Morning Report for Tuesday 8 February 2022

8:53 AM.New Zealand's latest Olympic champion Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was victorious in the women's slopestyle event at the Winter Games in Beijing.

She's Aotearoa's first gold medallist at the winter games.

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8:47 AM.Time is running out for the long-serving International Space Station, which is booked to make a final splash in our neighbourhood in ten years' time.

NASA has decided that the internationally… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.One of the big movers in vaccination rates in recent weeks has been the area of Lake Brunner on the West Coast, home to the Gloriavale Christian Community.

So what's been causing the increase in… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori have filed an urgent claim over the state of Māori education to the Waitangi Tribunal.

The claim is on behalf of all 63 kura and the whānau of 6500 students… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.French president Emmanuel Macron believes he can deliver "a historic solution" to the Ukraine crisis.

He's in Moscow meeting right now with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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8:24 AM.A new study out of Victoria University of Wellington aiming to capture the experiences of New Zealanders with Covid-19 is being launched today.

Over the next two weeks nearly 9000 people who have had… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Some parents are worried facemask rules for Playcentres are unsafe and they are wearing masks even though they don't have to.

Playcentres are run by parents and follow the same Covid-19 rules as… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A warning, this story contains references to suicide, sudden death and assault, and graphic details about human remains.

A New Zealand crime scene cleaning business has been posting photos of scenes… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Rahotu Primary School in Western Taranaki resembled a river yesterday, as flooding took over the school grounds.

New Plymouth had the equivalent of a typical July's-worth of rainfall in just four… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.There has been a gun salute at the Tower of London to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne and the first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee.

Special services to mark the… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A Covid-19 modeller says Aotearoa could see much lower infection numbers than previously forecast.

Rodney Jones says his latest modelling suggests a peak of about 10,000 daily cases and about 500… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand says she is a "proud Kiwi" after winning gold in the women's slopestyle event at the Beijing Olympics.

An awful lot of Kiwis who saw her snagging the nation's… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A warning, this story contains references to suicide, sudden death and assault, and graphic details about human remains.

A crime scene cleaning business used by government agencies and city councils… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Convoys protesting against Covid-19 mandates are expected to cause traffic disruption this morning when they converge on Wellington from the North and South. 

Two convoys made up of hundreds of… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently spoke to Susie Ferguson about an anti-vaccination mandate protest convoy.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealanders have given up some freedoms in the pandemic, but vaccination has given them back, as a convoy of protestors angry at mandates makes its way to… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.West Coast residents breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend, with earlier dire weather not causing the damage expected.

But heavy rain is predicted again for Buller and Westland from tomorrow.

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6:46 AM.On Sunday New Plymouth saw the equivalent of a typical July's-worth of rainfall in just four hours.

A red rain warning was issued for Taranaki for part of the day and streets fast became rivers.

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6:40 AM.Four students at Te Mata Primary School, in Havelock North, have tested positive for Covid-19.

The cases are being treated as Omicron, and Hawke's Bay DHB staff are following up several close… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.Would you like a skinny spud latte to go? That's right - potato milk is now a reality and it's hitting UK supermarket shelves this week. Described as "deliciously creamy" and the "perfect foam" for… Read more Audio