Morning Report for Monday 22 May 2023

8:52 AM.Some of New Zealand's most well-known beer brands - Steinlager, Mac's and Monteith's - have been picked among the Top 30 beers at this year's New World Beer and Cider Awards.

But also listed among… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.As Papua New Guinea prepares to sign a Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States, there is uncertainty over the future implications for the country and its people.

The Defense Cooperation… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation says that vaping is causing almost as many problems as it has been said to be solving, and wants to see disposable vapes banned from general use.

The local group… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The backers of a proposed international airport in Central Otago say key details of the plan will be made public very soon.

Critics of the Tarras project say there hasn't been enough information so… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Pacific leaders, including New Zealand's Prime Minister, are in Port Moresby for a visit to Papua New Guinea by the US Secretary of State and the Premier of India.

America's top diplomat, Antony… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Transport Minister Michael Wood admits some transport routes may need to be abandoned as a result of climate change, and the more extreme weather it will bring.

Last week, RNZ revealed Waka… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Just days before the devastating Loafers Lodge fire, a government proposal to update fire safety regulations for some buildings were dropped - partially due to cost concerns. 

The Ministry of… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.New Zealand Steel says its $300 million electric arc furnace will be built in the next three years, replacing two of its four coal fuelled kilns, making the plant far cleaner than it is currently.

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7:55 AM.A Taranaki business has become the first in the Southern Hemisphere to make a super food to a unique Icelandic recipe said to have fuelled the Vikings on their travels more than 1000 years ago.

Skyr… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The number of job ads has fallen for the first time this year, while the number of applications per job has risen.

Online job finder SEEK has released its April Employment Report.

Joining Guyon… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A huge step towards decarbonizing the economy and ending coal use. 

That's how Coal Action Network Aotearoa is describing the government's move to help NZ Steel introduce a new electric arc furnace.

7:43 AM.A group of six Tairāwhiti iwi is promising to house 100 cyclone-hit families by winter.

Toitū Tairawhiti Housing has been providing affordable homes for the region and eastern Bay of Plenty since… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Whanganui residents are being warned of the risk of more slips because the land remains saturated after flooding. 

About 20 people were evacuated from Putiki, a low-lying area next to Whanganui… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.It's been a wet and wild weekend for the Central North Island as heavy rain led to burst river banks and evacuations around the region. 

Slips and flooding closed sections of State Highways 3 and 4… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A new Electric Arc Furnace will be built at NZ Steel's Glenbrook Steel Mill.

Climate Change Minister James Shaw says it is a big step towards cutting the pollution that causes climate change.

It… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The G7 summit in Japan has wrapped up overnight, with Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ending the meeting by thanking the leaders for their enduring support of his country.

With Russia's war… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.RNZ can reveal moves to bring in stronger fire protection rules for high density in-fill housing have been stymied.

A year of work went into toughening up the rules to slow down the spread of fire in… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.In what is the country's largest ever initiative to reduce carbon emissions , the government is partnering with New Zealand Steel to install a Clean Electric Arc Furnace at the Glenbrook Steel Mill in… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The Coroner will this week look into whether a Queenstown man and his step-son are dead or just missing since their 2015 disappearance.

In 2015 John Beckenridge took his 11-year old stepson Mike… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Fish and Game is urging anglers and hunters to help cyclone-hit farmers.

The not-for-profit group is issuing a call to arms for members to pitch in with the clean-up job.

Fish & Game chief executive… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.In what is the country's largest ever initiative to reduce carbon emissions , the government is partnering with New Zealand Steel to install a Clean Electric Arc Furnace at the Glenbrook Steel Mill in… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Moana Pasifika coach Aaron Mauger has reportedly resigned and will step down at the end of the Super Rugby season. Read more Audio