Morning Report for Thursday 27 October 2022

8:53 AM.After a false start being turned around mid-air on Tuesday, the Prime Minister has touched down in Antarctica. 

Despite being the nation's leader, Jacinda Ardern will be expected to pull her weight… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Much like their 80s pop namesake, seals apparently know a killer beat when they hear one.

In a world first, researchers have found evidence of seals as the first mammal, aside from humans, able to… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.It's that time of the year where people across the country are urged to practice for when the big one strikes.

The ShakeOut is happening at nine-thirty this morning, a national earthquake or tsunami… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A Kurdish Iranian writer now living in New Zealand says the government needs to do more regarding the actions of Iran's government.

Two New Zealanders are understood to have been detained for months… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Auckland Council is pleading locals to stop releasing goldfish into local lakes and streams as the fish and plants play havoc with the water quality.

Goldfish have turned up in ponds and streams… Read more Video, Audio

8:21 AM.Youth advocates warn that children are being kicked out of class without good reason while the government dallies on setting up a school disputes panel.

Youth Law and the Children's Commissioner say… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Picton, population 4790, effectively doubled in size on Wednesday as cruise ship Ovation of the Seas docked in the Marlborough Sounds town carrying 4500 crew and passengers, including 129 passengers… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Legislation setting up a legal framework for collective bargaining across industries is set to become law.

The Fair Pay Agreements Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament, with the support of… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.More than 4200 primary healthcare and Plunket nurses will strike for four hours from 10am, after more than a year of failed pay negotiations.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says its members are… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A primary school accused of badly handling complaints of sexual behaviour and bullying among its pupils, has a history of ignoring or minimising bullying complaints stretching back nearly a decade.

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7:37 AM.New Zealand Rugby has admitted it didn't consider the Black Ferns' Rugby World Cup quarterfinal when it agreed to a fixture against Japan, which will be in direct competition for viewers.

The Black… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Eli Epiha, the man who shot dead Matthew Hunt in 2020, and wounded a second police officer, has failed to have his minimum 27-year jail sentence reduced.

The Court of Appeal said the sentence was not… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Two public hospitals have so few radiology staff their departments have lost their accreditation for competency - but are doing scans anyway.

Health authorities say the unapproved services at… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The Fair Pay Agreements bill passed in Parliament last night with support from Labour, the Greens and Te Pati Maori but the new law won't last long if National gets into power. The National Party is… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.An international security expert says two New Zealanders who were released from Iran yesterday were likely pawns in a government plot to sensor any criticism of the regime.

Topher Richwhite and… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.Two common respiratory infections have for the first time been found fusing together into a 'hybrid virus' capable of evading the immune system.

Researchers deliberately infected human lung cells… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Auckland first 15 rugby won't be broadcast live next year - after secondary school principals agreed putting games on television was affecting the wellbeing of students.

In a combined statement, the… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The Fair Pay Agreement Bill - one of Labour's flagship worker policies - has passed, marking one of the most significant shifts in employment relations in decades.

Fair Pay Agreements will enable… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Pams brand sprouts are being recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The affected products are Pams' Alfalfa Sprouts, Salad Sprouts, Sandwich Selection Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts Combo New… Read more Audio