Morning Report for Thursday 3 October 2019

6:09 AM.The Families of the men killed in the Pike River mining disaster will go back into the mine this morning. It was nine years ago when 29 men were killed when the mine exploded. Today the families will… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been speaking to media about the impeachment inquiry into U.S President Donald Trump. At the centre of the political storm is allegations by a whistleblower… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The president of the Maori Women's Welfare League has slammed the government at the 67th national conference, saying it has failed to deliver on its promise to create transformative change for Maori. Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:39 AM.After waiting 250 years, Gisborne iwi say they're looking towards a new future now the British government has finally expressed regret for the violence that marked the arrival of James Cook and HMS… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says people who've lined up for Provincial Growth Fund funding need to get their skates on -- or risk missing out. Audio

6:51 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:10 AM.The British High Commissioner Laura Clarke says she was happy using the phrase "expression of regret" rather than "sorry" when speaking of the harm caused when James Cook arrived in New Zealand in… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Rongowhakaata iwi's general manager Amohaere Houkamau welcomed the British High Commissioner's recognition of the loss and the pain the iwi had experienced. She says the terminology - an expression of… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The families of the men killed in the Pike River mining disaster will go back into the mine this morning. It was nine years ago when 29 men were killed when the mine exploded. Today the families will… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.The High Court in Christchurch will today hear arguments for moving the trial of Brenton Tarrant to another city. Christchurch reporter Conan Young sspoke to Susie Ferguson about today's hearing. Audio

7:37 AM.The All Blacks crushed Canada 63-nil in Oita in their second pool game at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, though it was far from a complete performance with the defending champs butchering several tries… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.New data released from the Census may come as a surprise. For the first time, Stats NZ asked people about their main means of travelling to their place of education.
128-thousand respondents said… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.New research into past atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reveals potential for widespread melting of Antarctic ice that would push sea levels up by 20 metres. Up to a third of Antarctica's ice sheets… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Electronic Cigarette Technical Expert Advisory Group includes a vaping business owner, a purchaser of e-cigarettes for a retail store and the director of another vaping company.
While six other… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the Aldous Harding song The Barrel, the winner of the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll Award last night Music 101's Charlotte Ryan was there too she spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The British High Commissioner Laura Clarke says she was happy using the phrase "expression of regret" rather than "sorry" when speaking of the harm caused when James Cook arrived in New Zealand in… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Tears flowed at a small, intimate and emotional ceremony, as British High Commissioner expressed regret for the actions of Capt. Cook's crew when they first encountered Maori. Our reporter Anusha… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has released his new brexit proposal. The British Governmnet published its Brexit proposals to the European Union including plans to replace the Irish… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has admitted he listened in on U.S President Donald Trump's phone conversation with the President of Ukraine, which has sparked an impeachment inquiry. A… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

8:40 AM.The Government is being lobbied for mandatory hearing screening in secondary schools. The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing is blaming phones and ear-buds for high rates of hearing… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Clinical trials of a cannabis-based gel by Otago University researchers have shown a dramatic decrease in seizures among epileptic children. After five months of using the gel, nearly two thirds of… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.The president of the Maori Women's Welfare League has sent a clear message to members at the 67th national conference this year - the government has failed to deliver transformative change for Maori… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Hopes that a Pacific Island nation will reach the knockout stage of Rugby World Cup are fading fast in the land of the rising sun. Fiji, Samoa and Tonga have all played two of their four pool matches… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A new kiwi hospital in Rotorua has treated and discharged its first patient. The bird had been found dazed and confused on the side of a road. The new rehabilitation unit is part of the kiwi hatchery… Read more Audio