Morning Report for Thursday 3 November 2022

8:52 AM.For the first time in its 35 year history the Taranaki Garden Festival is offering a tour specifically designed for the blind and those with low vision.

It has teamed up with staff from the Puke… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.If you're planning on doing your Christmas shopping online this year, you might want to be careful what you click on.

New cyber safety research shows a quarter of people shopping online in New… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Your mum might have told you not to look into the sun because it could send you blind - good advice.

The sun's brightness can also make large objects close to it difficult to spot.

A team of… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Covid-19 cases could be 45 percent higher than what's officially being reported.

The Ministry of Health says wastewater testing is indicating there are far more cases out there than showing in the… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Māori communities are worried the government's climate planning could override their own work and rangatiratanga.

As you heard on Morning Report yesterday officials have identified 44 communities at… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.One hundred and thirty people have been evacuated from a Woodend campground, after a wildfire started at about 8pm on Wednesday.

The fire has been moving south, driven by 25 kilometre per hour winds… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Countdown workers are set to get a big pay rise - and it could lay groundwork for a sector-wide Fair Pay Agreement.

Employees have voted on a 12-percent increase, a starting living wage, plus… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.RNZ can reveal which other hospital radiology departments are at high risk of failing to meet international standards.

They are Wellington, the Hutt and Hawke's Bay hospitals. We also now know Nelson… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Banks are being urged to lend a helping hand to families and businesses struggling with rising interest rates.

The plea comes from the Reserve Bank as it warns of tough times ahead in the fight… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Finance Minister says addressing inflation without increasing unemployment is a difficult balancing act.

Grant Robertson told Morning Report he's proud of the low unemployment rate and doesn't… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Immigration lawyers say official information channels are being manipulated to hide the use of profiling algorithms on applications from migrants.

An Official Information Act response seen by RNZ on… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Consumer NZ is telling big power companies they need to stop hiking prices.

Genesis, Meridian and Mercury have more than doubled their combined profits from the previous year - now totaling one point… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Buy Now Pay Later lenders are being told to stop turning a blind eye to people falling into debt spirals using their services.

The government is planning tighter regulations for the providers -… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Rain has been falling heavily overnight and there's still more to come.

Civil Defence has been monitoring the situation overnight, and there is surface flooding in some areas.

The Hokitika River is… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Banks are being urged to lend a helping hand to families and businesses struggling with rising interest rates.

The plea comes from the Reserve Bank as it warns of tough times ahead in the fight… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Banks are being urged to lend a helping hand to families and businesses struggling with rising interest rates. The plea comes from the Reserve Bank as it warns of tough times ahead in the fight… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Banks are being urged to step up and support families and businesses coming under financial strain as the pressure comes on from rising interest rates.

The plea comes from the Reserve Bank in a… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.One hundred and thirty people have been evacuated from a coastal campground north of Christchurch at Pegasus Beach, after a wildfire took hold last night.

The fire started about 8 o'clock and… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Metservice says more than 500 millimetres of rain has fallen in the region over the past 24 hours, with at least 80 millimetres falling since midnight.

But the strong band of rain does now appear to… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.One hundred and thirty people have been evacuated from a coastal campground north of Christchurch at Pegasus Beach,after a wildfire took hold last night.

The fire started about 8am and travelled… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.North and South Korea have both fired missiles landing in waters off each other's coasts.

Seoul retaliated yesterday three hours after Pyongyang launched a missile that landed less than 60km off the… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.Schools are closed and sandbags are at the ready as the West Coast prepares for more rain.

Metservice is expecting another 100 to 150 mils of rain on Thursday morning.

The Hokitika River is still… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Banks are being urged to step up and support families and businesses coming under financial strain as the pressure comes on from rising interest rates.

The plea comes from the Reserve Bank in a… Read more Audio