Morning Report for Thursday 14 September 2023

8:55 AM.The picturesque East Coast beach town of Tokomaru Bay was once a busy port, a long time ago.

Now it's a more quiet settlement - which is usually about an hour's drive north of Gisborne.

But with… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Housing, crime and homelessness were top of the agenda at a lively candidates debate at a K Road bar in Auckland last night.

Reporter Emma Stanford went along. Read more Audio

8:47 AM.A confidential government project with a big US tech firm had grandiose ambitions to trigger "system-wide change" for making life easier for businesses - but went nowhere.

The so-called "lighthouse"… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The Department of Corrections and two unions representing workers have been unable to agree on increased pay and sick leave.

Unions say staff work in close quarters with people who are unwell and… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.A produce expert says food prices are starting to stabilise, and the outlook for the cost of fruit and vegetables is looking a lot sunnier.

Stats NZ's Food Price Index for August is up 8.9 percent… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Labour is promising an extra 335 doctors if re-elected.

The policy would boost placements at Otago and Auckland's medical schools by a further 95 every year, beginning in 2024 and ending in 2027.

It… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Economists across the political spectrum have found the National Party's tax plan has an enormous hole in it.

Their concerns centre on the proposed foreign home buyers tax - which National is relying… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Aotearoa isn't the only place celebrating and embracing Māori language this te wiki o te reo Māori. 

With podcasts, online classes, kapa haka and kōhanga reo, whānau living overseas are doing their… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The New Plymouth District Council has had to eat humble pie at the beginning of three days of submissions on its controversial cycleway plans.

It got its maths wrong and rather than costing $17… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.An analysis of this year's Budget has found up to 80 percent of new initiatives have negative effects on the climate.

The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research commissioned the paper, and says… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Migrants scammed out of thousands of dollars for the promise of work in New Zealand have been offered a glimmer of hope.

The group of 146 migrants from India and Bangladesh have been living in… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.As the election nears, donations are rolling in for political parties, including from businesses.

But there's one major party that has been failing to charm the business sector.

In Depth's Farah… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Sir Steve Hansen, the Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks coach, is back in camp with the All Blacks ahead of their second match of the World Cup in France.

Only a few of weeks ago, Hansen was helping… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Aid agencies on the ground in Libya say there is an overwhelming need for "everything" as the death toll from flooding has passed 5,300.

Dr Najib Tarhoni is helping survivors at Benghazi hospital… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.In the immortal words of Winston Peters, this is not his first rodeo.

Wednesday night's 1News-Verian poll had New Zealand First making a triumphant return to parliament, sitting on 5 percent of the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The National Party's tax plan has an enormous hole in it according to analysis by economists from both sides of the political spectrum.

Their concerns centre on the proposed foreign home buyers tax -… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.A bakery in South Wairarapa is embracing Te Wiki o te Reo Māori this year by offering customers a free sweet treat - so long as they order in te reo Māori.

It's the second time The Martinborough… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Suction dredging is about to begin in a battle against a highly invasive seaweed taking hold at Aotea Great Barrier Island.

The caulerpa seaweed is capable of growing up to 3 centimetres a day.

It… Read more Audio