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Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 18 December 2025
Audio 18 Dec 2025Netball New Zealand CEO Jennie Wyllie has resigned at the end of a turbulent year, which included the controversial standing down of the Silver Ferns' coach; Firefighters say a law change may be… Audio
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Fears over plan to ditch flu tracking tool
The Ministry of Health is not renewing its contract for the FluTracking tool, which surveys about 40,000 people year-round, in a bid to cut costs. Audio
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Police abandon man's yacht - and home - at sea after call for help
He made a mayday call after allegedly being stabbed by his crewmate - but soon found himself under arrest.
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Contract for FluTracking tool not renewed by Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has decided not to renew its contract for the online FluTracking surveillance tool. Its creator, Dr Craig Dalton from the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University… Audio
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Starship patients light up Sky Tower for Christmas
It's the second year SkyCity has handed the control over to the kids, who have a front seat view of the tower from their hospital beds. Audio
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Dargaville’s town hall replacement by 2028: Deputy mayor
Gordon Lambeth says he wants to see a replacement civic complex completed before the end of the current council term.
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Six youths died amid 'possible contagion' in suicide cluster
Coroner Tania Tetitaha held a joint inquiry into the deaths of five teenagers and a 12 year old, who died in 2018 and 2020 amidst "possible contagion". Audio
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Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 18 December
The police union says frontline officers are being verbally abused and spat at in the wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal; Firefighters are questioning a police decision not to send a helicopter to… Audio
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Ministry of Health decides not to renew flu tracking contract
The Ministry of Health has decided not to renew its contract for the online FluTracking surveillance tool. Pretoria Gordon reports. Audio
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Starship kids light up Sky Tower for Christmas
Children at Auckland's Starship Hospital have been given a rare chance to light up one of the city's most recognisable landmarks, the Sky Tower. Starship Foundation CEO Jo Simon spoke to Ingrid… Audio
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Duty lawyers stop work for a week to highlight poor pay, working conditions
One lawyer says they'd be getting paid double if their wage was adjusted for inflation over the past 25 years. Audio
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Online flu tracking tool loses government funding
The Ministry of Health isn't renewing its contract for the country's online FluTracking surveillance tool. Epidemiologist Michael Baker, from Otago University's Department of Public Health, thinks… Audio
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Coroner finds barriers to youth suicide prevention in Northland
A coroner has found there are ongoing and wide-ranging barriers for young people accessing suicide prevention services in Northland in the wake of a tragic suicide cluster. Amy Williams reports. A… Audio
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Pacific Waves for 18 December 2025
One year since devastating Vanuatu earthquake; Report reveals Fiji may be at risk of losing US aid; Niuean PhD scholar advances health equity for Pacific. Audio
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Pacific Waves 18 December 2025
Podcast episode — 17 December 2025In Pacific Waves today: One year since devastating Vanuatu earthquake; Report reveals Fiji may be at risk of losing US aid; Niuean PhD scholar advances health equity for Pacific.
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Niuean PhD scholar advances health equity for Pacific
Dr Jessie Lagalaga Hutchings crossed the stage at the University of Auckland's summer graduation with a doctoral degree in Pharmacy. Audio
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Corrections 'failure' contributed to inmate's death - coroner
A prisoner's cellmate woke to find him gasping for air, but the emergency intercom call went unanswered when he tried to raise the alarm.
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UK: junior doctors to strike over job crisis in health
Doctors won't be turning up to work across the UK, Ellie Jay has the story from London Audio
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Rise of the dumbphone: Parents look to keep kids offline
Despite the ban on cell phone use at school, some children have found work arounds. Audio
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Marae adds period care to Christmas parcels as costs bite
Kōkiri Marae has gifted about two and half thousand boxes of period products across three years.
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Five abuse survivors unaware they were named online by MSD
Lawyers are working with the ministry over how to notify them and possible compensation for the privacy breach. Audio
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Health NZ set 'efficiency targets' of $500m
The savings in back-office and procurement functions would be re-invested into patient care.
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New case of measles in Queenstown
Number of known cases since the response began now at 32, with four still infectious.
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Auckland Zoo euthanises elderly rhino
The 36-year-old Southern white rhino relocated to Auckland from Hamilton Zoo in 2007.
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AFL star's son sentenced to more than six years' jail for rape
He will have to serve a non-parole period of three years and three months.
