Morning Report for Thursday 16 June 2022

8:57 AM.The call is out - does anyone have a 1970s walk shorts and knee-high socks combo lurking in their wardrobe?

Wellington Museum on Jervois Quay is looking for pristine examples of the classic uniform… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A woman, who moved between numerous foster-care homes says the then Social Welfare Department was a faceless agency that didn't take responsibility for those in its care.

Forty-nine-year-old , Ms E.D… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Winter has arrived in Aotearoa's tourism mecca, bringing with it plenty of snow and heralding the start of the ski season.

While the wintry blast late last week brought disruption to many, it was… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.New Zealand has spoken and voted to keep Scott Base research station in Antarctica kakariki - green!

Voters had the choice between green, orange and blue and allowed people to be a part of the design… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Organisers of a motorcycle race on the Isle of Man are investigating why five competitors died in this year's event.

The races are held on tight public roads and rank among the most dangerous in… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.In two days' time Tauranga voters will elect the city's new MP.

But what challenges await the winner of the by-election, and how do they plan on tackling them?

Political reporter Giles Dexter went… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Samoa's Prime Minister has been welcomed to Hawke's Bay in an emotional Ava ceremony, one of the most significant customs in Samoan culture.

Seasonal workers, their bosses, church leaders and Samoan… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is in Wellington today to meet with her New Zealand counterpart, Nanaia Mahuta.

The Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, told Morning Report Australia… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.International is travel is back and the government has signalled the requirement to get a Covid-19 test before travelling to Aotearoa may soon be scrapped.

But in the meantime, all overseas… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.House prices are continuing to fall and houses are taking longer to sell.

In the latest Real Estate Institute price index, the median in Auckland fell 1.9 percent from a year ago to one point one… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Wellington hospital is being forced to spend millions of extra dollars sending patients to private hospitals for MRI and CT scans as its old scanning machines fail to cope.

The average waiting time… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Victims of serious crime are missing out on critical help because of what Justice officials themselves admit is an unethical approach to keep within budget.

The admission is in a Budget bid document… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Manukau councillor Alf Filipaina says he cannot confirm the Tribesmen and Killer Beez have agreed to a ceasefire but he was aware talks had been happening.

The New Zealand Hearld is reporting this… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The US Federal Reserve has just announced it's hiking its core interest rate by 75 basis points and it won't stop there, with further increases expected.

This figure has been speculated for days… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, told Morning Report Australia should be more engaged in the Pacific.

She says Australia should listen more.

“Australia needs to do more in the Pacific… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The US Federal has made the decision that's had the market in turmoil for days.

As expected the central bank has hiked interest rates by 75 basis points.

The US market has bounced around for days… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The British Home Secretary has insisted the government will not change its policy after a flight preparing to take asylum seekers to Rwanda was stopped by legal challenges - minutes before it was due… Read more Audio