Morning Report for Wednesday 19 April 2023

8:55 AM.The winner of a major photography award has refused his prize after revealing his work was created using AI. German artist Boris Eldagsen's entry, entitled Pseudomnesia:

The Electrician, won the… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Organisers of a hunting contest in the South Island have made a U-turn after receiving what they describe as "vile emails and messages".

The North Canterbury Hunting Competition planned to give $250… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Forty teenage girls in their final year of high school are getting a taste of life in the airforce this week.

They're part of a school holiday programme at Ōhakea airbase in Manawatu trying to… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Not many forestry workers look at a pine cone and wonder how they could turn it into food - but that's just how Pinoli Pine Nuts began.

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8:25 AM.A settlement has been reached in the $2.5b (NZD) defamation suit involving Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News.

Dominion was seeking compensation from Fox, alleging the broadcaster knowingly defamed… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The New Zealand Army has signed a pact with the Australian Army creating a formalised framework for better cooperation.

Dubbed Plan ANZAC, it will include strategic engagement between the two armies… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A group opposed to the transformation of farm land into carbon sinks says the National Party should go further than just banning foreign investment in the practice.

50 Shades of Green was formed in… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Otago landowners are fighting to stop their properties from being rezoned, saying tougher flood hazard rules could make them uninsurable and unsellable.

They live in the Gordon Road Floodway which… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Auckland singer songwriter Princess Chelsea has taken out the TAITE Music Prize - the top award at the TAITE Music Awards.

Princess Chelsea's album, 'Everything's Going to be Alright,' was described… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The National Party is pledging to cut excessive red tape which it says is tying up farmers and costing the economy.

In an announcement later this morning, party leader Christopher Luxon will unveil… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The Gore District Council has been paralysed for months over the fallout of the fractured relationship between its mayor and chief executive.

That was the way chief executive Stephen Parry summed it… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The trial in the $2.5b (NZD) defamation suit involving Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News is still waiting to get underway.

Opening statements are set to begin this morning but have been delayed… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.An Auckland councillor says the mayor and the chief executive need to have a better relationship.

A review of the council's flood response found that the communication between key leaders was… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Doctors say a top level taskforce to address dire staffing levels is not delivering fast enough as winter pressures loom.

And they say Te Whatu Ora's Workforce Taskforce is keeping them at arms… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Cash-strapped shoppers are giving up on buying fresh fruit, vegetables and meat, while parents struggle to afford healthy food to fill kindergarten and school lunchboxes.

Their experience at the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Residents from a fire-damaged Auckland apartment building were allowed to return to their homes last night - but are on standby in case they need to get out quickly.

A fire in the basement of the… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Getting a driver's license will be cheaper from October with the government reducing fees.

Minister of Transport Michael Wood says the average cost of a learner license will decrease by $20, a… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Big changes are planned for Auckland's Karangahape Road precinct as Auckland Transport prepares for the City Rail Link.

Once completed, up to 40,000 people are expected to pour through the K-Road… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The Gore District Council met publicly yesterday for the first time since it was revealed last month that Mayor Ben Bell and chief executive Stephen Parry are no longer speaking.

The council… Read more Audio