Morning Report for Thursday 1 June 2023

8:57 AM.Built from more than 6,000,000 pieces of Lego, Jurassic Park has arrived in a larger than life exhibition at Wellington's new convention centre, Tākina.

Australia's Ryan 'The BrickMan' McNaught, who… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Hopes were high that dates for booking spots on the Great Walks would be released yesterday.

But trampers and tourism businesses were disappointed, again.

The Department of Conservation has had… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The government denies it is dragging its feet in response to the widespread, and rapidly increasing use of artificial intelligence.

Despite years of discussion it has no specific plan to manage its… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.As we've been reporting this morning, the axe appears to be hovering over the National Screening Unit.

Te Whatu Ora revealed in March it was looking at restructuring 16,000 back-office and management… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle will find out today if they're able to rebuild on their flood damaged property.

The Cyclone Recovery Minister said on Tuesday that… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The fall in house prices may have bottomed out, according to latest housing data from realestate.co.nz.

The data suggests average asking prices may have hit the low point following what it calls a… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.New research has found covid lockdowns made it more difficult for us to remember when significant events happened.

The peer-reviewed analysis from researchers at the University of Aberdeen found the… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.With industrial action set to resume today, primary and secondary school teachers are frustrated.

Primary school teacher Joseph Tobin, and Wainuiomata High School teacher Adam Weir, both say they… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Spinal muscular atrophy is the most common genetic cause of death in New Zealand babies without treatment but it's not included in the newborn screening programme.

Doctors warn that waiting until… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Decision day is looming for hundreds of health managers and back office staff at the National Health Agency, with the axe believed to be hovering over the National Health Screening Unit.

Te Whatu Ora… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Manukau Councillor, Alf Filipaina says lessons haven't been learned since the last big fire in 2018.

He spoke to Corin Dann this morning. Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire at a South Auckland scrap metal yard, which has been burning for more than 30 hours.

The fire at the Sims Metal scrap yard in Favona shut down schools… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.This morning Aucklanders will be given an idea of what their rates rise could be, as the Council gets closer to finalising its budget.

Facing a $325 budget hole, Mayor Wayne Brown is expected to make… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Strike action will resume today after the secondary school teachers' union rejected a revised pay offer from the government.

Teachers will refuse to take year twelve classes today, with further… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Emergency services say the Sims Metal scrap yard fire in South Auckland that has been burning for about 30 hours is almost out.

Three fire crews are still at the scene fighting the blaze, which… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The lifeline that was coastal shipping between Napier and Gisborne has ended.

18 voyages carrying almost 300 containers ran between the two towns while State Highway 2 was closed between Napier and… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Millions of dollars of cyclone recovery funds are set to be returned to the Government.

$30 million was allocated to the Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce to distribute to locals in need, but only 87%… Read more Audio