Morning Report for Monday 12 December 2022

8:49 AM.Some of the world's top scientists working in the field of measurement are meeting in Wellington this week.

A hot topic is the redefinition of a kilogram which is now being measured with an… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.A champion New Zealand boxer has revealed for the first time he is living with dementia pugilistica - a variant of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, brought on by repeated concussions.

Sam… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Auckland's water management body is looking to bring forward plans to take more water out of the Waikato River, due to 'forever' chemicals contaminating its supply.

Internal Watercare documents… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The summer holidays often means spending time with family - including some who you may not see eye-to-eye with.

But it doesn't have to spoil your day.

Climate reporter Hamish Cardwell filed this… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Wellington City Council is fast-tracking construction of 27 new retaining walls, after more than 600 slips in a seven-week period earlier this year.

However, more than 200 old walls lining the… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.An Auckland prison says a programme led by a former offender is reducing gang membership, and crime behind bars.

The prison Kohuora, also known as Wiri Men's, is working with a former offender to… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The government is being called on to enact urgent change to the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme ahead of the 2023 season.

The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner released a report this… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Scenes of jubilation erupted in Morocco yesterday after the country's historic quarter final win over Portugal in the Football World Cup.

But it was heartbreak for England - they were beaten 2-1 by… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Dozens of beaches across Auckland are now unsafe for swimming, after they were swamped with faecal bacteria after the weekend's heavy rain.

The council's water quality monitoring website, Safeswim… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Watercare in Auckland is looking to bring forward its plans to take more water out of the Waikato River and change its drought trigger levels, as a result of contamination by 'forever' chemicals in… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Gang members are putting down their patches in a prison programme led by a former-offender. 

The Auckland Serco facility Kohuora, also known as Wiri Men's prison, says the number of charges laid… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.National's Tama Potaka is on his way to Parliament today having claimed victory in this weekend's Hamilton West by-election.

He won the seat by more than two thousand votes, beating Labour candidate… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.NASA's historic Artemis I mission to the moon has come to an end.

The Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean this morning. 

The mission is NASA's first uncrewed flight of the rocket it… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A report into the treatment of staff under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme has found major gaps in the system allowing a systemic pattern of human rights abuses.

The report was run by the… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A cabinet reshuffle and at least one ministerial resignation are on the way for the Labour Party as they prepare for 2023, election year.

The change comes amid a by-election result in Hamilton West… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The government has imposed a travel ban on 22 senior members of the Iranian security forces connected to the death of Mahsa Amini.

The 22-year-old woman was killed in September after Iran's morality… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The National Party's newest MP, Tama Potaka, will arrive at Parliament this morning for his first day in the job, after he cruised to victory in the Hamilton West by-election on Saturday,

Potaka won… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.An Auckland prison says a programme led by a former offender is reducing gang membership, and crime behind bars.

One-hundred and fifty prisoners are participating in Pūwhakamua at the Serco facility… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The Federation of the Islamic Associations of New Zealand says proposed changes to amend hate-speech laws don't go far enough - by excluding social media where it says most verbal bullets are fired.

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