Morning Report for Thursday 7 July 2022

6:21 AM.Universities and others are hoping the lucrative foreign student market will bounce back once visa processing at Immigration New Zealand has resumed.

Victoria University Deputy Vice-Chancellor Blair… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Muslim community is seeking reassurances from police of their safety in the lead-up to one of the biggest religious days of the year.

Police met with community leaders on Wednesday night, after… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister is confident making supermarkets sign up to an enforceable code of conduct will help ease the pain in Kiwis' pockets.

The rules aim to address the imbalance… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Muslim community is on edge after a spate of attacks just days before the festival of Eid.

On Monday night there was a burglary in a Tauranga mosque.

Then later that evening, a worshipper's car… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark is confident making supermarkets sign up to an enforceable code of conduct will help ease the pain in Kiwis' pockets.

But the devil may be in… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Consumer New Zealand is backing the Government's plan to appoint a Grocery Commissioner.

Its chief executive, Jon Duffy, said it showed supermarkets they couldn't keep making super profits at the… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Climate Change Commissioner is recommending changes to the plan put forward by farmers to reduce emissions.

Dr Rod Carr said a modified plan needed to be put in place, but there cannot be any… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Patients tortured at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital have finally received an apology from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists after waiting for more than 40 years.

Royal… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is heading into the sharp end of her trade mission in Australia - poised to deliver a major foreign policy speech on Thursday morning.

It falls the day before her annual… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The Climate Change Commissioner is recommending changes to the plan put forward by farmers to reduce emissions.

Rod Carr said paying farmers for carbon absorption by on-farm vegetation, for example… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.New stats show Invercargill is the deadliest place in New Zealand when it comes to air pollution - it's more dangerous than larger cities.

A study that has shocked scientists has found air pollution… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Māori tourism businesses say a targeted funding boost helped to keep their waka steady during turbulent times.

It's been just over a year since the government announced the $15m dollar boost over two… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Immigration Minister Michael Wood is meeting with his Australian counterpart this week at the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum - where Covid in Nauru is expected to be high on the agenda.

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8:43 AM.The New Plymouth mayor's failure to declare whether he's going to stand for a third term is fuelling speculation he's after a job at one of the new three waters entities.

Neil Holdom said he… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Former National Party MP Aaron Gilmore is back for another crack at politics, confirming he will seek a seat on the Wellington City Council this year.

Gilmore was forced to resign as a list MP 2013… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A new report warns Canterbury businesses will be out of pocket and people if they don't start taking wellbeing more seriously.

Skills Consulting interviewed 1800 employees across the country from a… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Nelson has the highest rate of people who walk and cycle to work in New Zealand, but sustainable transport advocates say ditching the car still isn't safe enough.

The Nelson City Council is asking… Read more Audio