Morning Report for Tuesday 30 May 2023

8:51 AM.Bay of Plenty Regional Council is asking people to take extra care around the edges of Rotorua lakes.

It's warning lake levels have risen significantly after recent heavy rain and people should be… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Police Association predicts more people will die as a result of the police taking a harder line with fleeing drivers.

The Commissioner, Andrew Coster, has freed up officers to pursue cars more… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Weather forecasters from Europe and the US, to Australia and New Zealand, are reporting a spike in threats and abuse from conspiracy theorists convinced they and sometimes governments are controlling… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The PR industry thinks political parties should have to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in campaign advertising. But advertisers are not so sure.

The political parties themselves have… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The Loafers Lodge hostel fire has shone a light on some of Aotearoa's most vulnerable people, in particular older men.

They struggle to find decent accomodation, often sleeping rough or finding poor… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A crash expert has told a Coroner's hearing into the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son Mike that it's likely someone would've been behind the wheel of their car as it went off a… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Robbed, held at knifepoint and scared to death is an experience many dairy and small business owners are getting used to as rates of attacks climb to historic levels.

Robert Lee, owner of the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council is worried the Cyclone Gabrielle response and recovery could leave ratepayers with a hefty bill.

A council report has revealed it's alreday struggling to get reimbursed… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The Government is calling for a bipartisan approach to the reviewing of New Zealand's security and intelligence laws.

There are 52 recommendations in a new report on the country's spy agencies.

… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The Children's Commissioner is imploring police not to pursue young drivers.

The police commissioner, Andrew Coster, announced the change to the pursuit policy on the back of a large increase in… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The deputy leader of the opposition, Nicola Willis, has hit back at accusations from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins that National was dog-whistling in its criticism of bilingual road signs.

On Friday… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The equivalent of nine ambulances a day are unable to respond to call-outs because they're stuck outside emergency departments, unable to drop off patients.

It's known as ramping - the time crews… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Drivers in New Plymouth are crying foul over the council continuing to issue parking tickets in the CBD despite almost half its meters not working properly.

Some machines have crashed completely… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Dairy and vape store owners are still unhappy with moves by the government to help protect them from robbery by extending funding for fog-cannons in their shops.

A $4000 dollar subsidy was was set up… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Crews will be on the ground at Waihi Beach today assessing the fill extent of the damage from yesterday's flash flood.

Dozens of people were evacuated.

Katikati-Waihi ward councillor Allan Sole says… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The government is spending a further $11-million dollars on its fog cannon scheme amid a surge in applications from retailers for the devices.

The demand for fog cannons is up dramatically - but ram… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.It's not known yet many homes at Waihi Beach north of Tauranga are uninhabitable after a flash-flood swept through yesterday afternoon.

Dozens of people had to be evacuated and have spent the night… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Ram raids are up 55% nationwide over the past three months, with 68 in April alone.

In response to calls for support the government is rolling out an $11-million dollar boost to its fog cannon fund… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The government's boosting funding for fog canons to protect small businesses.

It's adding another $11-million dollars to the scheme and expects a further 3350 fog cannons could be subsidised by the… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez has made a surprising move calling a snap election in July.

It closely follows local elections held over the weekend, which saw the ruling Socialist Party do… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Dozens of people living at Waihi Beach north of Tauranga have spent the night with friends and family after evacuating their flooded homes yesterday.

60-millimetres of rain fell during a cloud burst… Read more Audio