Morning Report for Thursday 1 December 2022

8:56 AM.Teachers say they do not have enough time to give students quality relationship and sexual health education but believe it's increasingly necessary.

Many of the nearly 200 surveyed by Canterbury… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Farmers at this year's Fieldays have plenty to think about, with the government launching its Climate Action Centre, to tackle emissions.

The annual gathering to swap tips and pick up new toys is… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.New funding beginning today means thousands will have access to a drug that helps with the symptoms of menopause.

Journalist and author of This Changes Everything: The Honest Guide to Menopause and… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Fears are growing that Covid-19 could be a Christmas grinch this year.

So health authorities are upping their public messaging about ways to ease the burden on an already stressed health system.

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8:22 AM.The Health Minister has admitted the country's drug laws are out of date.

Critics of New Zealand's drug legislation say it's not in line with other countries, which treat drug use as a health rather… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Private property owners are leaving their homes and moving into campervans to get away from unruly Kāinga Ora neighbours.

A Christchurch woman says she sold up to preserve her mental health, while a… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Te Whatu Ora is asking the High Court to take guardianship of the four-month-old to allow him to have an operation he needs for his serious heart condition.

The baby's parents won't consent to the… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Bats are the 'death metal singers' of the animal kingdom according to a new study, with a vocal range of seven octaves, almost double that of the average human. And for the first time on record… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Australia has realised its dream of making it to the final 16 knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup after beating Denmark 1-nil this morning.

New Zealand journalist Coen Lammers spoke to Corin Dann… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.New Zealand's spy agency, the SIS, has agreed to pay $66,000 to journalist Nicky Hager after it illegally took his phone records in 2012. 

The SIS suspected Hager was illegally given information by a… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Above average temperatures are expected across much of the country this summer but particularly in the west.

The West Coast of the South Island, including Fiordland and central Otago, can expect more… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.There have been multiple earthquakes felt near Taupō overnight, the largest  a magnitude 5.6 quake just before midnight.

That quake struck 15 kilometres south-west of Taupō, at a depth of five… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The Health Minister admits  the country's drug laws are out of date.

Critics of New Zealand's drug legislation say it's not in line with other countries, which treat drug use as a health rather than… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The number of houses being listed for sale has crashed by 26 percent as the property market dries up. 

The national average asking price is now below $900,000, which is down almost 10 percent since… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The lawyer for the parents who don't want blood from Covid-vaccinated donors being given to their baby says they want the best for their son.

The four-month-old needs a second heart surgery but it's… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.The medical world is abuzz with excitement over the first drug confirmed to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer's.

The breakthrough medicine called lecanemab, ends decades of failure in… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Despite a global downturn, primary industry exports are set to reach a new record high of $55 billion in 2023.

The government this morning released its export revenue projections, which show a 4… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The Auckland City Council is facing a $295 million budget shortfall for next year, and yet its expenditure control and procurement committee won't be meeting next week because they have nothing to… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The Auckland City Council is facing a $295 million budget shortfall for next year, and yet its expenditure control and procurement committee won't be meeting next week because they have nothing to… Read more Audio