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Morning Report for Wednesday 9 August 2023
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Top Stories for Tuesday 19 September 2023
6:00 AM.Top stories for Tuesday 19th August. We'll talk to Chris Hipkins ahead of the first televised leaders debate of the election campaign tonight. A north Auckland bus station is under police guard this… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 15 September 2023
6:00 AM.It's Ramere - Friday, September the 15th Today on RNZ National... Spending, tax cuts and making thousands of civil servants redundant were the big issues at last night's Finance Debate in Queenstown… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 8 September 2023
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... 24 hours and 15 minutes to go before The All Blacks and France kick off the Rugby World Cup in Paris. Dunedin Hospital will lose its right to train junior cancer doctors… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 1 September 2023
6:00 AM.It's Ramere, Friday September the 1st Today on RNZ National... Red stickered Nelson homeowners are to get a multi million dollar payout. At least seventy-four people, including thirteen children, have… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 21 August 2023
6:00 AM.Top stories for Monday 21 August 2023 Spain celebrates their first ever women's Football World Cup win. National is already on board with Labour's plan to make financial literacy compulsory for school… Read more Audio
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Calls for NZ to host Australian rugby league game
8:55 AM.Calls are increasing for New Zealand to play host to a State of Origin rugby league game.
Each year, Queensland and New South Wales representative teams play each other in a three-match series, with… Read more Audio
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New Plymouth suburb celebrates removal of power towers
8:51 AM.Residents of a New Plymouth suburb are celebrating the imminent removal of 16 power pylons - some erected in backyards - which have towered over the neighbourhood for about 50 years.
National grid… Read more Audio
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Trying to re-open Nisa, providing jobs for migrants and refugees
8:47 AM.Former staff members of a Wellington clothing brand that created jobs for women migrants and refugees, are trying to reopen the business.
Nisa is an ethical brand manufacturing underwear and… Read more Audio
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Cybersecurity experts warn of hacking spike
8:42 AM.A cybersecurity company is warning of a massive increase in hacking targetting top industries.
American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has released its 2023 Threat Hunting Report, which found a… Read more Audio
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Report blames funding for decline GP work hours and staff
8:39 AM.A new report is blaming "accountability-free" General Practice funding for the decline in GP work hours, and a significant decrease in the GP-to-population ratio.
The study is co-authored by two… Read more Audio
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Experts urge more and earlier cataract surgery to stave off dementia
8:34 AM.University of Otago experts are calling for more and earlier cataract surgeries in Aotearoa, after research found the surgery lowered the risk of dementia.
New Zealand patients typically have poorer… Read more Audio
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Passport wait times approaching levels seen just after border reopening
8:26 AM.Despite plans to fix long wait times for New Zealand passports, the situation is the same as it was when borders re-opened last year.
There are currently more than 37,000 passports waiting to be… Read more Audio
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Student responds to National's proposed cellphone ban
8:25 AM.Back now to National's proposed ban on cellphones in schools.
Leader, Chris Luxon says the result will be a greater focus on learning but the Secondary Principals Federation has dismissed the any ban… Read more Audio
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Govt renewable energy deal not a game changer, expert says
8:13 AM.A leading energy research analyst doesn't think the government's team-up with investment company Blackrock will be 'game changer'.
The deal will launch a $2 billion dollar climate infrastructure fund… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2023
8:06 AM.France and Colombia have both eased into the quarter-finals of the women's football World Cup. Audio
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National Government would ban cellphones in schools
7:43 AM.National says it will ban cellphones in all schools if it becomes the Government.
The UN report, Technology in Schools, released last month, found cellphones distract students and have a negative… Read more Audio
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Rebuilding Mangamuka Gorge
7:40 AM.There's no such thing as an easy road repair job in Northland, but they don't get much bigger or more complicated than State Highway 1 south of Kaitaia, known as the Mangamuka Gorge.
In August 2022… Read more Audio
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Landlords increasingly controlling the housing market
7:36 AM.Landlords are increasingly controlling the market, as renters grapple with low supply and high demand for properties.
New research by Treasury, the Reserve Bank, and the Ministry of Housing, shows… Read more Audio
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Principals dismiss National's proposed cellphone ban in schools
7:25 AM.The Principals' Federation has dismissed National's proposed ban on cellphones in schools, calling it unnecessary and unworkable.
National says it will ban cellphones in schools if it becomes the… Read more Audio
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Police respond to rising gang tensions in Palmerston North
7:18 AM.Police in Palmerston North are responding to rising gang tensions in the city, after a man was shot and killed on Sunday afternoon.
The death is believed to be gang-related and Police have sent… Read more Audio
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Private investment 'crucial' to hit 100% renewable energy
7:12 AM.A climate policy expert says for New Zealand to hit 100% renewable energy, private investment is crucial.
One of the world's largest investment companies has launched a major new climate fund to help… Read more Audio
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Govt renewable energy investment sparks scepticism
7:09 AM.The Government is giving itself a big pat on the back for announcing an energy deal with the world's largest investment firm BlackRock, which it says will help New Zealand reach its 100% renewable… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2023
7:06 AM.France and Colombia have completed the quarter-final lineup at the women's football World Cup. Audio
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Gang leaders try to keep the peace in Palmerston North
6:43 AM.A lifetime member of Black Power says gang leaders in Palmerston North are trying to keep the peace in the wake of a gang-related death on Sunday.
Police arrested three men with gang links in… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 9 August 2023
6:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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FIFA Women's World Cup finals just around the corner
6:22 AM.France and Colombia have both cruised into the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup France beat debutants Morocco 4-nil in their last-16 match in Adelaide.
It means Africa's run at the tournament… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 9 August 2023
6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
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Antarctica's ecosystem changes at an unanticipated pace
6:12 AM.Antarctic researchers are warning the increase in global temperatures are having a dire affect on one of the world's most fragile ecosystems.
A UK-based study has found rising temperatures are… Read more Audio
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Greenpeace concerned for govt finance of renewable energy
6:08 AM.Greenpeace is nervous about the Government's partnership with investment company BlackRock to increase finance for renewable energy.
The deal will launch a $2 billion climate infrastructure fund -… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2023
6:06 AM.France claimed a 4-nil victory over debutants Morocco in their last-16 match in Adelaide to reach the quarter-finals at the women's football World Cup. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 9 August 2023
6:00 AM.Top stories for 9 August. We analyse the government's plan to use a private US investment firm to fast-track its one-hundred percent renewable electricity goal. National says it will ban cellphones in… Read more Audio