Morning Report for Thursday 21 September 2023

8:55 AM.The Mayor of cyclone ravaged Wairoa wants the leaders of National and ACT to come to his town and commit to funding its rebuild.

Craig Little says neither leader has visited the small Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Crews are working to battle a kilometre-long wildfire which broke out last night just north of Twizel.

Six properties have been evacuated and some residents have chosen to leave since the fire broke… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.There's nowhere to hide from law and order this election, with ram raids, gangs and violent offending grabbing headlines up and down the motu.

Ministry of Justice statistics - released on Wednesday -… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.If the ACT Leader had a recipe for governing New Zealand, it would start with cutting off most of the fat, but it's a different story for his oily carnivorous go-to dish. In RNZ's new political… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Lawyers say the rapidly growing number of people representing themselves in civil cases is creating a nightmare for judges.

There are calls for more legal aid for civil cases and expanding the scope… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Diehard Warriors fans are putting their money where their mouths are, scooping up plane tickets to Brisbane for Saturday's preliminary final.

A season defining 40-10 walloping of the Newcastle… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.National is striving to reclaim a traditional party stronghold in Christchurch, following one of the biggest upsets of the last election.

Labour's Sarah Pallett unseated long-serving MP Gerry… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Wild weather is flipping vehicles over and pulling down powerlines across South Island roads this week.

Extreme caution is advised as 100 kilometre-per-hour wind gusts have flipped five vehicles so… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The national water regulator has slapped a compliance notice on one of Queenstown's water treatment plants, after reports of people in Queenstown falling ill for weeks.

There are now 17 confirmed… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Boil water notices will remain in force throughout Queenstown, until the council can prove it's filtering protozoa, or parasites, out of the town's supply.

Drinking water for around 45,000 people is… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Dozens of Coromandel residents voiced their concerns about recent gang assaults during a public meeting Wednesday night.

Over the weekend, Rebels gang members who were passing through the town were… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The Labour government was warned earlier this year that removing GST from fruit and vegetables may not make them more affordable.

Ministry of Health documents obtained under the Official Information… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Fierce winds are fuelling a wildfire near Lake Pūkaki, forcing six homes to be evacuated and State Highway 80 at the lake was closed Thursday night.

The scrub fire is near the Pūkaki Downs, and is… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.New Zealand's rates of cryptosporidium infections are twice as high as Australia's, three times the UK's, and 10 times higher than the US.

And a leading researcher on parasites says there is much… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Fierce winds are fuelling a wildfire - and making it too dangerous for firefighters to tackle - near Pūkaki Downs in the South Island.

An orange, strong wind warning is in force for the Canterbury… Read more Audio