Morning Report for Friday 2 September 2022

8:45 AM.It's time now for our Friday feature on Morning Report in which we dissect, discuss and analyse the political stories of the week.

They might be big issues, they might be small, it'll be anything but… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Commemorations will be held this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Patea freezing works closing.

Faced with a downturn in the industry on 3 September, 1982 about 800 staff were laid off in… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The first episode of the The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will be released at 1pm this afternoon on Amazon Prime.

With a budget of more than $1 billion, it is the most expensive TV series of… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Master builders say the current building consent system is "broken".

The association is calling for underperforming local councils to be sanctioned or even lose their consenting accreditation.

The… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Teachers hope the long delays in getting the right rate of pay are over.

Some have been underpaid by thousands of dollars and it has taken months to fix.

The Education Ministry says problems that… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.After six losses in eight matches, and three losses in a row on home soil, All Blacks fans aren't exactly confident heading into tomorrow night's match against Argentina.

The South Americans beat New… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The construction industry is being told it must do more to stop workers being killed and injured on the job.

Since January last year, at least two construction workers have died every month and a… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Serena Williams' farewell party to tennis is continuing after another magical run at the US Open.

The power of sisterhood will be on display today as she joins older sister Venus in their doubles… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Statistics New Zealand figures show overall beer consumption is back to pre-pandemic levels, after the sector experienced big falls in demand since the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.

So is this a… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A ban on intimate relationships between university staff and students at Victoria University of Wellington is a New Zealand first.

Previously such relationships were 'strongly discouraged'.

Provost… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The race is on to find a meteorite which is believed to have landed somewhere near Dunedin.

A spectacular fireball was captured by night-sky cameras shooting across the Otago region on the 28 August.

7:40 AM.NASA is gearing up for a second shot at getting its Artemis I mission to the moon.

Mission managers have come up with a plan they hope will work around an engine problem, which forced them to abort… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.If you're feeling guilty about air travel the answer might be to do away with those short trips across the Tasman.

The advice from climate experts comes as a major new international report shows last… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.All Blacks coach Ian Foster has decided to run it back with an unchanged starting side in the second test against Argentina tomorrow night.

After making more history, in a bad way, last weekend… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The All Blacks are hoping to once again ease mounting public pressure when they play Argentina in Hamilton tomorrow night.

Coming in the wake of the Puma's history-making win in Christchurch, the… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.A group of 91 police staff are taking a personal grievance over the way they say they've were treated for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

The complaint isn't about the vaccine mandate - which… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Dairy owners want changes to the $6 million ram raid fund so they can get access to help faster.

Just five stores have got security upgrades since the fund was announced in May, and police are still… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.WorkSafe has admitted the mahi it's been doing to prevent construction workers from being killed and injured on the job has not been enough.

The health and safety watchdog is now appealing for… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The Principal Youth Court Judge, John Walker, is questioning whether young people being interviewed by police are getting as much support as they need.

Adults are offered a lawyer when giving a… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A South Waikato retired dentist who runs a free service for those who can't afford care is begging the government for help.

Sue Cole is part of a delegation of local councillors, iwi and business… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Countdown has set up a new wholesale arm of its business which it says could service more than 50 retailers in coming months.

The first customer of the new business will be Auckland organic grocer… Read more Audio