Morning Report for Thursday 23 March 2023

8:54 AM.Taranaki history buffs are angry the axe is hovering over opening hours at the Puke Ariki Museum and Library's research centre in New Plymouth. 

They say a proposal to slash weekend hours would hit… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A woman whose uterus was perforated by a contraceptive device says she's traumatised by the experience.

An intra-uterine device - IUD - is a T-shaped plastic frame inserted into the uterus to prevent… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Titirangi residents say they're feeling forgotten, as problems continue to plague the Auckland suburb nearly two months on from January's flooding. 

Patience is wearing thin for some, who are worried… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.People waiting to find out if their land will be built on again after properties were destroyed in the Auckland Floods or by Cyclone Gabrielle will be in limbo for a little longer.

The government… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The Commerce Commission is advising businesses on how and when they can collaborate in response to an emergency.

This is in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle and other weather events which battered… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A Waikato hapū is calling on the Hamilton City Council to immediately abandon any plans to develop what Māori say is an historic pā site.

The one-hectare site in Claudelands is home to the Sonning… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Just 19 people have entered New Zealand's nursing workforce via the fast-tracked residency programme.

Immigration NZ added nurses to the green list late last year to help fill gaping staffing holes.

8:18 AM.Business owners are assessing the damage after a blaze destroyed two thirds of a shopping block in South Auckland last night. 

The large fire, in Takanini, caused part of Great South Road and a… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Academics have come up with a three-point plan to clean up the lobbying industry amid a RNZ investigation this week.

Today, we've been reporting on how tech giants, the pharmaceutical industry and… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.It's almost unheard of.

A perfect over in a cricket match - six wickets from six balls bowled.

Well, yesterday Palmerston North Boys' High School fast bowler Matt Rowe completed that remarkable feat… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been fighting for his political career this morning - saying "hand on heart" he didn't lie to parliament over rule-breaking Covid-19 lockdown parties at 10… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Commonwealth Games bronze medal winner Zane Robertson has been banned from all sport for eight years after testing positive for a performance enhancing drug, and then providing false documentation in… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The housing market has cooled yet further. 

New figures from CoreLogic NZ show house sales hit a 40-year low over the last year, with 60,859 homes sold. 

Analysts are pointing to rising interest… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Waiheke Island locals are angrily contesting a new council report which claims helicopters aren't overly noisy or unsafe.

The report says chopper activity is at similar levels on Waiheke Island to… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.With Auckland's Council set to slash its budget, the city's cash-strapped economic development agency is making its case for funding by boasting about the benefits it created in the past six months.

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7:10 AM.Tech giants, the pharmaceutical industry and multinational energy companies are using local lobbying firms to gain access to senior ministers and sensitive government information. 

Cases uncovered in… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.A large fire broke out overnight at a commercial block in Auckland situated between a petrol station and a motorway off-ramp

Most of the two-storey shopping block has been destroyed in the Takanini… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Auckland MPs are being urgently asked to make sure their communities understand the city's proposed budget, and to help them get their thoughts to the council. 

The plan is open for submissions until… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Myrtle rust has been found in the country's largest Pōhutakawa forest for the first time.

Researchers have discovered the disease on Rangitoto Island, alongside high rates of infection in pōhutakawa… Read more Audio