Morning Report for Tuesday 31 May 2022

8:54 AM.Much of the United Kingdom and the wider Commonwealth will celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this week.

More than 85,000 people have signed up to host Big Jubilee Lunches - the official… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A nurse has told an inquest into the death of a mental health patient at Palmerston North Hospital she felt like it was a fight to get him admitted.

The nurse says she's never experienced another… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A hunt is on for new publishers for the New Zealand Medical Journal - with warnings it would be a big loss if it folded.

The organisation that runs the journal, the New Zealand Medical Association… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.There is still silence from state broadcaster TVNZ about the abrupt departure of new Breakfast show host Kamahl Santamaria.

TVNZ won't answer questions about his sudden resignation, quiting after… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Everybody agrees that immigration is needed to address the current skills shortage - but nobody in politics seems to want to spell out their plan for improving the situation.

So says the Productivity… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The National Party says numerous attempts to get answers about the handling of February's parliament protest have been blocked.

Correspondence seen by RNZ shows Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A massive failure - that's how Bromley residents are describing the first day of Christchurch City Council's support package for those living with the horrendous stench from the damaged waste water… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The government has accepted all but two of the recommendations from a Commerce Commission study into supermarkets.

It's instead taking an even harder line on those two - opting for annual reviews of… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Consumer advocacy groups are giving moves to shake up the supermarket duopoly the thumbs up.

The government has accepted all but two of the recommendations from a Commerce Commission study into… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Police maintain they are cracking down on the two gangs - the Tribesmen and Killer Beez - who are at the centre of a surge in violence across Tāmaki Makaurau.

Seven people have been arrested so far… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.After more than four decades - the mystery of who are the two teenagers sparring with boxing legend Muhammad Ali, in a famous New Zealand Herald photograph, has been solved.

The world heavyweight… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.China has fallen short on its bid for a big Pacific deal covering trade and security. 

Foreign Minister Wang Yi had been hoping to get ten island-nations to sign up for a broad deal.

The tour has… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says not to expect any flashy announcements from her meeting with the US President Joe Biden at the White House in less than 24 hours.

John Key was the last PM to… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The Food and Grocery Council has welcomed the government's plan to shake up the supermarket sector.

Under the changes a grocery sector watchdog will be set up and a mandatory code of conduct will be… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Government's plan to shake up the supermarket duopoly has the backing of consumer groups, but will it actually bring down your groceries bills?

Under the changes a grocery sector watchdog will be… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Hawke's Bay health services are facing critical staff shortages due to a trifecta of illnesses with Covid-19, flu and norovirus.

As well as an stretched emergency department at the regions' hospital… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The country's third largest grocery group says changes to the supermarket duopoly are a much-needed step towards levelling the playing field.

Night 'n Day is a Dunedin-based convenience store… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The Government has unveiled a grand plan to bring down grocery prices - but will it work? And if so, how quickly?

The suite of changes comes as Labour continues to sink in the polls, seemingly hurt… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The women's world number one tennis player hasn't had an easy ride into the French Open quarter-finals, with the Polish star Iga Swiatek being taken to three sets by the unseeded Qinwen Zheng of… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.An Auckland-based online supermarket thinks the Government's changes to the supermarket industry will only give Foodstuffs and Woolworths more power.

The government's clampdown on supermarkets will… Read more Audio