business for 3 April 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New research shows Auckland Maori at greatest road risk
6:39 AM.New research shows Maori in Auckland are the most likely to die or be hurt in road accidents. Audio
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Government won't be held hostage by Rio Tinto
6:35 AM.The international mining giant is negotiating with the state-owned power company, Meridian Energy, for a better deal on power prices for its Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 April 2013
6:27 AM.A School of Maori Studies researcher who is surveying Maori immigrants in Australia says the Federal Government is unlikely to change its laws which are restricting New Zealanders access to government… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 April 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 3 April 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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North Korea to restart all nuclear facilities
6:12 AM.North Korea says it will re-start all its nuclear facilities including an atomic reactor at Yongbyon, which could produce plutonium for atomic bombs. Audio
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Some redzone home owners are demanding to stay
6:10 AM.Some redzone home owners in Christchurch are demanding the Government remove the redzone status for people who want to stay in their houses. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 3 April 2013
6:00 AM.Meridian says Rio Tinto must come to the party for Tiwai deal. Mayor of Invercargill calls urgent meeting over smelter. Diving company says salvage operation could be dangerous. Olly Ohlson challenges… Read more Audio