Morning Report for Wednesday 6 April 2022

8:52 AM.Christchurch locals love to get on their bikes more than any other city.

In February's Aotearoa Bike Challenge, 6000 people in Canterbury recorded their rides - the most in the country - and over a… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Russian forces are preparing for an offensive in Ukraine's southeast, the Ukrainian military is warning.

It comes amid reports of civilians being abused, murdered and buried in mass graves.

New… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The first-ever KiwiSaver gender data released shows women have 20 percent less in retirement savings than men.

A new report from Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission shows men's average balances… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.In response to the latest IPCC report, Climate Change Minister James Shaw said yesterday that New Zealand's agricultural emissions had not reduced.

He said an Emissions Reduction Plan to be published… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Truckers believe there are some simple solutions to help the industry quickly target carbon emissions with government support.

Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand chief executive Nick Legget… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.A new variant of Covid-19 is spreading overseas, and it could be just a flight away from our shores.

Omicron "XE", a hybrid of Omicron, is estimated to be 10 percent more transmissible than its… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Volcanic tremor levels at Mt Ruapehu increased over the past week and are now among the highest seen in nine years.

The Crater Lake temperature has continued to rise, and GeoNet yesterday said the… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A judge accused of misconduct will only be investigated if a special panel set up to review the allegations decides to proceed.

The judge - who has name suppression - has argued they shouldn't be… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.On Tuesday, we reported that ACC mixed up the files of two people with similar names.

The medical notes of one of them were attached to the file of a person we called Sarah, and those notes were sent… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.You could soon find yourself paying much more for a rental car, thanks to vehicle shortages brought on by Covid-19.

Many rental businesses sold off most of their fleets while borders were closed and… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.National Party leader Christopher Luxon says Vladimir Putin is a "war criminal" - while, so far, the Prime Minister has avoided the term.

The leader of the Opposition is also pushing for the Russian… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Water bills in Auckland are going up by 7 percent from July.

Households with average water use will pay around $1.50 more per week.

This is just the second increase for Auckland in Watercare's 10… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.It's time for all of us to radically change our behaviour to avoid catastrophic climate change.

That's the lesson from this week's UN Climate Change report which paints a bleak picture of what's… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A nurse who worked a late shift at Dunedin hospital last night says the work is exhausting.

Anne Daniels, head of the Nurses' Organisation, works casual shifts at Dunedin's emergency department.

She… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Two youth organisations have pulled out of a $2 million Oranga Tamariki campaign calling it a box-ticking exercise which risks exploiting young people.

Despite their withdrawal the children's… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations Security Council last night as he builds support for an investigation into civilian killings in areas seized by Russians.

It comes… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Elon Musk has been given a seat on Twitter's board of directors, a day after he became the company's single biggest shareholder.

Musk, the world's richest man, and head of Tesla and SpaceX, says he's… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Auckland's mayor says the city is ready to respond to the UN's call for urgent action on climate change.

He says the council's proposed climate levy would work to reduce emissions, decarbonise the… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Ten Queenstown homeowners have sealed the deal on their new property for under $400,000 dollars each.

The affordable housing initiative by the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust is the first of… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Ukraine's president Volodymr Zelenskyy has equated the actions of Russian troops to those of terrorists, in a fiery speech to the UN Security Council.

He began by outlining the catalogue of horrors… Read more Audio