Morning Report for Wednesday 3 February 2021

8:56 AM.Today marks 90 years since New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster.

The Hawke's Bay earthquake on February the 3rd, 1931 killed 256 people, turning Napier and Hastings to rubble.

The cities were… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A dawn service has been held this morning at Ruapekapeka Pā near Waitangi to remember the soldiers who died during one of the countrys first major conflicts over the Treaty of Waitangi. 

The small… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Pacific territory of Tokelau is building isolation shelters and restricting travel as its leaders seek to escape the reach of Covid-19.

There have been no cases of the disease in the New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Dunedin City Council wants to lump an extra 3000 homes on to its district plan after admitting current ambitions aren't nearly high enough.

Projections suggest at least 5400 houses are needed over… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A rare sitting of the Court of Appeal has been hearing arguments that public protection orders breach human rights.

The full bench of five judges has been considering the case of rapist Mark… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Teachers are warning that science is being neglected in the rush to halt the decline in students' maths scores.

The Ministry of Education has commissioned expert advice and asked the Royal Society to… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.New Zealand has qualified for the inaugural ICC world test championship final.

Just who we'll square off against is yet to be decided it could be either India, England, or Australia.

The Black Caps… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has delivered a forceful message that New Zealand should stand strong with its democratic allies in dealing with China.

Morrison's comments follow the remarks… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Residents of the Otago towns of Waikouaiti and Karitane won't be drinking the tap water for at least the next few days.

Samples taken in early December found nearly four times the safe amount of lead… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Residents of the Otago towns of Waikouaiti and Karitane won't be drinking the tap water for at least the next few days.

Samples taken in early December found nearly four times the safe amount of lead… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The series between India and England starting in Chennai on Friday will decide New Zealand's opponent in the inaugural Test Championship final in June. Read more Audio

7:54 AM.It's good news that tonnes of toxic waste will finally be removed from a Southland town, but some Mataura residents say that after many failed promises, they'll hold off celebrating until they see… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The 8000 tonnes of toxic waste that has been stored in a disused factory in Mataura since 2014 should be gone from the town by the end of April.

Flooding and fire last year in the building where the… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Science teachers are warning their subject is being left by the wayside, as the Ministry of Education rushes to stem a long-term decline in maths results.

The ministry has called in the Royal Society… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Health Minister Andrew Little says Tuesday's report from the Cancer Control Agency is a good starting point.

[audio_play] "It's a good starting point to understand what it is that we need to do so we… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.People in two coastal Otago towns are furious over the length of time it took authorities to warn them about toxic levels of lead in their water.

Yesterday afternoon, residents of Karitāne and… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.New Zealand has qualified for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final after Australia pulled out of the tour of South Africa overnight.

The inaugural test championship final is to be held in… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Captain Sir Tom Moore, who inspired people around the world when he raised millions for the NHS, has died aged 100 after testing positive for Covid-19.

He was taken to hospital last week and was… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Residents of two small towns near Dunedin are still waiting to find out how long they may have been exposed to lead in their water supply.

The city council has admitted that levels of lead have been… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.A Russian court has ruled that Alexei Navalny will face a three and a half year jail sentence The Russian opposition leader appeared in court today - two weeks after his arrest.

He was detained on… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.New Zealand has qualified for the inaugural ICC world test championship final after Australia yesterday pulled out of the tour of South Africa overnight.

The inaugural test championship final is to… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Today marks 90 years since the Hawke's Bay earthquake.

At 10.47am on Tuesday, February the third 1931, a 7.8 magnitude shake all but levelled Napier and Hastings. Hamilton Logan, who was six at the… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.New Zealand has qualified for the inaugural ICC world test championship final after Australia yesterday pulled out of the tour of South Africa overnight

The inaugural test championship final is to be… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Captain Sir Tom Moore - who inspired people around the world by raising millions for the NHS - has died aged 100 with Covid-19.

The World War Two veteran won hearts in the UK and abroad by walking… Read more Audio