Morning Report for Friday 12 May 2023

8:27 AM.Eurovision is back this year, although the tradition of the winning country hosting has been broken due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Instead, it's taking place in Liverpool, with the second… Read more Video, Audio

8:22 AM.Food prices are climbing higher and New Zealanders are desperate for solutions to keep their grocery bills low.

Some shoppers told RNZ removing GST from fruit and vegetables may be a way to help.

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8:10 AM.National's Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says the Finance Minister needs to explain what Government savings will be spent on.

In a pre-budget speech yesterday, Grant Robertson said the Budget… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.The Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival kicks off this evening with fish and chips in the town's ANZAC Hall.

With 101 presenters and 51 events, the festival will feature tributes to Katherine… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.What was once something out of Hollywood reality TV shows is now something you can get down the road for as little as $70.

Cosmetic injectables such as lip fillers and botox are readily available… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The country's most powerful medical laboratory group, half owned by the government, is proposing to slash the medical lab workforce in the upper South Island.

Awanui, which is worth half a billion… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.WorkSafe and Police have begun their investigations into the death of Whāngarei Boys High School student Karnin Ahorangi Petera, who died at the Abbey Caves.

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7:40 AM.A just-released Westpac report is calling for New Zealand's supermarket duopoly to be broken up.

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Grocery prices soared 12.5 percent… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A group bidding for one of the Ruapehu ski-fields is furious they have not been picked as a favourite by MBIE.

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which ran the Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields, went into voluntary… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The announcement of Auckland Council's $325 million deficit has once again inflamed debate on whether to retain or sell the city's significant share holding in Auckland airport.

The Council is also… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The clock is ticking for Auckland Council to decide on how it will tackle its budget woes.

It's facing a $325 million shortfall, exacerbated by recent severe weather and rising inflation-related… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Gore District councillors will meet next Tuesday to begin the process of removing their Mayor.

Ben Bell, who is New Zealand's youngest ever Mayor has been asked to resign by the majority of his… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.As food prices continue their rapid climb, the Government is grappling with its own shopping list, having promised Kiwis cost-of-living relief in next week's Budget.

The food price index rose 12.5… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.150 Canterbury households who have had to boil their water for the last 18 months have had enough.

Timaru council says the million dollar fix of the problematic water pipe to Waitohi has been held up… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.It's been a very cold couple of days for much of the country, with snow down south and volcanic plateau, and near freezing temperatures elsewhere.

With the winter months approaching after the wettest… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The housing market is slower than ever before.

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand's monthly report shows the median price for residential property - excluding sections - decreased 10.9 percent… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The much awaited return of Chinese tourists is off to a slower than expected start.

Pre-Covid, China was Aotearoa's second largest international market by arrivals.... behind Australia.

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