Morning Report for Thursday 7 September 2023

8:54 AM.A Christchurch graphic designer is teaching young voters about the upcoming election with a creative twist - by turning it into a card game.

It's called 'Meet the Candidates', and pokes fun at New… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A woman in the US is struggling to convince people that her name is real, because by amazing coincidence, it is Barbie Oppenheimer.

That's Barbie short for Barbara. The retired university professor… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.In the space of 12 months the Warriors have bounced back from their worst National Rugby League season on record, to one of their best.

Last season the club finished in 15th place with only six wins.

8:42 AM.The first distribution centre at New Zealand's biggest inland port has opened in Waikato.

An inland port operates like a coastal port, with containers moving in and out - only they are moved on… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A New Zealand company is developing an AI-assisted tool which will help pick the best people to go into space.

Dr Brian Russell, of Ambient Cognition, will lead the project which includes a new way… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Nearly 600,000 rugby fans from all over the world will be in France for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

It all kicks off early on Saturday morning New Zealand time when France hosts the All Blacks on their… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Some Hawke's Bay residents are fighting to stay in their homes that were untouched by floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle, yet have been deemed unsafe to live in.

The regional council says it's… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The National Party is promising to provide 10,000 electric vehicle chargers across the country by 2030.

But it also proposes to scrap the Clean Car Discount.

Green Party spokesperson Julie Anne… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A group of North Shore residents are celebrating their victory over a housing development.

Local Residents in Beach Haven claimed the 81 proposed apartments would turn their area into a cesspit for… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.You've heard of lab-grown meat, well how about lab-grown fruit.

A team of Canterbury scientists are exploring fruit production, using plant cells developed in the laboratory.

There's not a tree… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.New Zealand's team for the opening match of the Rugby World Cup against France has been named this morning, with coach Ian Foster making four changes to the side that suffered a record defeat to South… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.An Auckland high school is struggling with leaky roofs and falling ceiling tiles, four years after the Education Minister announced a multi-million-dollar repair programme.

Botany Downs Secondary is… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Rolling Stones released a new single, Angry, overnight.

80-year-old Mick Jagger and his bandmates appeared with US talk show host Jimmy Fallon at the Hackney Empire Theatre in East London to… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Petrol companies are being asked to explain anomalies in the price of fuel.

The Commerce Commission has sent letters to several petrol companies, after prices were monitored in the first year of a… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was among three political leaders who made a surprising commitment at a debate last night to build a 1,000 state houses in Auckland each year.

Labour Party… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.As we head into summer, skin cancer specialists say lives are being put at risk because of delays getting results back from some laboratories, with people waiting up to eight weeks to hear if they… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Six international companies - including Air New Zealand, Christchurch Airport and Airbus - have banded together to study opportunities for using green hydrogen to fuel aviation.

In a report released… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Motor Transport Association is backing National's plan to scrap the Clean Car Discount and rework the Clean Car Standard.

National Party leader Christopher Luxon has also promised 10,000 electric… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The Rolling Stones have unveiled their first new music in eighteen years.

The single is from their new album Hackney Diamond which will be released in October.

It will be the band's first album… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The Commerce Commission has issued a please explain to petrol companies over their fuel pricing fluctuations across various locations.

Commission chair, John Small, says motorists in Whangārei are… Read more Audio