Morning Report for Monday 27 March 2023

8:51 AM.Researchers say Aotearoa needs a national risk assessment authority to better prepare the country for high-impact risks and disasters.

Auckland University's Koi Tū: Centre for Informed Futures has… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.NIWA scientists had to resort to some old-fashioned tools to help prevent unwanted koi carp from reaching Waitomo Caves.

There has been concern koi carp might get into the caves and threaten… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Amelia Kerr's Mumbai Indians' have won cricket's inaugural women's premier league in India after a seven wicket victory.

The star White Ferns allrounder took two wickets off her four overs… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.For the first time in almost a year, the All Whites managed to score a goal yesterday as they beat China 2-goals-to-1 in Wellington.

It was the second of two friendly matches between the two teams… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The South Island's Matatū women's Super Rugby side have won the Aupiki title for 2023, beating Chiefs Manawa 33-points-to-31 in a thrilling final on Saturday afternoon.

It's been a splendid year for… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty has been meeting with mayors who want him to put a cork in the proposed scheme, which would hand the day-to-day management of the pipes and their contents to… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A UK anti-trans activist who stirred up controversy went home early after she faced overwhelming opposition in Auckland.

Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull - also known as Posie Parker - was doused with tomato… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.An elderly Auckland couple face many months of living in a storm-damaged Titirangi home with wrecked walls and a hole in the roof.

A tree crashed through one of their bedrooms during the Anniversary… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Epidemiologist Michael Baker says a drug-resistant fungus that kills about one-third of the people it infects, can be eliminated.

Te Whatu Ora has confirmed a person in New Zealand has the Candida… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Overseas managed retreat experts say residents most devastated by recent extreme storms must get a seat at the decision-making table about possible red zones. 

The Government, the Cyclone Taskforce… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Donald Trump has addressed thousands at his campaign rally in Texas. 

The former US president, who's bidding for the job again, has criminal charges looming for falsifying business records in 2016

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7:36 AM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters - eyeing a political comeback - says taxpayer money is being used for an all-out assault on western values.

In a speech in Auckland, he warned of a powerful… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, sparking an emergency meeting for the United Nations Security Council

Ukrainian security officials have accused Russia of making Belarus -… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.A failed attempt to stop anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull from entering New Zealand didn't guarantee her a long stay.

Rainbow community organisations filed a hurried judicial review with… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Trans activists are chalking up Wellington's fight-back against Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, as the largest trans-rights rally in Aotearoa's history.

It's estimated more than… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The body of a slain New Zealand soldier in Ukraine will be brought back home by his uncle at an expected cost of around $65,000.  

Kane Te Tai was killed in action while clearing a trench last week… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.A UK anti-trans activist who stirred up controversy went home early this weekend after she faced overwhelming opposition in Auckland.

Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull - also known as Posie Parker - was… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.There was heated debate when edited versions of Roald Dahl's books were released last year in an attempt to make them more suitable for today's young readers.

Reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod, who is… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Protests in France continue against President Macron's plan to raise the retirement age 

But in the western rural district of Sainte-Soline, several have been injured after a clash between protesters… Read more Audio