Morning Report for Monday 23 January 2023

8:50 AM.Wairarapa is reaching for the stars with its latest tourist attraction, as the area has been apppointed a dark sky reserve.

It's the culmination of years of work for the Wairarapa Dark Sky… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Festivities kicked off over the weekend in Auckland, as members of the Asian diaspora usher in the Lunar New Year.

The holiday is celebrated by millions in east Asia - yesterday marked the first day… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Conservationists are celebrating the success of a wild kākā breeding programme at the top of the South Island.  

Ten years ago, less than a handful of forest parrots roamed the Abel Tasman National… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Secondary school teachers are poised to take industrial action over their stalled pay talks as schools reopen from next week.

The Post Primary Teachers Assocation has confirmed that unless there is… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Organisers of the Australian Open are under increasing pressure from players to tweak their frantic schedule, and avoid gruelling matches that end as late as 4am.

Andy Murray was beaten by Roberto… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.After Tairāwhiti took another battering with ex-tropical Cyclone Hale earlier this month, Federated Farmers is calling for a government inquiry into factors that are contributing to the damage.

They… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The incoming Prime Minister is hoping to win business support as he tackles what he calls an "inflation pandemic".

In his first address in after being officially chosen for the role, Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The National Party leader is describing incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins as a career politician offering more of the same.

Christopher Luxon told Morning Report Hipkins is part of a Labour… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Silver Ferns lost Monday morning's match in Cape Town against the Australian Diamonds. 

When the final whistle blew - the score was 59-to-57.

It was the second match of their Quad Series… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A constant during Chris Hipkins' time as the MP for Remutaka has been Upper Hutt mayor Wayne Guppy.

Guppy was there to greet Hipkins into the role in 2008, and 15 years on he has spent a lot of time… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The appointment of Chris Hipkins as prime minister may mark a shift from the politics of his predecessor Jacinda Ardern.

Hipkins will be officially sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday and will… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A West Auckland Councillor says Auckland Council could do more to educate people about water safety. 

Over the weekend, six people drowned at beaches around Auckland.

Waitākere ward councillor Shane… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Over the weekend, six people drowned at beaches around Auckland.

Surf life savers are urging the public to only swim at lifeguarded beaches during patrol hours.

Surf Lifesaving New Zealand's chief… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Carmel Sepuloni was New Zealand's first MP of Tongan descent in 2008.

Now, 15 years on, she's set to make history again as the first deputy prime minister of Pasifika descent.

She's the middle child… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Chris Hipkins has had his first interview on Morning Report since being confirmed as the Labour Party's pick for Prime Minister.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Guyon Espiner. Read more Audio

7:13 AM.New Zealand will soon have new leaders - a boy from the Hutt and a Westie. 

Chris Hipkins has been confirmed as the incoming Prime Minister. 

He's joined by Carmel Sepuloni, whose appointment as… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.New Zealand will soon have new leaders - a boy from the Hutt and a Westie. 

Chris Hipkins has been confirmed as the incoming Prime Minister. 

He's joined by Carmel Sepuloni, whose appointment as… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Joe Biden's personal lawyer has revealed that six classified documents have been found in the President's home in Delaware.

A search by justice department officials took place on Friday while the… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Council of Trade Unions is hoping for further moves on pay equity from the incoming prime minister.

Chris Hipkins says his government will fix big issues such as the "inflation pandemic" hurting… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Carmel Sepuloni - a working class girl from Waitara who worked in education before rising through the ranks of government - has been named as New Zealand's new deputy Prime Minister.

Sepuloni was… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Carmel Sepuloni - from a working class family in Waitara who worked in education before rising through the ranks of government - has been named as New Zealand's new deputy Prime Minister.

Sepuloni… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.It's a big week for Chris Hipkins who was selected by the Labour Party caucus yesterday  to be the next Prime Minister of New Zealand.

The 44-year-old Remutaka MP will be sworn in this Wedenesday as… Read more Audio