Morning Report for Friday 23 December 2022

8:58 AM.Time to say thanks to the team behind what goes to air on Morning Report.

Our editor is Martin Gibson, deputy editor Denise Garland, set up editors Maree Corbett and Jane Dunbar.

And our producers… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.When the glitter of Christmas is over and pine needles start falling on the carpet, it's time to say goodbye to your live Christmas tree.

Every summer, the Wellington City Council receives… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Don't tell Jack Fagan the festive season is a time to relax.

The Te Kuiti shearer has broken a world record for strong-wool lamb shearing - completing a total of 754 lambs in eight hours at Pukeiti… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The official Christmas - New Year holiday period begins at 4pm today and police are pleading with drivers to halt the grim trend of 2022 and drive carefully.

With the official road toll standing at… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Now to some highly anticipated news: the Christmas day weather forecast.

NIWA says it'll be a lolly scramble of sunshine, thunderstorms, and everything inbetween.

NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Despite being booted out of office almost two years ago, former US president Donald Trump is still dominating US politics.

The committee investigating the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Some schools face falling enrolments as the number of school-aged children drops over the coming decade.

The latest Education Ministry forecast shows the number of school children dipped this year… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Government agencies are admitting failure in their attempts to make roads safer.

The road toll has soared this year and targets set under the nationwide Road to Zero plan - which is supposed to see… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Tensions are running high in Fiji as the ruling party, FijiFirst, maintains it's refusal to concede.

Military forces have been deployed with the Police Commissioner citing threats against minority… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The top representatives of the UK have undergone some monumental changes this year.

There was the death of the country's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth the Second, after reigning for 70… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The phrase it's been a "big political year" is thrown around practically every year. But in the UK, it really has been a political maelstrom, with three prime ministers in the space of two months -… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The Reserve Bank's calls to go easy on Christmas shopping have fallen flat, with people spending more than they were last Christmas.

Payment network Worldline's latest figures show retail spending is… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Oranga Tamariki is warning children might be put in danger by changes to the Privacy Act.

The Government is moving to change the law in line with tighter data privacy regulations in the European… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Russian President Vladimir Putin says all armed conflicts end with diplomatic negotiations. 

In a public speech he said Russia wants an end to the war in Ukraine. 

This comes after Ukrainan… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.As the year comes to a close, our political leaders are heading away for the summer holidays.

It will be a well-needed recharge too, with a busy election year looming.

But just before they signed… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.More than one in five prisoners are now being released on the day of their sentencing due to time-served.

Statistics obtained under the Official Information Act show remand times have grown over the… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A police investigation has found a crime scene cleaning company that posted photos of death-related callouts online, broke the law.

But police aren't prosecuting - they're assured the posts won't… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Fiji's largest party and it's leader Frank Bainimarama have another chance to hold onto power, and today will again argue their case to form a coalition with the kingmaker Sodelpa party.

FijiFirst… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Government agencies are admitting failure in their attempts to make roads safer, and now say their target to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 40 percent over a decade is unrealistic.

The road… Read more Audio