Morning Report for Friday 22 July 2022

8:51 AM.Native bird numbers in Wellington are soaring and pest numbers are going down.

But what else needs to be done to support our feathered friends?

Wellington City Council urban ecology manager Hank… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Palmerston North's grand Edwardian former post office is now a crumbling eyesore, and its owner has rebuffed the council's efforts to get it spruced up.

The mayor and city residents are desperate for… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Trans men and non-binary people are missing regular cervical screenings because some health software systems are set up to only notify patients recorded as female.

Advocates say they want better… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.More Wellington people are contemplating the likelihood that a cycleway will soon be running past their home or business.

While a court case has stalled work on the major Newtown-to-city cycle lane… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Hurling themselves in the air has never been a foreign concept for New Zealand's two Birmingham-bound pole vaulters.

Olivia McTaggart will be making her second Commonwealth Games appearance with the… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Wastewater testing for Covid-19 has shown a spike in the last two weeks due to the BA.5 variant.

Earlier this week Dr Ashley Bloomfield estimated that half of all positive Covid-19 cases were going… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Raw sewage from the Omakau wastewater plant was washed into the Manuherikia River for eight hours during a storm on Tuesday.

Central Otago District Council has confirmed the sewerage is now contained… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Contractors worked overnight Thursday to fix a stop bank in Timaru's Opihi River while residents wait to hear when they can return home.

Powerful storm surges damaged the flood protection works and… Read more Audio

8:04 AM.The All Blacks coach Ian Foster is set to keep his job, following the historic series loss to Ireland last week but captain Sam Cane may not.

RNZ understands New Zealand Rugby will announce its… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.An Auckland mayoral candidate is blaming under-handed tactics during campaigning for a website upset.

A website under the domain name EfesoCollins.co.nz directs users through to LeoMolloy.co.nz… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The government has moved to ensure the country's biggest polluters will have to do more to meet climate targets, and won't issue any more free pollution credits from 2024.

Climate Minister James Shaw… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A young woman who was homeless for years says critics of social housing don't know what it's like to be on the streets in the middle of winter. 

Housing agency Kāinga Ora halted construction at an… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The storm in Wellington tore down trees and pulled down slips, while a catamaran was destroyed after blowing into the rocks, and onto the road, in Eastbourne.

Local ferries were also cancelled… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Motorists are being urged to enjoy a reprieve from high petrol prices while they can.

Prices for 91 and some 95 octane have dipped below three dollars a litre at some outlets in recent days.

Gull… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Mayors are delighted with the first allocations from a billion-dollar infrastructure fund which is fast-tracking the construction of thousands of homes.

The government has given $179 million from its… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The All Blacks coach Ian Foster is set to keep his job, following the historic series loss to Ireland last week.

RNZ understands New Zealand Rugby will announce its decisions about the national… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.It wasn't just flights cancelled due to the bad weather.

Rough seas forced a number of Interislander and Bluebridge ferry sailings to be cancelled on Thursday.

Although swells have dropped from… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Thousands of people were left stranded on Thursday after Air New Zealand cancelled 181 flights.

Wild weather during the peak of school holiday travel means the disruption to flights will roll on for… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Wellington is dealing with the aftermath of the wild weather that wreaked havoc in the city yesterday.

The storm is set to pass today but it's caused major disruptions to travellers, grounding… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.A young woman who was homeless on and off for five years finds it hard to understand opposition to social housing.

State housing agency Kāinga Ora paused construction at an Auckland social housing… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Champion Olympic rower Eric Murray backs an action plan aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of high-performance athletes.

The plan released yesterday by Cycling New Zealand and High… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The storm across the nation has closed a number of roads, and damaged many more.

Waka Kotahi spokesperson Mark Owen gave Corin Dann the latest updates on road closures. Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The worst of the bad weather is over, but there is more trouble on the way for next week.

Thousands of people have been left stranded around the country after wild weather cancelled flights and ferry… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.US president Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19. The White House physician said Biden has some fatigue, a runny nose and a dry cough.

Biden is 79 years old. He has been twice vaccinated, and… Read more Audio