Morning Report for Wednesday 23 August 2023

8:57 AM.This November, a collection of short films depicting the reality of mental health struggles will be screened in the first-ever Aotearoa Mental Health Film Festival. Read more Audio

8:50 AM.It feels as if it's sneaking up on us, but the Rugby World Cup is just around the corner.

The All Blacks are playing their final World Cup warm up match against South Africa on Saturday morning New… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.New research has found build-to-rent apartments are in high demand. Developments which only offer rentals and never sell off any of their units are growing in both popularity and size here in New… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The contest for the New Plymouth electorate is shaping up as a two-horse race between Labour incumbent Glen Bennett and newcomer for National David MacLeod.

National held the seat - which stretches… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.More and more small business owners are feeling the pinch from their power bills.

A survey carried out by the Consumer Advocacy Council has found just under 30 percent of small businesses say… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Senior National MP Michael Woodhouse says a lack of diversity in safe blue electorates is what pushed him out. 

Woodhouse announced he would only stand in an electorate seat after being bumped down… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.More now on the Director-General of Health's recommendation to suspend the use of surgical mesh to treat urinary incontinence.

An organisation that represents obstetricians and gynaecologists is… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.FIFA officials say the Women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, exceeded all expectations over the past month.

Spain took out the tournament with a tense 1-0 win over England on… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Spooked animals have suffered injuries at Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch due to boy racers doing burnouts and skids near the park's boundary.

The police are hunting down people involved - so far… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.National is up in the polls, and at the weekend the party released its list to show voters who they would be backing if they voted for the centre-right.

It wasn't without controversy though, with… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.With the gap between the left and right blocs widening in the latest political poll, attention is shifting to what a possible National and Act government could look like.

It has prompted National… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A patient who suffers long-term pain after having surgical mesh inserted to treat urinary incontinence says the Director General's recommendation to pause the practice is "long overdue".

In 2014… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A mother says retailers selling vapes to children under eighteen have been getting away with it.

Ministry of Health figures show fewer than one hundred infringement notices have been issued since… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The National Party is outstripping Labour for donations at a rate of seven to one.

And with fewer than six weeks until advance voting opens, the money rolling in has been described as… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The Director-General of Health is recommending a temporary ban on the use of surgical mesh to treat urinary incontinence.

This comes after years of campaigning by patients who have suffered painful… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.There are question marks hanging over Waikato Hospital's continuously congested emergency department with ambulances again forced to wait with sick patients.

St John had to declare what they describe… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.The Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders' Summit is taking place in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila this week.

The heads of governments from Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and the FLNKS of New… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Cooler temperatures in Canada's Northwest Territories and British Columbia are bringing hope that wildfires ravaging the country are easing.

But the depths of destruction are just beginning to come… Read more Audio