Morning Report for Wednesday 5 April 2023

8:48 AM.Christchurch has run out of indoor sports courts - with multiple netball and basketball competitions forced to play outside of the district.

Even the big guns are affected.

The Canterbury ANZ… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.House prices are 30 percent higher than they were before Covid-19, according to the latest figures from CoreLogic.

But the Reserve Bank's official cash rate hikes have helped cool the housing market… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Images and videos of homes, roads and businesses destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle are being broadcast to the country daily - leaving potential visitors second guessing a Hawke's Bay holiday.

But the… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.People in the Far North are urged to be vigilant over the Easter weekend, after a large fire near Cape Reinga on Tuesday 28 March.

The blaze ripped through 400 hectares and although it's now… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.After just over a year in the job, Simon Power has resigned as chief executive of TVNZ.

The former National Party MP and minister joined the broadcaster in March last year.

He faced several… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The former US President, Donald Trump, has left the Manhattan Criminal Court after pleading not guilty to 34 charges.

He was expected to speak to the media but made a swift exit from the courtroom… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.She earned herself an international reputation as a "rock star" politician but today, Jacinda Ardern's leaving that behind as she gives her valedictory speech.

For more than five years, she was the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The death this week of another baby from whooping cough - bringing the toll this year to three - has paediatricians scrambling to find ways to prevent its spread.  

Whooping cough ought to be, with… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Days out from the Easter school holidays Bluebridge has again cancelled 4 sailings across Cook Strait today with those affected unable to rebook after cancelling sailings yesterday.

One Tauranga… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The Reserve Bank is expected to raise the official cash rate again today. 

The general consensus among bank and business economists is for a quarter-of-a-percent increase,  what they call 25 basis… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The National Party leader Christopher Luxon says another hike of interest rates will bring pain and suffering for New Zealanders.

The Reserve Bank is expected to raise the official cash rate again… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The Prime Minister's accepted an apology from cabinet minister Kiri Allan, after she criticised RNZ's culture and treatment of Māori staff at a farewell for former Midday Report host Māni Dunlop - who… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.From Wednesday school and university students will find it harder to get away with using Artificial Intelligence systems such as ChatGPT to write their essays.

The developers of one of the programs… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Jacinda Ardern has revealed her first steps outside the corridors of power, as Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call and on the board of Prince William's Earthshot Prize.

Another former prime… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Jacinda Ardern's delivers her valedictory speech today ending her political career of five and a half years as Prime Minister and more than 14 years as an MP. 

In January, she quit the top job saying… Read more Audio

7:07 AM.Donald Trump has arrived at court in Manhattan, where he has been arrested.

It's an historic day for the US with news media tracking his journey from Trump Tower to the courthouse.

Crowds built up… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The range of occupational diseases readily covered by ACC is up for review. 

The list, names 41 gradual process injuries - ranging from slow-growing cancers caused by repeated chemical exposure, to… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Donald Trump has arrived at court in Manhattan, where he has been arrested.

It's an historic day for the US with news media tracking his journey from Trump Tower to the courthouse.

Crowds built up… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.A senior lecturer in software engineering says schools and universities should shut for a month while they figure out how to deal with new Artificial Intelligences such as ChatGPT.

The systems can… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Donald Trump has arrived at court in Manhattan, where he has been arrested and is awaiting his arraignment.

It's an historic day for the US, with no other president ever facing criminal charges.

… Read more Audio