Morning Report for Monday 9 May 2022

8:51 AM.Northern Stars netball team defender Anna Harrison has marked her 150th national league match.

It's just the latest accomplishment in a 20-year sporting career which has included a Netball world… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Can you break the law as a Facebook admin or moderator?

For one New Zealand group, with 75,000 members, that question loomed large after complaints that it was not stopping members from offering… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The government has unveiled a major pre-Budget law and order package, aimed at boosting frontline police officer numbers and combating gang violence.

It's investing more than five-hundred and sixty… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Opera stars are returning to the stage in Ukraine, amid the despair and destruction inflicted by Russia's invasion.

'Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary' is the name of that song, performed by the Lviv… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Government is promising nearly half-a-billion dollars to tackle gang-related crime.

Some experts say the announcement is a knee-jerk reaction to a recent spate of crimes.

Community… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Government is promising nearly half-a-billion dollars to tackle gang-related crime.

Some experts say the announcement is a knee-jerk reaction to a recent spate of crimes.

University of Auckland… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been shunned from the family lineup for Queen's Platinum Jubilee infamous balcony appearance.

The Queen has limited the group to 'working royals'… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Local Government New Zealand says councils in this country have a diversity problem.

Women make up just 40 per cent of elected councillors, multi-ethnic and Pacific communities are underrepresented… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Nearly one in five prisoners in New Zealand has not received a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Prisoner advocates say that's not good enough.

They say Māori are particularly vulnerable because… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.The government has promised to boost the number of front line police officers and address gang violence as part of its major pre-Budget law and order package.

It's investing more than $560 million… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.An epidemiologist is predicting New Zealand's Covid-19 case numbers will rise again over coming months - resulting in increased hospitalisations and deaths.

Professor Michael Baker isn't surprised at… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Schools are hoping that thousands of absent children will return to class this month.

They say one in five students was absent last term and many stayed away due to fear of Covid-19, fear of… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The government is promising to boost the number of front line police officers and address gang violence as part of a hefty pre-Budget law and order package.

It's investing more than $560 million over… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.As more people opt for two wheels to get around, bike thefts are also climbing, with on average more than four per day reported stolen in Christchurch.

The city has adopted a community bike register… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.GNS Science is still facing two charges for allegedly failing to ensure the safety of pilots flying to Whakaari White Island.

But the chances of a conviction look much lower now after a judge last… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.An Auckland dairy owner wants teenagers who ram raid businesses to face tougher penalties.

It comes as the government signals support is on the way for shops that have been targeted. It's also… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.It's an intense time ahead for Ireland - for the first time in Northern Ireland's 100 year existence, a nationalist party, Sinn Féin has an election win.

The party, which seeks unification with… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The government is promising to boost the number of front line police officers and address gang violence as part of a hefty pre-Budget law and order package.

It's investing more than $560 million over… Read more Audio