Morning Report for Thursday 30 June 2022

6:16 AM.The Returned and Services Association is welcoming a plan to support veterans' well-being - but says it has been a long time coming.

The new policy framework identifies veterans as a vulnerable group… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Opponents of deep sea mining are taking their arguments onto the world stage at the United Nations Oceans Conference in Portugal. 

Some Pacific leaders have declared their stance on the issue.

… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The National Party says the government's plan to overhaul Wellington's transport system won't get the city moving.

The revamp of the city's infrastructure would have light rail built across town, an… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged NATO leaders not to allow the war in Ukraine to trigger an arms race.

Ms Ardern participated in the leaders summit in Madrid on Wednesday night, where she… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called Russia's war on Ukraine "the biggest security crisis since World War Two" and he says leaders are committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.
Drug-buyer Pharmac is urging 36,000 people taking a blood pressure drug to change to another treatment because of a cancer risk.

The agency says the drug branded Accuretic, supplied by Pfizer… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The young Timaru driver who killed five teenage boys when he crashed into a power pole last year is starting a two and half year prison sentence the grieving families say is not enough.

Tyreese… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Year ten students are trialling new high-stakes tests of maths, writing and reading in schools this week.

From 2024, teenagers must pass all three online tests to get any level of the NCEA school… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.People living along Wellington's exposed South Coast are demanding faster action to protect them from the rising sea.

They know the reality of climate change better than most and more than a hundred… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Banks are continuing to rack up record profits.

Collective profits for the sector were up just over 8 percent to $1.7 billion in the first quarter through cost cutting, improved lending and margins.

7:50 AM.Testimony by a Trump White House aide in the latest January 6 Capitol riot hearing is being described as "blockbuster".

Cassidy Hutchinson revealed then President Donald Trump knew his supporters… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The Māori All Blacks secured a convincing win over Ireland in Hamilton last night, beating the second-string visiting side 32-17.

It was Ireland's first test of their tour of New Zealand, with their… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A man who died of an aggressive form of asbestos-related cancer was not eligible for substantial ACC compensation, simply because he hadn't signed a piece of paper.

But the man's partner says they… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Wellingtonians are finally seeing some progress on a plan to get the capital moving.

The government's given the go-ahead for plans to build light rail across town, an extra tunnel through Mt… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Community groups in Cromwell want Contact Energy's Clyde Dam consent conditions to be strengthened.

There's now a once-in-a-five-year chance to change the consent and, with part of Lake Dunstan now… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.It's exactly 100 days until the Women's Rugby World Cup in Aotearoa.

Eleven international teams will compete for a chance to win the trophy.

But it isn't just players who will descend on our shores.

8:38 AM.American singer R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The 55-year-old was found guilty last September of running a scheme to sexually abuse women and children.

RNZ's correspondent in New… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A new study shows stable housing is the first step towards improving health outcomes for young people who experience homelessness.

The Otago University report says a housing-first approach - without… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Health experts are calling on the Government to urgently change the way care is provided for those with osteoarthritis.

They say long hospital waiting lists for joint replacement surgery are an… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.You may be a fan of the classic Kiwiana beverage Lemon & Paeroa, but did you know it wasn't the first lemon soda created in the Waikato? Lemon & Te Aroha - made with mineral-rich water from the spa… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Maniototo man Peter Becker has become the very first New Zealander to be inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame.

World Curling Federation President Kate Caithness says the Becker family is… Read more Audio