Morning Report for Wednesday 7 June 2023

8:53 AM.Outdoor education Outward Bound is looking for land in the North Island for a second school.

Acting chief executive, Simon Graney, says they're eyeing up the Coromandel peninsula - which should give… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Dame Noeline Taurua announces the Silver Ferns team to contest the 2023 Netball World Cup today.

The Silver Ferns will head to Cape Town in July to defend the title they won four years ago.

Netball… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.South Island ski fields are celebrating a dump of snow that has set them up for the start of the season which kicks off this week.

And the snow has also sparked a warning to adventurers heading into… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Scientists have discovered that fungi which live on roots absorb roughly one-third of our planet's annual carbon emissions.

Their report published in Current Biology looks at how mycorrhizal fungi… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Worried neighbours of planned state housing developments in Auckland and Christchurch want more say before councils give the nod.

They say Kainga Ora is failing to be upfront with communities about… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Primary school teachers have voted to accept the latest Ministry of Education collective agreement offer.

It puts an end to a lengthy negotiation campaign, which included the largest education strike… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.More tickets have been released for all 64 FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 matches.

The tournament kicks off on July 20 and already FIFA have announced that football fans from… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A 39 strong New Zealand team leaves for the Special Olypmics World Games in Berlin today, where over 7000 athletes across 26 sports will compete across nine days of competition.

Organisers lay claim… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.'Cotton candy' and 'Strawberry jelly donut' flavoured vapes are too sweet for the government - who will put an end to the 'potentially enticing' brand names in August.

New vape shops won't be able to… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Life in plastic is fantastic - and also very pink.

The upcoming Barbie movie has made international headlines by causing shortages of pink paint, wiping out one company's entire global supply.

The… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Christopher Luxon is accusing the government of destroying a pipeline of good infrastructure projects -- projects he says National will get back on track.

The party is today announcing a five-point… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Groups supporting children with conditions such as autism and dyslexia say a government action plan has failed to deliver.

The Neurodiversity in Education Coalition says the plan began in 2019 but… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Firefighters in Wellington have spent much of this morning battling a large blaze at the Shelly Bay site on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula.

The fire, which took hold around 3am this morning, was… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Firefighters have been getting slower at getting to emergencies, so their bosses have moved the goalposts.

Where once Fire and Emergency had a target to get paid crews to 90 percent of structure… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.School principals have given the government's new crack down on youth vaping the thumbs up but say more needs to be done to combat what they are calling a crisis.

From August, all vapes sold will… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.A man is appearing in the Kaikohe District court today over the killing of Linda Woods in her home last Thursday.

The 52 year old man has been charged with manslaughter, burglary and aggravated… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.A huge dam in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine has been destroyed, unleashing a flood of water.

Ukraine's military and Nato have accused Russia of blowing up the dam, while Russia has… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Senior Labour MP Michael Wood remains Minister for Auckland this morning, despite having to stand down from his transport portfolio.

Mr Wood was stood down after failing to properly disclose shares… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.A North Island middle school principal is relieved cheap disposable vapes are on their way out.

Cambridge Middle School Principal Daryl Gibbs says the newly announced Government regulations are a… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Prince Harry has accused tabloid newspapers of hacking his voicemails when he was a teenager, saying it made him feel he "couldn't trust anybody".

In a witness statement released in his case against… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Grocers in the North Island say they've never seen retail crime at the level it is now.

The company Foodstuffs surveyed three hundred and twenty of its members in sites such as Four Square, New World… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.A public health researcher says an inquiry into Cyclone Gabrielle is essential if we're to properly prepare for the next.

The cyclone killed 11 people and caused billions of dollars of damage when it… Read more Audio