Morning Report for Tuesday 11 April 2023

8:56 AM.A project to rid Canterbury's Banks Peninsula of pests has reached an impressive milestone, partly thanks to a dog with a nose for hedgehogs. 

Pest Free Banks Peninsula, a community-led group made up… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Israel Adesanya reclaimed his middleweight belt at UFC 287 in Miami on Sunday, winning in a stunning knockout over opponent Alex Pereira.

In what had been a cautious affair, Adesanya launched a… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.National security checks have created long delays for some Chinese students wanting to study here. An immigration

National security checks have created long delays for some Chinese students wanting… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Cleaners are the latest group to set in process a new Fair Pay Arrangement.

E tū, the largest private sector union in the country, will today be sending the initiation document on their behalf of… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.The head of Waka Kotahi's Road to Zero campaign says this year's Easter low road toll is proof road deaths can be reduced.

Road to Zero director Bryan Sherrit spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:27 AM.With many people's easter holidays affected by Cook Strait ferry ferry disruptions attention has been fair and square on what's going wrong.

As well as mechanical problems customer relations are also… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Privacy experts and analysts warn government departments' use of Google Analytics may be allowing the world's biggest marketing company to harvest New Zealanders' private data.

Statistics New… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Upper Moutere in the Tasman district is in clean up mode this morning after a tornado struck yesterday.

About 50 homes were damaged, a dozen of which had roofs that had partially or completely… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Residents have told RNZ the tornado on Kapiti Coast lasted about one minute.

Reporter on the scene Kirsty Frame said the damage is severe with roofs missing and debris everywhere.

She said one house… Read more Audio

8:08 AM.Fire and Emergency New Zealand has described the damage done by a tornado in Paraparaumu, north of Wellington, before dawn this morning.

Assistant Commander of the Wellington fire Brigade, Stephen… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.An expert in economics and climate change says a new Treasury report on climate change underestimates its true cost. 

The report says New Zealand's economy is resilient, and well placed to weather… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Who, or what is to blame for the daily struggle Auckland bus users have been facing?

As part of a deep dive into bus services Farah Hancock has looked at government policy, Auckland Council and… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Students are struggling so much with rising costs that one university has launched an emergency scholarship.

Another has warned that the pressure is causing serious mental health problems such as… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Some mortuary workers at the country's largest funeral home company have been exposed to potentially dangerous amounts of formaldehyde.

InvoCare, which runs 40 funeral homes, crematoriums and… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Never before seen documents show a senior government official feared children could die if they came into contact with toxic chemicals that were pouring directly onto a popular New Plymouth beach.

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7:24 AM.The official Easter road toll looked like it was going to be zero until just after 6am on Wednesday when police called to say that was not the case.

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7:20 AM.Insurance assessors are due in Nelson's Upper Moutere valley today following yesterday's tornado there , which tore up roads, lifted roofs, blew out windows, brought down trees and flung debris far… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Several properties have been damaged by a tornado on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington. 

Fire and Emergency shift manager, Belinda Beets, says they received their first call just before 5.30am on… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Prime Minister says there are numerous moving parts to consider when Cabinet debates later today whether to remove all remaining Covid-19 restrictions.

Most of the outstanding rules were scrapped… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.NIWA is keeping a close eye on the weather in the wake of severe thunderstorms and tornados yesterday which wrought havoc in parts of East Auckland and the Upper Moutere in the Nelson district.  

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6:40 AM.East Auckland residents have been repairing roofs and fences after a tornado struck at around nine o'clock on Sunday night.

Most of the damage runs from the Pakuranga Golf Club southeast to Barry… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Gisborne appears to have escaped any serious damage from the wild holiday-weekend weather - but the region remains in a precarious state in the wake of cyclone Gabrielle.

According to Gisborne mayor… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.About 100 properties across Auckland and the Tasman district were damaged when tornados tore through the regions over the weekend. 

East Auckland was hit on Sunday night, followed by another twister… Read more Audio