Morning Report for Thursday 26 January 2023

8:55 AM.The Canterbury Museum will open a pop-up site in the Centre of Contemporary Art, Toi Moroki building while the museum buildings are closed for redevelopment over the next 5 years.

The new mini museum… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Te Anau businesses are bracing for more staff shortages as student workers return to their studies in the coming weeks.

Some businesses are already operating with reduced hours and menus and that's… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Ticketmaster has apologised to Taylor Swift and her fans during a US Senate hearing.

Millions of fans were blocked from buying tickets to her tour in November last year when a bot attack overwhelmed… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Department of Internal Affairs is expecting more people conceived by donor egg, sperm or embryo will want information about their genetic history as they get older.  

Since 2005, the Human… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Australia Day, Invasion Day or Survival Day? 

There has been an increasingly vocal push to change Australia's national day from January 26 over past years. 

The date marks the anniversary of… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Australia have beaten the Silver Ferns 56-50 in the final of the Netball Quad series in South Africa - the arch rivals final meeting before July's World Cup.

The Silver Ferns had a strong first half… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Christchurch is set to swelter through 29-degree heat today and Friday, with health and emergency authorities warning Cantabrians to take care. 

Te Whatu Ora has issued a warning for residents to… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.'A selfless man who gave everything to help those in need'.

That's just one of the tributes paid to New Zealander Andrew Bagshaw, who was killed in Ukraine while delivering aid.

He was reported… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Building costs continue to be a big driver of inflation, with prices for building a new house increasing fourteen percent in the 12 months to December 2022.

About ninety per cent of building products… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.It's the season of flies, and the wet holiday period means they're popping up by the truckload. 

Reporter Leonard Powell put his fly swat down and picked up the microphone to learn more about why… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.A Waikato wetland sanctuary is reintroducing rats to try to drive out birds fouling a prized lake.

The move is a last resort to try to scare off half a million sparrows and starlings that have found… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is meeting with Auckland business leaders today, who he says are central to his "bread and butter" strategy to tackle high inflation.

But the wishes of some business… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The National Party says inflation has its claws firmly on New Zealand's economy.

Deputy Leader and finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says it is alarming that inflation in New Zealand remains high… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Tanks are on their way to Ukraine.

After weeks of hesitation, Germany has confirmed it will send Leopard 2 battle tanks as well as allow its NATO allies like Finland and Poland to send their german… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Government is promising to sharpen its focus on supporting people through cost of living pressures, as inflation persists at 7.2-percent year on year.

Grant Robertson, the finance minister, says… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Shoppers are feeling the pinch of rising grocery prices, meaning compromises at the dinner table.

Annual inflation remains stubbornly high, sitting unchanged at 7.2 percent - near a 32 year high.

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7:13 AM.The Auckland Chamber of Commerce says the biggest worry for businesses is inflation, as they prepare to meet with the new Prime Minister today.

Simon Bridges says that's especially true for small to… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is due to talk shop with business leaders in Auckland today.

But how do small businesses feel about the new leader - and what do they want from him?

Lauren Crimp spoke… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Classified documents have been found in the home of another top US official - this time, it's ex Vice President Mike Pence.

The documents were discovered by a lawyer last week for Pence at his house… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Chris Hipkins has cleared his first hurdle as Prime Minister, and chaired his first cabinet meeting.

He's signalled a focus on the cost of living, but isn't ready to rule anything in or out.

Other… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Ireland is celebrating a record-breaking sweep of fourteen Oscar nominations in this year's awards.

Martin McDonagh's dark comedy, The Banshees of Inisherin, was a clear favourite with nine nods… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Farmers are telling new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins that the government needs to slow down on its attempts to hold them to account for environmental issues.

This week Beef and Lamb New Zealand, and… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The latest inflation figures are bad news for those struggling to make ends meet.

The rate remains stubbornly high, sitting unchanged at 7.2 percent, with food prices still a large factor.

Online… Read more Audio