Morning Report for Wednesday 18 January 2023

8:57 AM.Lightning rods have traditionally been used to protect buildings from some of the forces of nature, but what if there's another option?

Researchers overseas have been looking into using lasers to… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The Black Caps will be hoping for their first ODI series win in India, but it may be a tall order. New Zealand has pulled Kane Williamson and Tim Southee home to prepare for their upcoming test… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Electric vehicle interest is surging, as the clean car discount makes it cheaper for people to buy hybrids or battery powered vehicles and more expensive to buy a petrol car.

It's in fact so… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.A new funding boost from the Cancer Society will see new research undertaken on testing for endometrial cancer.

It is the most common gynaecological cancer type in the country, and is being found… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.
Oamaru locals are screwing their noses up at flocks of seagulls nesting in the centre of the seaside town.

Building owners have been called on to put preventative measures in place, but hundreds of… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.For a quick update on korero kaipakihi - business - and what the markets are up to this morning, here's Nona Pelletier. Audio

8:27 AM.The wait is over - and teenagers and their schools have spent the past 24 hours checking NCEA results.

Though many young people achieved enough internally-assessed credits to get their… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Beer prices will likely rise because of a shortage of CO2.

Currently there aren't any domestic carbon dioxide plants in operation, with the last remaining Kāpuni Point pausing operations before… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.London's Met Police is investigating 1,000 sexual and domestic abuse claims involving about 800 of its officers.

This comes after Met officer David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 charges, including… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Three children who've been missing for a year with their father who's known to go bush are likely to be feeling anxious about being isolated from other family members for so long.

Tom Phillips and… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Novak Djokovic soaked up thunderous applause in his first match back at the Australian Open after last year's deportation drama, as the nine-times champion outclassed Roberto Carballes Baena in… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Andy Murray has pulled off the biggest upset of the Australian Tennis Open so far, defeating thirteenth seed Matteo Berrettini in a five-set epic last night. 

And elsewhere in the tournament, games… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Rescue centres across the country are grappling with an influx of animals in their care.  

The rising cost-of-living has led to people offloading animals that they can no longer look after. 

This… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.An historic Royal New Zealand Airforce plane has finished the last lifesaving mission of it's fleet.

A P-3K2 Orion crew located two fishermen from Kiribati on Monday who had been missing for almost a… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Labour and National will be kicking off election year with their annual caucus retreats this week, and some MPs have already said it will be their last.

So far, eleven MPs across Labour, National… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.The latest quarterly survey of business confidence shows some of the worst rates on record.

The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research data shows it could be even lower than the 2008 recession. 

7:27 AM.The Football Ferns have beaten the USA just once and the chances of that happening again over the next couple of days is remote.

The two sides will face each other at the start of a World Cup year… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.If you're missing your eggs on toast at the moment, brace yourself for another shortage.

Beer breweries are being forced to stop production due to a lack of carbon dioxide.

The last remaining… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The cost of living is still creeping up, and some Kiwis are finding themselves in tough financial straits with mortgages due to come off fixed rates soon.

Interest rates got as low as two point two… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The mother of a teenage cancer patient says unmasked Mongrel Mob members in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit put her son at risk.  

Anne-Maree Thomas says no one seemed willing to ask the… Read more Audio