Morning Report for Thursday 9 February 2023

8:57 AM.John Cleese is set to team up with his daughter, Camilla, for a reboot of the beloved Fawlty Towers sitcom.

The new series will "explore how Cleese's over-the-top, cynical and misanthropic Basil… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Former Silver Fern and international beach volleyballer Anna Harrison is ditching the bikini on the New Zealand beach tour this summer to make not wearing one more 'normal'.

When the 39-year-old… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.The Prime Minister has used his policy purge to ditch a contentious change to hate speech laws. 

Labour has been working on an overhaul of the legislation since the March 2019 mosque attacks. 

It… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A trial on Auckland buses has found drivers falling asleep at the wheel and an 'undeniable' risk of fatigue.

The company that ran the trial says it is seeing many more bus, truck and car drivers… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A housing crisis, and then floods - the government is scrambling to provide longer term accommodation for hundreds of people displaced in Auckland.

The Temporary Accommodation Service is now tasked… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.New Zealand authorities are celebrating intercepting more than three tonnes of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean. 

The bust is the largest find by "some margin" with an estimated street value of… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has scrapped or delayed several government policies as one of his first major acts as Prime Minister.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson.spoke to Corin Dann.
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8:10 AM.The impending merger of RNZ and TVNZ is no more, with the government scrapping the plan yesterday as it refocuses on the cost of living.

Last year's Budget had allocated $109m a year to the new… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.The appointment of the next All Blacks coach has reached a confusing juncture, after comments from leading candidate Scott Robertson were refuted by New Zealand Rugby on Wednesday.

NZ Rugby issued a… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria from Monday's quakes has risen to more than 11,200.

The World Health Organization has suggested the final toll could rise as high as 20,000, and thousands… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Cyclone Gabrielle could reach Northland on Sunday before moving south towards Auckland.

The  category one cyclone is currently in the Coral Sea and is likely to become a category three over the next… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Cyclone Gabrielle could reach Northland on Sunday before moving south towards Auckland.

The  category one cyclone is currently in the Coral Sea and is likely to become a category three over the next… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The National Party says the government's decision to axe or delay some of its major policies is an attempt to make up for five years of incompetence.

Those were the words of National leader… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria from Monday's quakes has risen to more than 11,200.

The World Health Organization has suggested the final toll could rise as high as 20,000, and thousands… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The E Tū union says it will fight for the social insurance scheme that the government has indefinitely delayed to go ahead. 

The policy was one of the multiple projects the government yesterday axed… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Finance Minister says the scrapping of a suite of government policies yesterday is not just about saving money. 

The RNZ -TVNZ merger, the social insurance scheme, the hate speech bill and… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.There's confirmation this morning Cyclone Gabrielle could affect Northland on Sunday before moving south towards Auckland.

The  category one cyclone is currently in the Coral Sea and is likely to… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The RNZ - TVNZ merger has been scrapped.

The government had pledged $327 million over three years to merge the two public media entities, and it's understood more than $16 million had already been… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The government has cleared the desk of some of its more contentious and unwieldy policies, with this year's election in mind.

The Prime Minister says the reprioritisation will free up money to help… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.A construction expert is warning that owners of flood-damaged Auckland homes with untreated timber need to take rapid action. 

Prendos property consultant Phil O'Sullivan says untreated wooden… Read more Audio