Morning Report for Wednesday 28 September 2022

8:50 AM.Divers have found a swathe of World War II-era bombs in a lagoon in Tuvalu as part of Operation Render Safe, involving the navies of Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, alongside the US Marine Corps.

8:46 AM.Local body elections are in fully swing with hot-button issues differing from electorate to electorate.

In Rotorua, emergency housing is top of the list.

Local Democracy reporter Felix Desmarais… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Health authorities have been told poor reporting of radiology scans in the lower half of the North Island is endangering people's lives.

Auckland man Colm Brennan isn't surprised.

He lost a leg due… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The British pound has begun to stabilise, after crashing to a record low against the US-dollar over the past 24 hours.

Against a backdrop that includes the Ukraine war and soaring energy prices… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The National Party remains the most preferred party in the latest One News Kantar public poll but Labour has taken a nibble out of their advantage.

The poll figures show National remains unchanged on… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Two new medicines are set to be funded by Pharmac, potentially affecting tens of thousands of patients.

A proposal released this morning would fund Spinraza, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Protests continue across Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in detention after being arrested by police enforcing the Islamic Republic's strict restrictions on women's dress.

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7:47 AM.The National Party remains the most preferred party in the latest One News Kantar public poll but Labour has taken a small bite into their advantage.

The poll figures show National remains unchanged… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Some Napier residents are angry and upset that they were kept in the dark for so long about a proposed social housing development.

The city council's been working with Kāinga Ora for nearly two years… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Worker advocates warn that employers must not be allowed to exploit the next wave of seasonal workers from the Pacific.

The government has raised the quota for the recognised seasonal employer scheme… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Preliminary results from the so-called referendums in four occupied Ukrainian regions are coming in.

To no one's surprise, the initial count reportedly shows more than 97 percent of the ballots in… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Police still have no reliable way of recording who is being targeted by hate crimes despite funding a dedicated team and hundreds of audits in the last year.

Inquiries by RNZ have found police are… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Medicines for anaphylaxis and a rare spinal disease are set to be publicly funded.

Pharmac is looking at funding adrenaline auto-injectors - commonly known as EpiPens - for people who are at risk of… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Just one month after the Privacy Commissioner warned police to do better when it comes to number-plate cameras and privacy, a detective pretended a car was stolen so they could track it.

OIA… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.There were more than 600 jobs on offer in Queenstown at a recruitment event last night - but only 100 prospective employees to fill the vacancies.

The resort is gearing up for a busy summer and the… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Iran is in the throes of national protests after the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in police custody.

Mahsa Amini was detained by the Iranian morality police for refusing to adhere to hijab… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.A review has uncovered serious shortcomings in New Zealand's education outcomes for disabled learners.

The Education Review Office, or ERO, found that many schools and early learning centres actively… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.Between meteorites, asteroid showers, the aurora australia and satellites, there's no shortage of bright spots in Aotearoa's night sky.

But this morning there was an extra brilliant sparkle -… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.One of the most high-profile trials from the US Capitol riots is about to get underway.

Members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group, will be tried after jury selection on charges of… Read more Audio