Morning Report for Tuesday 30 January 2018
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Top Stories for Tuesday 30 January 2018
6:00 AM.Otago, Southland drought call expected as farmer struggle, Drought, heat brings stress for Otago, Southland farmers, Dunedin fire victim's funeral held as police suspect murder, Kiribati ferry: as… Read more Audio
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Court audiovisual links: Do they serve interests of justice?
6:15 AM.The use of audio-visual technology in courts is growing but questions are being asked about whether it really serves the interests of justice. The technology allows those remanded in custody to… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 30 January 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 30 January 2018
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Otago, Southland farmers take extreme measures in record heat
6:38 AM.Farmers are moving stock in the dead of the night as they struggle in record heat and dry conditions in Otago and Southland. It's expected a drought - or a "medium-scale adverse event" as it is… Read more Audio
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Weather: Wainuiomata scorcher breaks records
6:40 AM.The large Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata set a new temperature record on Monday, when the mercury rose to a high of 32.3 degrees celsius. That was good enough for the hottest temperature in the… Read more Audio
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Swimming into jellyfish like hitting 'bushfire at sea'
6:43 AM.A Wellington ocean swimmer says swimming straight into a huge jellyfish was like running into a bushfire at sea. Nick Butcher told RNZ's Eric Frykberg he was swimming in the harbour when he had the… Read more Audio
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Business News for 30 January 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Otago, Southland drought call expected as farmers struggle
7:10 AM.The Government is expected to declare a drought in Otago and Southland tomorrow, giving farmers access to financial aid and other support. Audio
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Drought, heat brings stress for Otago, Southland farmers
7:13 AM.Otago-Southland Reporter Ian Telfer is in Alexandra and is down by the banks of the Manuherikia River where high temperatures and weeks without rain is expected to bring a declaration of drought from… Read more Audio
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Dunedin fire victim's funeral held as police suspect murder
7:17 AM.A funeral is being held for the Dunedin woman police believe was murdered in her home before it was set alight last week. Anastasia Neve and her partner David Clarke were found dead in their South… Read more Audio
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Kiribati ferry sinking: Hope remains for another life raft
7:22 AM.It's not known how many people were on the Kiribati ferry that's been missing for 11 days, but it's feared up to 100 may have been on board. Aircraft from Australia and the US Coast Guard have joined… Read more Audio
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Parliament to vote on medicinal cannabis
7:30 AM.A Government Bill making medicinal cannabis more available to people who are suffering illness is set to pass its first reading today. However the Green Party hopes its own bill which would liberalise… Read more Audio
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Child poverty bill must be 'more than symbolism' - English
7:38 AM.The government will spell out the details of its child poverty reduction law on Tuesday. Lowering the number of children living in poverty - and setting targets to achieve this - was one of Jacinda… Read more Audio
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Child poverty reduction: Targets needed - city missioner
7:44 AM.The government will spell out the details of its child poverty reduction law today. Lowering the number of children living in poverty - and setting targets to achieve this - was one of Jacinda… Read more Audio
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FBI deputy director quits after spat with Trump
7:50 AM.FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is stepping down. Mr McCabe became US President Donald Trump's acting director of the FBI in May when Mr Trump fired James Comey. Mr Trump had publicly criticised Mr… Read more Audio
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Strava defends tracking after US army base revelations
7:53 AM.Fitness-tracking company Strava has defended its publication of heatmaps that accidentally reveal sensitive military positions, arguing that the information was already made public by the users who… Read more Audio
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Splat! Close encounters of the jellyfish kind
7:57 AM.Warm weather and ocean currents have brought a plague of jellyfish to Wellington beaches. Audio
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Does declaring a drought help or hurt farmers?
8:10 AM.Farmers in Otago and Southland are hoping the rains forecast for later in the week will deliver them from drought. Rivers in the area are at record lows and the low rainfall over the last year has… Read more Audio
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'Hold the outside door handle, your hand gets burnt'
8:17 AM.Before it rains, Tuesday is going to be even hotter in Central Otago. Linda Mitchell, who was serving ice-creams from her Mr Whippy van in Cromwell until late on Monday, and Shona Bain, who runs a bed… Read more Audio
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Electric cars: Growing sales hits road funding - AA
8:22 AM.The Automobile Association says funding for roads will be severely depleted in coming years as more electric and fuel-efficient cars hit the road. Almost all of the government kitty for roading comes… Read more Audio
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Work begins on replacing the Hobbit Law
8:26 AM.The actors' union is optimistic a new working group will find a way to restore collective bargaining rights for film workers, without necessarily changing the status of those who wish to continue… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 30 January 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Mathematician accuses university of discrimination, loses case
8:38 AM.A self-described mathematical genius who accused the University of Canterbury of discrimination has had her claim struck out. Dr Gabriella Popa complained to the Human Rights Commission in 2015… Read more Audio
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Sex abuse victim wants churches in govt inquiry
8:41 AM.A victim of sexual abuse has accused the Catholic Church in New Zealand of a sophisticated systemic cover-up - and says it will not make protecting children a priority unless it is forced to do so by… Read more Audio
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Weather: Back to school in record heat
8:52 AM.The end of the summer holidays and the first day of school might be welcomed by parents, but teachers and students are braced to return to the classroom in record heat. James Morris is the Principal… Read more Audio
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Storms, tides hit dotterel populations
8:55 AM.They are rarer than kiwi, but many beachgoers remain unaware of the precarious plight of the New Zealand dotterel. While some dotterel populations have had a bumper breeding season, some nesting areas… Read more Audio
