Morning Report for Tuesday 27 June 2023

8:50 AM.The New Zealand Breakers basketball team are starting to produce quite the production line of NBA talent.

Frenchman Rayan Rupert was selected 43rd in the recent NBA draft, having played for the… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Overseas anglers are returning to New Zealand in numbers as the sector continues to recover from the pandemic.

Fish and Game says the most recent fishing season saw 13,500 international fishers… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A new report says funding for Māori mental health and addiction services is unfair, resulting in treatment inequalities for Māori.

The report, by Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The primary teachers union, NZEI, has received an offer from the Ministry of Education for primary school principals.

Like secondary school teachers, most primary school principals have been arguing… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.The Australian women's cricket team has taken home their version of the Ashes, beating England in their lone test match by 89 runs.

In a high scoring affair in Nottingham, both sides had mammoth… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The Education Review Office is calling for an urgent overhaul of our Alternative Education sector, which currently serves two thousand at risk students.

The report says fewer than one in ten achieve… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.What can be expected on the trade front when Prime Minister Hipkins meets with Xi Jinping tonight?

The meeting comes on the back of the refresh of the free trade agreement between the two countries… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Chris Hipkins has arrived in Beijing ahead of a number of high level political meetings, fraught with diplomatic challenges.

It's been four years since the last visit from a New Zealand Prime… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson admits to feeling frustrated as he plots his return to cricket, but he's still not ready to rule himself out of this year's World Cup.

Williamson tore his ACL while… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Last year, the Anglican church purchased ten acres at Rangiaowhia outside of Te Awamutu, with the intention of enabling its return to Ngāti Apakura.

The hapū is currently leasing the land from the… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The Dunedin City Council is gearing up for a conversation about the future of its most populated area.

The wider South Dunedin basin was swamped by floodwaters in 2015 and is at risk from climate… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Otago University researchers have identified DNA abnormalities that lead to the aggressive spread of bowel cancer, Aotearoa's second highest cause of cancer deaths.

The researchers studied tumours… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.One in three patients referred for specialist appointments have been waiting more than four months, according to Te Whatu Ora's latest data.

However, GPs warn many people aren't even being counted.

… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A woman whose daughter was raped as a teenager says the sentence discounts judges are giving offenders make the consequences feel meaningless.

She's backing National's plan to limit the discounts to… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The ACT Party says it's wrong Oranga Tamariki staff are still on paid leave when the facility they worked in was shut down two years ago.

Te Oranga, a 10-bed care and protection house in… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Ruapehu will keep it's doors open for skiers this winter, with the government agreeing to front $5 million to ensure the ski season can go ahead, despite the ownership of the fields still being… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni looks set to front foot a rescue package of sorts for the country's struggling universities who are facing hundreds of job cuts and the axing of some programmes… Read more Audio

7:05 AM.Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson is not ruling himself out of cricket World Cup contention.

The injured batter says his rehab is tracking nicely and while it may be a long shot, he could still… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The Prime Minister will meet late tonight with China's President Xi Jinping.

Coinciding with the visit, the Five Eyes security alliance meets in Wellington today, with China and its growing influence… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Prime Minister has eased into his China visit with a day of welcomes and promoting New Zealand, but tonight is the centrepiece meeting with President Xi Jinping.

It's clear there are a range of… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Vapers hooked on the habit are struggling to get the help they need to quit.

Te Whatu Ora is directing increasing numbers who have never smoked cigarettes but are addicted to vaping, to stop smoking… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Foodbanks in flood-stricken areas have been prioritised for $6 million of extra government funding to meet strong demand, particularly in communities affected by extreme weather events.

That means… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The Prime Minister had a clunky start to his highly anticipated trip to China after two planes were spotted going all the way to Asia, one as back-up for a break-down.

The Air Force planes have… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.The government's buying time to keep Ruapehu's ski fields open this winter, as liquidators of the failed operating company select who will take over.

Up to $5 million will be provided to keep… Read more Audio