Morning Report for Monday 7 November 2022

8:55 AM.It's Monday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:54 AM.The Kiwis are ready to move on from a big scare in the quarterfinals at the Rugby League World Cup in England.

New Zealand edged Fiji out 24-18 in Hull yesterday to set-up a semifinal against… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.An iwi group in Wairoa has come up with what it's calling an innovative kaupapa Māori way to help solve the town's housing crisis.
 
With a shortage of resthome care, it's building a kaumātua… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The Black Ferns are headed to the Rugby World Cup final after a thrilling win over France on Saturday night.

The New Zealand women survived a late penalty attempt by France to win 25-24, and book… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Business update for Monday 7 November 2022 Audio

8:27 AM.The Black Caps have topped their group at the T20 World Cup in Australia, and will play Pakistan on Wednesday night in Sydney for a place in the final. New Zealand beat Ireland by 35 runs on Friday… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Costs are rising and time is slipping on a new system to enable tolls to be charged on more roads.

Transport Agency documents show the $39m system had been due to start up within months but instead… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Ten years before the deaths of a heavily pregnant woman in her 20s and her baby at Palmerston North Hospital's intensive care, concerns were raised about the unit.

A 2012 review released to RNZ said… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.National's Hamilton West candidate says winning next month's the by-election won't be easy.

Tama Potaka hopes to take the seat made vacant when the independent and former Labour MP, Gaurav Sharma… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Georgie Dansey, the Labour Party candidate for Hamilton West doesn't believe the coming by-election will be a referendum on the government's performance as much as a contest won or lost on local… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Kiwi Ferns have made it two from two at the Rugby League World Cup, beating the Cook Islands 34-4 in York. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Families are going to get more money to subsidise childcare costs as the cost of living continues to rise, but Early Childhood centres are worried about how to staff them.

The government has… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.US President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama both hit the campaign trail in Pennsylvania this weekend to stump for their fellow Democrats ahead of the midterm elections on Wednesday.

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7:43 AM.High school students will begin sitting their end of year NCEA exams today without Covid-19 restrictions.

More than 140,000 students will sit exams over the next month.

Schools are again allowed to… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.There's little chance that grocery price inflation will be easing off in the short term, according to new data out today.

It reveals the country saw the largest number of items in five years increase… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.Serious mental health patients at North Shore Hospital are sometimes stranded for days in the emergency department because there is no space to admit them.

The situation in the ED has prompted staff… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.The Black Ferns survived an incredible 80 minutes of rugby on Saturday night, beating France 25-24 in the World Cup semifinals.

France had a chance to win it with 70 seconds left, but Caroline… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The Labour Party's popularity has plummeted in the latest Newshub Reid Research poll, with its worst result since Jacinda Ardern became leader in 2017.

It's dropped about six points to 32% - National… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.It's troubling times for the governing Labour Party, with their popularity plummeting in the latest Newshub Reid Research poll.

Labour dropped 5.9 points to 32.3% support, well below National on… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The Black Ferns have one final hurdle to get past to lift the Rugby World Cup trophy for a sixth time.

In a repeat of the 2017 final, New Zealand will face England on Saturday at what is on track to… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

6:38 AM.Labour has taken a big hit in the latest Newshub Reid Research survey with its worst result since Jacinda Ardern became leader in 2017.

It's dropped about six points to 32% - National is up slightly… Read more Audio

6:35 AM.Over the weekend Labour put on a brave face as the party tried to stir up morale and excitement at its annual conference.

There was talk of hitting 'refresh' a year out from Election 2023, but that… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio

6:19 AM.Is New Zealand losing diverse young health professionals to other countries?

Ethnic communities say it's common for the children of immigrants to study medicine and dentistry overseas, but officials… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Forest and Bird wants more rivers to be able run their natural path.

The organisation says the "Room for Rivers" plan is a nature-based climate approach which would increase biodiversity. 

Forest… Read more Audio