Morning Report for Monday 12 June 2023

8:53 AM.After the weekend's action, the semi-finals are now set for Super Rugby Pacific.

The Crusaders will host the Blues on Friday, and the Chiefs will face the Brumbies in Hamilton on Saturday.

Rugby… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Australia have won the World Test Championship title, with a mammoth win over India at The Oval in London.

The Australians dominated the match, with India's slim hopes of reaching a world-record… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The president of the International Science Council says a policy to end New Zealand's restrictions on genetic modification would open up valuable opportunities for science.

It follows the National… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Serbian tennis star, Novak Djokovic, has made history overnight, becoming the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles after winning the French Open in Paris.

Djokovic beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-6… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The number of people who want to be school teachers has dropped.

Universities have hundreds fewer enrolments in their initial teacher education programmes than last year.

The figures follow… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.RNZ's chief executive, Paul Thompson, says the organisation has found 16 articles on the RNZ website that required editing after pro-Russian language was used.

One staff member has been stood down as… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The National Party is labelling the Greens' economic policy a massive tax grab, and fairy tale economics.

Nicola Willis is National Party finance spokesperson and spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Child Poverty Action Group believes a Green Party income policy would have real benefit for children.

The Greens would bring in an income guarantee of at least $735 a week for single parents, and… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The National Party wants to change current restrictions on genetic modifcation if it gets into government.

But critics argue the restrictions are there for a reason.

Spokesperson for GE Free New… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Security officers are bracing for trouble ahead of former US president Donald Trump's appearance in Miami federal court on Wednesday.

The front-running Republican presidential candidate faces a… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The Labour party hardly mentions farming, and National talks relentlessly about tax, spending and crisis.

Those are some of the key findings of an RNZ data analysis of nine months of media interviews… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.This year's NBR Rich List reflects impacts from extreme weather and falling house prices.

Agribusiness owners and retirement village operators are notable losers, with some 2022 Listers dropping out… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Green Party is promising a radical shake up of the tax system if elected this year, with a guaranteed income, a wealth tax, and a higher top tax rate.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw says taxes… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.RNZ's chief executive, Paul Thompson, declined to speak with Morning Report about the revelation a staffer altered Reuters copy to include-pro russian sentiment.

In a statement, he described the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.RNZ continues to reel from the fallout over the revelation a staffer altered Reuters copy to include pro-Russian sentiment.

Since Friday, 250 articles back to January 2022 have been audited and 16… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Construction industry bosses say the Government is dragging its heels in finalising health and safety regulations drafted four years ago.

The complaints centre around the Plant, Structures and… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.The National Party wants to overhaul restrictions on genetic modification if it leads the next government.

National's science spokesperson, Judith Collins, says New Zealand is at risk of being left… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.The New Zealand Blood Service says it needs more donors if it is to remain self-reliant.

Currently the service has 117,000 donors who help save the lives of 30,000 people every year.

But… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Residents in a Bay of Plenty town are fed up with their rusty brown tap water, which is nasty to drink, dirties washing and causes skin irritations for some.

Kawerau locals have taken to social media… Read more Audio