Morning Report for Tuesday 12 July 2022

8:40 AM.Twitter has hired a top law firm in its legal battle against Elon Musk for pulling out of his $44 billion deal to acquire the company.

The social media giant is planning to file a lawsuit against… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Former members of the Arise pentecostal church are frustrated a review into its culture is under wraps.

Legal proceedings have temporarily prevented the findings of an independent probe being made… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Wellington's Golden Mile is a step closer to becoming car free.

New design plans for Lambton Quay and Courtenay Place were released for feedback yesterday.

They include wider footpaths, outdoor… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.New Zealand's Government is being asked to do more in the global fight against monkeypox.

The virus has now been reported in 50 countries, having made its way to New Zealand at the weekend.

A group… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A man who waited 4.5 hours on the phone to Air New Zealand, then gave up, says the airline needs to introduce a permanent call-back service.

The company's facing the wrath of fliers unable to… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The 51st Pacific Island Forum will formally open this afternooon with Kiribati notably absent after withdrawing over the dispute about Micronesia's role.

The "no- show" has dashed the Forum's chances… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Waka Kotahi is warning drivers to prepare for hazardous driving conditions today, as rain and winds blast the country.

Coromandel has had the most rain so far with 195 millmeters in the last 24 hours… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Doctors are demanding health officials and the government face up to what they're calling a staffing crisis.

They say their pleas for help have gone unheeded, and now they're facing a "catastrophic… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Southland is one of our biggest milk-producing regions, and it is about to get even bigger - but with a different kind of milk. The Government has backed New Zealand Functional Foods with a $6 million… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The aged care sector could collapse within the next six months without urgent intervention from the Government, according to a provider in Otago.

More than 1000 beds in rest homes currently lie empty… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.A former patient of the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital's child and adolescent unit wants compensation now for the treatment he endured.

The UN Committee Against Torture has ruled Malcolm Richards… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The Ministry of Health has denied a request from Auckland University's School of Nursing to extend a nurse development programme by a year, urging the school to "just spend the money" on other things… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Plans to introduce more fresh air into Auckland's bus fleet to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission have been abandoned due to cost.

But levels of carbon dioxide on buses are up to seven times… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Doctors are demanding health officials and the government face up to what they're calling a staffing crisis.

They say their pleas for help have gone unheeded, and now they're facing a "catastrophic… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A landslip and flooding has closed State Highway 25 between Wharekaho and Kuaotunu and local roads between Whitianga and Pauanui in the Coromandel Peninsula this morning. There are also numerous power… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Wellington's Golden Mile is a step closer to being car free.

New design plans for Lambton Quay and Courtneay Place were released for feedback yesterday.

They include wider footpaths, outdoor seating… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Waka Kotahi is warning drivers to prepare for hazardous driving conditions today.

There's been a lot of rain from Northland down to Coromadel. with 100 to 150 mils in the Coromandel ranges and… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.A front of wild weather has hit the country overnight, with rain, wind and even snow expected throughout the day.

Heavy rain and severe gale warnings are in place for many parts of the country.

… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Nursing graduates are having to wait weeks between finishing their study and starting work despite the health sector's staffing crisis. Graduates sit the national registration exam, known as States… Read more Audio