Morning Report for Wednesday 26 October 2022

8:49 AM.As more and more Māori reclaim their language, many are growing curious about the rangi or dialect of their own iwi. 

But as Pokere Paewai reports some reo experts are warning there is other work to… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.An Uber driver says an Employment Court decision ruling he is an employee of the rideshare company, rather than a contractor, will be significant.

Bill Rama is one of four drivers who were granted… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The National Party is highlighting what it calls an "education disaster" in the results of a trial run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.

While there was an initial focus on the poor overall… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Live music lovers were stoked to welcome Laneway Festival back to Auckland after an almost three-year long Covid-19 hiatus.

So stoked that tickets sold out in just 90 minutes, a first in the… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A primary school is being accused of poorly handling complaints of sexual behaviour and bullying among children.

Two families say it has been a struggle because the school has minimised incidents… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The Health Minister is touting the prospect of more meningococcal vaccinations thanks to the government's extra funding for the medicines-buying agency, Pharmac. 

It could be included in the… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Pharmac is consulting on widening access to the Meningococcal B vaccine Bexsero and put it on the childhood immunisation schedule.

The drug buying agency also wants to run a catch-up programme for… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.GPs are warning they'll need help to do their part to help cut surgical wait lists.

A taskforce has recommended changes to the health system to reduce the long wait times for operations. It included… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.There's a mystery in the air in Taranaki. 

It's many years since the distinctive calls of the cheeky native parrot, kākā,  have been heard in New Plymouth.

But the bird is back - and the flash of… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The new national transport ticketing system announced by the Government last week will be rolled out by an American contractor which provides training for military drones.

The Waka Kotahi deal is… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.For the first time, New Zealand's parliament has more women MPs than men.

Soraya Peke-Mason was sworn in yesterday, replacing the outgoing speaker Trevor Mallard as a Labour list MP.

That makes 60… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Accusations continue to fly over claims of so-called dirty bombs being used in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Russia says it'll take to the UN security council its claim Ukraine is preparing to use such… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A primary school is accused of poorly handling complaints of sexual behaviour and bullying among students.

Two families say it has been a struggle since their children started school in 2020 to… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The helicopter crews who risked their lives to save people injured in the Whakaari eruption are being awarded the country's highest bravery honours.

The national air ambulance service deemed landing… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.A former New Zealand solider on the front line in Ukraine says growing numbers of freshly conscripted Russians are being captured or killed within 72 hours of being called up.

The Russian President… Read more Video, Audio

7:08 AM.A Government task force has delivered 101 recommendations to cut surgical wait times - but the plan has attracted its share of critics already.

The recommendations include giving GPs more ability to… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The global rideshare company Uber says it will appeal what some are calling a landmark Employment Court ruling, granting four drivers the status of employees, rather than contractors.

First Union and… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A Russian court has rejected an appeal by US basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist has been in Russian custody since February, for… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.A Government task force has delivered 101 recommendations to cut surgical wait times - but no targets for when they will be achieved.

The recommendations include giving GPs more ability to diagnose… Read more Audio

6:10 AM."I will unite the country, not with words, but with action".

The pledge made by Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street, as he officially began his premiership.

He was formally appointed Prime… Read more Audio