Morning Report for Monday 16 January 2023

8:56 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:50 AM.The Waka Ama sprint national championships is underway again at Lake Karapiro, with the first races in the week-long event beginning yesterday after a Covid-enforced hiatus last year.

Younger… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.On the back of two tough years, the tourism industry's post-covid return has been marred by poor weather in parts of the country. 

Tourism operators reliant on sunny skies have been dealt a cruel… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Nick Kyrgios is hoping to become the first Australian man to win the Australian tennis Open in fourty seven years when the tournaments gets underway this afternoon. 

But he'll have to go through… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has cut the price of some of its most popular car models by up to 20 percent in Europe and the US

The Elon Musk-owned company has made the move in a bid to… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.Business news for 16 January 2023 Audio

8:25 AM.Yesterday marked one year since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga, causing a tsunami which killed three people, and left thousands homeless.

The eruption was the largest… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.This time last year Tongan's around the world were desperately trying to call their loved ones.

The night before, they had witnessed terrifying videos of what is now known to be the most powerful… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Police say a body has been found after a car crashed and sank into a canal near Twizel on Sunday.

Divers spent several hours searching the shoreline and the deep water. 

The person's identity has… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Bay of Plenty is another region to have been impacted by the severe weather hitting parts of the northern and eastern North Island over recent weeks - a period when New Zealanders usually flock to the… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Tolaga Bay residents are still dealing with the aftermath of last week's Cyclone Hale. 

Local civil defence manager Greg Shelton says some residents are still without power, and he's expecting it… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.New Zealanders seeking respite from cost of living pressures are unlikely to find any for many months yet.

A report from economic consultants Infometrics and Foodstuffs has found costs from suppliers… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand has closed the gap on SailGP leaders Australia after winning the latest round in Singapore. Audio

7:57 AM.Buskers from across the world have descended on Christchurch for the city's famous street arts event, which will run over the next 10 days.

The Bread and Circus World Buskers Festival runs until… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Bank customers beware, that's a frequent message this summer as several organisations urge New Zealanders to watch out for financial scams.

But one BNZ customer who lost his savings says banks should… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.An advocate for children with dyspraxia says more needs to be done for better access to diagnosis and increased funding.

They say the developmental disorder, which impacts a person's fine motor… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The severe weather brought by Cyclone Hale last week is over, but it could be a very brief respite for the Tairāwhiti area. 

MetService is closely monitoring a subtropical low moving toward the East… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The family of Michael Asher is still grieving the loss their father, who is believed to have died of a heart attack after he went missing on Christmas Day.

The 73-year-old's body was found three days… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A record number of complaints were made to Waka Kotahi last year about vehicle damage caused by potholes.

The transport agency received 555 complaints in the first 10 months of 2022, more than in the… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.The national shortage of liquid carbon dioxide is causing chaos for the trade industry.

The gas is used to create dry ice, which is now becoming incredibly difficult and expensive to source, and… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Shockwaves over Iran's execution of the dual Iranian-UK national, Alireza Akbari, continue to be felt.

The Islamic Republic's government confirmed at the weekend the sixty-one-year-old former deputy… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The Environmental Defence Society is calling for a commission of inquiry into forestry practices after Cyclone Hale. 

Multiple rivers and streams in Tairāwhiti were overwhelmed by forestry waste… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Russia has sent a flurry of missiles into Ukraine, striking an apartment building in Dnipro and killing at least 30 people.

At the same time, the UK has announced it is sending fourteen challenger… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Search and rescue operations in Nepal have been suspended for the day following the country's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades.

72 people were on board the Yeti Airlines plane from… Read more Audio

7:07 AM.Supermarkets are being forced to pay much more to stock their shelves, with the cost of grocery supplies up 10.6% in December compared to the previous year.

The latest data comes from the… Read more Audio