Morning Report for Friday 1 September 2023

8:42 AM.Surfers from around the country will be taking to the ocean on Friday as part of the Make A Wave challenge.

Rookies through to full-time professionals are aiming to surf every day of September - come… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Doctors from India who have no option but to work in call centres and drive Ubers are calling for more help from the Government to get registered in New Zealand.

The Medical Council has recently… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Almost 500 children - and at least twice that number of proud mums and dads, aunties, kaumātua and kuia - gathered in the Bay of Islands yesterday to celebrate their culture and enjoy being together.

8:25 AM.A former New Zealand Rugby chief executive doesn't think a costly review was needed to discover the organisation's structures aren't fit for purpose.

The independent review found the current… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Some general practice doctors are considering strike action due to working conditions which are leading some towards breaking point.

In a survey of GPs released this week, more than 80 percent said… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.At least seventy-four people, including twelve children, have died in a housing block fire in Johannesburg overnight.

The complex is what's known locally as a hijacked building - an abandoned, often… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The Government has announced a flood recovery package for Nelson, subject to council agreement.

The Nelson floods were the worst in the region's history, bringing down multiple slips and forcing up… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Rugby World Cup kicks off in just over a week and the last round of warm-up games may have forced many people to change their pick for title favourites.

Are the All Blacks still frontrunners… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A health campaigner says the Christchurch Mama Hooch sexual assault case has exposed failings in liquor licensing rules and is calling for an overhaul of the law.

Last week Brothers Danny and Roberto… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A federal judge has sentenced former far-right Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs to 17 years in prison.

A jury convicted Biggs of seditious conspiracy for his role in storming the U.S. Capitol in a… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Billions of dollars of collective profits being made by New Zealand's top four electricity providers have prompted claims from the consumer watchdog that the system is broken.

In the last year… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.With Parliament now at a close, MPs are heading around the country to make the case for their return next term.

Labour and National will launch their respective election campaigns this weekend… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.In just over a month, the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll award will be handed out to a NZ songwriter to acknowledge the best song written over the last year.

Voted by thousands of other musicians… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A highly anticipated report into the state of New Zealand Rugby landed yesterday, and it makes for bad reading for the national game.

The report finds a big overhaul is needed at the game's governing… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Government has launched its Grocery Code of Conduct, saying it's calling time on the coercive behaviour of the big supermarket chains.

The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Duncan Webb… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Nelson homeowners who were red-stickered after the August floods last year are celebrating a multi-million dollar flood recovery deal which includes a buyout of their properties.

The Government will… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.A Canadian man is suspected of supplying lethal substances to people who committed suicide - including some in New Zealand.

Kenneth Law, 57, from Ontario, was arrested in May and is awaiting trial on… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Glenorchy residents are grappling with how to protect their community from floods and earthquakes.

They've recently learnt their Otago town on the shores of Lake Wakatipu is at risk from liquefaction… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Government has committed $12.3 million towards a flood recovery package for Nelson.

The deal will see the Nelson City Council contribute a similar amount, subject to council agreement.

The… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.CoreLogic says house prices could be set to rise again if National gets elected.

Their latest property figures show house prices are flattening, with prices dropping just 0.2 percent in August.

But… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.A memorandum of understanding has been agreed between New Zealand and India to boost air traffic between the two countries.

The new rules include traffic rights between New Zealand and six key Indian… Read more Audio