Morning Report for Tuesday 28 June 2022

6:12 AM.The New Zealand First Foundation trial of two men accused of mishandling political donations has wrapped up. The case drew to a close in the High Court at Auckland yesterday, with the defence arguing… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The England cricketers have romped to a seven wicket win over the Black Caps in Leeds to take the Test series 3-nil.

Jonny Bairstow hit the second fastest fifty for England in test cricket as they… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.More than 100 firefighters are battling a large blaze with potentially toxic smoke in an industrial building in the Auckland suburb of Penrose. Residents in Onehunga, Mangere Bridge and Favona are… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.From Friday, children aged three to twelve will become eligible for free influenza vaccines.

Many medical specialists say free winter jabs for children are long overdue and will have benefits in both… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Leaders of the world's richest democracies and several developing states are pledging to help Ukraine for as long as it takes.

At the G7 summit in Germany, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.100 firefighters have spent the morning tackling a giant blaze with toxic smoke in the Auckland suburb of Penrose.

The fire is now contained, but residents in the nearby suburbs are being told to… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The reversal of nearly 50 years of protection for abortion in the US has triggered a wave of medical professionals looking to come to New Zealand.

A health recruiting agency says the number of… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The National Party leader Christopher Luxon is promising there will be no changes to abortion laws despite his personal views, if he becomes prime minister.

But National MP Simon O'Connor is staying… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.100 firefighters spent the early hours of the morning tackling a giant blaze at Penrose factory in Auckland.

Residents in Onehunga, Mangere Bridge and Favona have been told to keep their windows… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Changes to the country's political donations regime are going full-steam ahead of next year's election.

New legislation will require parties to publish the identity of any donor who gives more than… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A nurse at Wellington Hospital is describing the pressure of work as relentless and desperate.

She knows nurses who have already left this year - and she's thinking of joining them.

This comes as… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The deadly synthetic opioid Fentanyl is now circulating in New Zealand.

In Wairarapa, twelve people overdosed on the drug at the weekend and were hospitalised.

It had been sold to them as cocaine.

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7:54 AM.It was one of the more tumultuous days in the leadup to a rugby test yesterday, when three coaches and two players from the All Blacks were sidelined for the remainder of the week after testing… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Health experts are predicting a very slow uptake of a fourth Covid-19 vaccine with some expecting it will struggle to hit 50 percent.

The second booster is available from today for everyone aged over… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Opposition parties are up in arms over changes to the country's political donations laws.

New legislation would require anyone who donates more than $5000 to a party to be publicly named - the… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's first stop on her trip to Europe is attending and speaking at the NATO summit tonight New Zealand time.

Yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.
England cruised to victory overnight in the third test against the Black Caps making it a clean sweep in the 3 test series.

England won the match in Leeds by seven wickets.

Veteran cricket… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Taking to the turf, court or field is a widely accepted rite of passage for New Zealanders.

But for some, the cost of playing sport puts it out of reach.

In the Wellington region, councils are under… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.People fed up with the putrid stench from Bromley's wastewater plant are on the brink of protesting against the Christchurch City Council's handling of the crisis.

More long-term air monitoring has… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Niue is the latest Pacific Island to open to New Zealand.

It is one of the few countries that has not experienced community transmission, with just a handful of cases recorded at the border.

Fully… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A cast of tennis greats will chase victory at Wimbledon on the manicured All England Club courts over the next two weeks.

The competition which began overnight, features ageing stars Novak Djokovic… Read more Audio