Morning Report for Tuesday 30 August 2022

8:50 AM.The local government elections in Hawke's Bay offer two different pictures - with some set to be a tough race and others a foregone conclusion.

Two mayors have been able to glide through to new terms… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Since the beginning of the pandemic we're experienced work from home pivots, and the great resignation.

The latest trend to hit the employment sector is 'quiet quitting'.

But is it a trend?

And… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.As National calls for tougher consequences on repeat youth offenders due to a spike in ram raids, its also acknowledging the need to invest in social groups supporting youth and in turn stopping the… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A New Zealand aid worker preparing to return to Ukraine has come across one former New Zealand Defence force worker in his time in the invaded country.

The Defence Force is still unable to rule out… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Some doctors have serious concerns about the lack of transparency coming from Te Whatu Ora / Health NZ, after the closure of District Health Boards.

Previously, the DHBs had an open door policy and… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Auckland health authorities were given hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix the dental surgery wait list in 2020, but in 2022 nearly 2000 children are still waiting for the treatment.

The… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Survivors of our biggest national disasters say new guidelines will better supporting families in the wake of future tragedies.

The new "Public Service Commission Model Standards" - to be released at… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A man who witnessed poor safety practices carried out by an inflatable slide company has welcomed the $350,000 fine handed down to the company but says it should have happened earlier.

Fun Solutions… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.A top Defence Force boss is confident the troops leaving for the UK today won't take leave to fight in the Ukraine.

Corporal Dominic Abelen was on leave without pay when he was killed while fighting… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Survivors of sexual abuse at Dilworth School can now apply for financial redress from the school.

The Auckland boarding school says any survivor of abuse committed by a Dilworth representative or… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A court has heard a Gloriavale woman sometimes didn't eat or drink while working extremely long hours, and would get in trouble if she stopped.

She's one of six former members seeking a ruling from… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The government is bringing in extra checks to stop its cost-of-living payments going to people based overseas.

The changes - which follow criticism from the Auditor-General - will mean some eligible… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.More than 1800 Auckland children are overdue for operations on their teeth, with a prediction it will get worse because there's a huge delay for routine check ups.

The children need dental work under… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A toilet paper manufacturer, which has locked workers out at its Kawerau mill, is now threatening those workers - and their union - with $500,000 in damages.

The legal threat by Purex manufacturer… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.NASA has been forced to postpone an historic rocket launch - one that has been 50 years in the making.

The uncrewed Artemis One mission was supposed to have blasted off overnight from Cape Canaveral… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.International aid is beginning to reach Pakistan as its flooding emergency threatens to leave a third of the country - an area almost the size of New Zealand - underwater.

Cargo planes from Turkey… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.The Waihi District Court has imposed a mammoth $350,000 fine on an inflatable slide company behind a string of accident and injuries.

It also has to pay almost $53,000 in damages. WorkSafe, which… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Inland Revenue is racing to ensure New Zealanders living overseas don't get the next cost of living payment due on Thursday.

Thousands of people got the first installment when they shouldn't have… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Boxing New Zealand wants to create a separate open category for transgender athletes in Olympic style competition boxing.

The executive board of our only amateur boxing organisation disagrees with… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Inland Revenue is racing to ensure New Zealanders living overseas don't get the next cost of living payment due on Thursday.

Thousands of people got the first installment when they shouldn't have… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.The Union for workers locked out of the Essity mill in Kawerau says the company's launched legal action against its own staff.

The Pulp and Paper Workers Union says the toilet paper company is… Read more Audio