Morning Report for Thursday 15 September 2022

8:52 AM.One of New Zealand's best known union leaders, Ken Douglas, has died aged 86.

Known as Red Ken, Ken Douglas was the inaugural president of the Council of Trade Unions from 1987 until 1999.

He was… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The All Blacks take on the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup in Melbourne tonight, with the hosts desperate to win and give themselves a chance of ending nearly two decades of New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.A video of King Charles III losing his cool over a leaking pen while signing a document has gone viral.

It's the second time the King has been visibly frustrated in recent days with another video… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Researchers at the University of Auckland are calling for a universal screening service for maternal mental distress.

They said perinatal mental distress was not prioritised despite having… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.While Sir Tim Shadbolt, Invercargill's incumbent mayor of more than 20 years, was a no-show at last night's mayoral debate, nine challengers stepped up to share their vision for the southern city.

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8:11 AM.Thousands of mourners are finally getthing the chance to pay their repsects in Westminster Hall where the Queen is now lying in state.

The line to see the coffin was at 4.6km long.

RNZ reporter Jake… Read more Audio

8:07 AM.All Blacks No.8 Hoskins Sotutu has been handed the challenge of replacing star loosie Ardie Savea when the defending champions bid for back-to-back Rugby Championship wins with victory over Australia… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Consumer NZ is campaigning for airlines to be upfront about passenger rights.

The company said Air New Zealand and Jetstar do not clearly communicate enough with customers about flight cancellation… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Millions of dollars in government funding is being directed to help with extra teaching for pupils who have fallen behind during the Covid-19 pandemic.

$20 million will go towards extra support for… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The All Blacks take on the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup in Melbourne on Thursday night, with the hosts desperate to win and give themselves a chance of ending nearly two decades of New… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The author of a new report on widespread pollution around the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point in Southland says he found key contaminants left out of an earlier study done by the smelter company.

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7:24 AM.The Minister of Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti wants Lotto to ban the use of credit cards for online gambling.

But Lotto says it doesn't want to impose that on its customers and claims it already has… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The ambulance driver involved in the fatal accident near Cambridge at 3.40 yesterday morning has now also died.

St John said it was devastated to be grieving the loss of one of its own.

The Patient… Read more Audio

6:56 AM.Business news for 15 September 2022 Read more Audio

6:51 AM.Those hoping for the top job in the country's fastest growing district gave their leadership pitches to Queenstown's business community last night.

The mayoralty race is wide open with incumbent Jim… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Air New Zealand's first shipment of sustainable aviation fuel is arriving in the country on Sunday.

CEO Greg Foran said the shipment was an important step in the airline's decarbonisation plan.

He… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Read more Audio

6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:16 AM.After a procession through London the Queen is now lying in state in Westminster Hall and the public is filing past her coffin.

Tens of thousands of people turned out to see her final journey from… Read more Audio