Morning Report for Monday 12 September 2022

8:50 AM.Green Party delegates have overwhelmingly voted to re-elect James Shaw as the party's co-leader.

Shaw lost the job in July after more than a quarter of delegates voted to reopen nominations.

But no… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Geotechnical engineers are still mapping hundreds of slips in Nelson as they try to get people safely back into their homes.

Recent rain triggered the landslides and around 50 properties were… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The country's water services could be privately managed under the Three Waters shake-up despite the Government's commitment against privatisation.

The reforms would allow services to be contracted… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.There are concerns plans to force a group of migrant workers at the centre of immigration fraud allegations to leave the country will undermine efforts to bring to light cases of exploitation.

The… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.New Zealand Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen has unofficially taken the mantle of 'The King of Pukekohe' from Greg Murphy, after winning the final race ever at the Auckland track.

Van Gisbergen… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.As the government weighs up where the country needs to go from here in terms of Covid-19 settings, the search for a specific Omicron vaccine goes on.

Spearheading the local work on this front is the… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The last reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has been shut down as fears of a nuclear disaster mount.

Work has completely stopped because the risk of further damage to its powerlines… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Susie Ferguson spoke to the BBC's Glenn Campbell in Edinburgh, who's been along the cortege route. Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz took to the court in the final of the US Open.

The two young men are among the great hopes of men's tennis to take the reins from the old heads Roger Federer, Rafael… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Supermarket supply costs continue to accelerate, keeping pressure on food prices for consumers.

Infometric's Grocery Supplier Cost Index measures the change in the cost of grocery goods charged by… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Doctors and nurses say they're still working hellish shifts despite a steep drop off in Covid-19 cases.

Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations are lower than they've been since February, with the… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The government is under pressure to stop Lotto selling gambling products to children.

There is no age restriction on buying Lotto tickets and one study of Pasifika children in New Zealand found seven… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Despite a damning investigation, the police have not been directed to stop taking photos of adults in public ad hoc.

An 18-month long official inquiry, triggered by RNZ reporting, has found police… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The part of the Ukrainian Army slain soldier Dominic Abelen worked for says it will do everything it can to repatriate a foreign fighter under their command. RNZ understands Corporal Dominic Abelen… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Investigators have started contacting witnesses to the fatal capsizing of a boat south of Kaikoura at the weekend.

Five people who were in the cabin died when the chartered vessel overturned at Goose… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Cabinet will today consider options for a New Zealand memorial service and Public Holiday to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth.

The Prime Minister will reveal any changes to New Zealand's Covid-19… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.London is in mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Flowers have been placed at the Buckingham Palace gates from members of the community.

Corin Dann spoke to Māni Dunlop from London. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Queen's cortege has arrived in Edinburgh on the first part of a slow journey to London where she will lie in state later this week.

The Queen's coffin was carried from the ballroom of Balmoral to… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The chief executive of Business New Zealand doesn't support a public holiday to mourn the Queen.

Both the UK and Australia will hold public holidays next week, and Cabinet is considering the point… Read more Audio