Morning Report for Tuesday 27 September 2022

8:55 AM.Portaloos are a common sight on some Masterton streets, serving as temporary solutions for households afflicted with sewage spills.

Whenever there's heavy rain, it overflows across some families'… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Simon Martin probably saved his friend's life while they were surfing by a reef off the Waiwhakaiho river in Taranaki in the weekend.

On Sunday morning he was enjoying the waves when he saw his… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The National Party says it's a moral disgrace people are staying longer and longer in emergency housing, and the taxpayer bill just keeps getting bigger.

Information given to MP Chris Bishop shows… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Is it time to stop treating our lakes and rivers like toilets?

That's the question in Central Otago after the Manuherekia River flooded a small town's sewage treatment plant in July and swept the… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Young flat hunters are being asked to hand over intrusive and unnecessary private details in order to secure a place to live.

A Consumer New Zealand investigation has found that some property… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Two candidates top the polls for Christchurch mayoral candidates - Phil Mauger and David Meates.

Current councillor Mauger is ahead, with a Kantar poll this month showing he was preferred by 58… Read more Video, Audio

7:55 AM.There's been a happy ending for a missing poodle called Burrito who disappeared over a week ago in an Auckland park.

His owners were so worried they set up a camp in the Manurewa Botanic Gardens… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Air New Zealand is blaming extreme weather for disruption to its new non-stop flight from New York to Auckland on Sunday.

Fifteen customers, on the Prime Minister's flight back from New York, had to… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Emergency housing's supposed to be short term for those most in need - but some have now lived in motels for two years or longer - with no immediate end in sight. While it puts a roof over the head of… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The British pound has crashed to a record low against the US dollar, as markets react to the UK's biggest tax cuts in 50 years.

The plunge of nearly 5 percent to just above $1.03, came during trading… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Italy's snap elections have resulted in victory for the far right and for Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni.

Meloni's party secured 26 per cent of the vote, setting her on course to become… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Schools have hit the final week of the third term and secondary principals are warning that this year is shaping up to be the worst of the pandemic.

They say two-and-a-half years of Covid-19… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.NASA is taking a crash course in defending Earth against a killer asteroid- literally.

We've seen how Hollywood does it, but it's now NASA's turn to test how to deflect an asteroid - for real - by… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Health authorities have been told poor reporting of radiology scans throughout the lower half of the North Island is endangering people's lives.

A new internal report to Health NZ lists four frequent… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Finance Minister says the situation around the  New Zealand dollar remains volatile, with much of the impact stemming back to the strength of the US dollar. 

The Kiwi took further hits overnight… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.An emotional memorial service was held at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul yesterday, as New Zealand officially commemorated the death of Queen Elizabeth.

Across the road, on Parliament's lawn, a… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The New Zealand dollar continues its slide as currency values around the world continue to drop.

It has already fallen 16 per cent in the past six months against the US dollar and has continued its… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Some property agencies are breaking privacy laws by asking potential renters for intrusive and unnecessary personal information.

A Consumer New Zealand investigation has found that young people… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.A gunman has opened fire at a school in Russia, killing at least 15 people, 11 of them children.

At least 24 others were injured in the incident in the city of Izhevsk, before the shooter turned the… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The British pound has fallen to a record low against the US-dollar as markets react to the UK's biggest tax cuts in 50 years.

The sterling fell close to $1.03 early on Monday before regaining some… Read more Audio