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Morning Report for Wednesday 4 December 2013
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Hot or not: dating app founder explains the appeal
8:56 AM.Gone are the days of a first date at the movies or a dinner filled with awkward conversation. Dating, like much of life, has now gone online. More specifically, it's gone mobile with dating apps… Read more Audio
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Quake Outcasts still uncertain about future
8:53 AM.Owners of uninsured and undeveloped land in red zones across Christchurch say they will fight all the way to make the Government pay full value if it wants to buy their property. The Court of Appeal… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 December 2013
8:49 AM.The Kaihautu or leader of Maori at Statistics New Zealand, Luke Crawford, says he's shocked by the drop in the number of Maori who can speak Te Reo; The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says Ministry… Read more Audio
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Dive crew speak of miracle underwater rescue
8:47 AM.Rescuers have spoken about the moment they found a survivor three days after a boat wreck thought to have killed everyone on board. The tug boat Jascon-4 sank off the coast of Delta State in Southern… Read more Audio
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Less levies for Rena-like ships
8:43 AM.New levies mean ships like the Rena are contributing less money towards oil spill cleanups. Maritime New Zealand has changed the fee ships pay when entering New Zealand waters, money which goes into a… Read more Audio
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Auditor-General runs the gauntlet at Mangawhai meeting
8:39 AM.An apology from the Auditor General has fuelled calls for the government to bail out Kaipara ratepayers - groaning under a 63 million dollar debt for a bungled sewerage scheme. Audio
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Sports News for 4 December 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 4 December 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Kieran Read named IRB Rugby Player of the Year
8:27 AM.As we've been reporting in our sports news, the All Blacks' number 8 Kieran Read has been named IRB Player of the Year 2013, the third New Zealander to win the prestigious award. Audio
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Number of te reo Maori speakers declines in Census
8:23 AM.Census data reveals the Maori population is growing and increasingly educated, but the number of te reo Maori speakers has continued to fall. The number of Maori speakers has been declining for almost… Read more Audio
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Top spies appear publicly at committee for first time
8:19 AM.The head of the country's electronic spy agency does not believe the United States spies on New Zealanders but says he can't be sure. The director of the Government Communications Security Bureau, Ian… Read more Audio
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John Banks to face trial for alleged election fraud
8:14 AM.The man whose private prosecution resulted in the Act Party leader John Banks being forced to stand trial says he should now resign from Parliament. A High Court judge has upheld a District Court… Read more Audio
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NZ Principals' Federation and PPTA comment on OECD results
8:09 AM.The latest OECD education survey shows New Zealand 15 year old students' levels of maths, reading and science continue to drop. The largest slump was in maths where New Zealand dived from a ranking of… Read more Audio
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Dylan falls fowl of French anti-hatred laws
7:56 AM.Bob Dylan - one of the icons of the United States' civil rights movement - has been placed under judicial investigation in France for allegedly provoking ethnic hatred of Croats. It follows a legal… Read more Audio
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2013 census information released
7:52 AM.Statistics New Zealand has released a raft of information from this year's census. The data shows home ownership rates are falling across the country and more people are moving to New Zealand from… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 4 December 2013
7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mine safety breaches uncovered at drowning inquest
7:43 AM.It's been revealed there were numerous safety breaches at a West Coast gold mine where a nine-year-old boy died after his father's four-wheel-drive rolled into a settling pond. Audio
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Dunedin's Columba College a toxic workplace - teachers' union
7:36 AM.A prestigious Presbyterian girls' school in Dunedin is being described by a teachers' union as a toxic and unsafe workplace, which may need external intervention. A dispute between the management of… Read more Audio
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Inside CYF: Caregivers
7:28 AM.When a child has to be taken from their home, Child, Youth and Family's goal is to place them with a relative before considering any other form of care. Audio
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Winston Peters reacts to Privileges Committee Report
7:26 AM.Parliament's Privileges Committee has criticised the way private information was handed over to the inquiry investigating how a controversial report into the country's spy agency was leaked. The New… Read more Audio
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Political editor on the impact of Banks prosecution
7:20 AM.Can Act survive? Our political editor, Brent Edwards, is with us. Audio
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Opposition parties say Banks' political career is all but dead
7:17 AM.Opposition parties say the ACT Party leader John Banks' political career is all but over. A High Court judge has upheld a District Court decision and ruled Mr Banks should stand trial in the High… Read more Audio
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Hekia Parata reacts to OECD education report
7:14 AM.Morning Report speaks with Education Minister Hekia Parata about the recent OECD report indicating New Zealand standards have dived. Audio
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New Zealand tumbles in international test of 15-year-olds
7:10 AM.New Zealand has tumbled in a prestigious international ranking of 15-year-olds' abilities in maths, reading and science. Formerly among the top performing nations in the OECD's Programme for… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 4 December 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Dunne not vindicated by Privileges Committee report - Labour
6:41 AM.Opposition parties say the United Future leader, Peter Dunne, has not been vindicated by a Privileges Committee report into the handing over of parliamentary records to the David Henry inquiry. The… Read more Audio
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New Zealand's disappointing results in education report
6:36 AM.New Zealand's ranking has nose dived in a prestigious international ranking of 15-year-olds' abilities in maths, reading and science. The report compares levels of reading, maths and science among 15… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 December 2013
6:26 AM.The Kaihautu or leader of Maori at Statistics New Zealand, Luke Crawford, says he's shocked by the drop in the number of Maori who can speak Te Reo; The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says Ministry… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 December 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 4 December 2013
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Mayor confident lessons learnt from Rena grounding
6:11 AM.The Mayor of Tauranga says he's confident informing the community right from the start will be a lesson that is put in place by Maritime New Zealand in the wake of the Rena grounding. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 4 December 2013
6:00 AM.New Zealand tumbles in international test of 15-year-olds; Hekia Parata reacts to OECD education report; Opposition parties say Banks' political career is all but dead; Political editor on the impact… Read more Audio