Morning Report for Monday 26 June 2023

8:52 AM.Some Hawke's Bay whānau are still living on a marae, more than four months after Cyclone Gabrielle sent floodwaters rushing through their homes at Waiohiki.

They first evacuated to their own marae… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Have you heard of geoengineering, or weather manipulation?

According to a report in the Financial Times, the European Commission will this week call for international cooperation on launching… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Crusaders are champions once again, taking out the Chiefs in Hamilton, 25-20.

Rugby reporter Joe Porter spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.A Kiwi deep sea explorer has revealed his email exchange with the chief executive of OceanGate, warning of the dangers of the company's Titan submersible.

The Titan went missing while exploring the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Truckies headed for Gisborne with essential supplies face a long detour after slips closed State Highway 2 to the north, from Mātāwai to Whatatutu Road at Te Karaka.

The road is expected to remain… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.A criminal lawyer says the National Party's law and order policies, announced at its national conference over the weekend, are a bit shallow.

Those ideas include a 40 percent limit on a judge's… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A dramatic threat to the Kremlin was abruptly called off yesterday, following the biggest challenge to President Vladimir Putin's authority in two decades.

The head of the Wagner mercenary group… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.In the Tai Rāwhiti township of Te Karaka, iwi are worried about the future of the area's land and infrastructure.

Last Thursday, as river levels rose, Te Aitanga a Mahaki evacuated about 200 people… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Auckland Council is now double-teaming some of its dog control officers as they deal with a rising tide of abuse from dog-owners.

The abuse is linked with rising dog ownership in the city which is up… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.National Party justice spokesperson, Paul Goldsmith, says his party's plans to crack down on crime will send a strong message to criminals.

He says the policy will reduce crime and admits it will put… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Roads on the East Coast have taken a major hit from the weekend's torrential rain.

There've been closures across Te Tai Rāwhiti with slips, floods and washouts leaving some communities cut off.

… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The Crusaders won their fifth straight Super Rugby title, beating the Chiefs 25-20 in Hamilton.

It marks 12 Super Rugby titles in all for the Crusaders, and was a fitting way for future All Blacks… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The Prime Minister has arrived in China - the first top level visit since 2019 when Dame Jacinda Ardern's trip was cut short because of the mosque terror attacks.

The covid pandemic then blocked… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The opposition National Party has cast the looming election as a do-or-die moment - as it seeks to broaden its appeal on both the right and in the centre.

Some 500 National supporters descended on… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Emergency security measures remain in place in Moscow, a day after a short-lived rebellion that was the biggest challenge yet to President Putin's authority in Russia.

The anti-terror measures were… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Soil like porridge.

That's how Dr Murry Cave, Principal Scientist for the Gisborne District Council, describes saturated land across Te Tai Rāwhiti after months of rain.

He's been out inspecting… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.The effects of the weather were felt beyond Te Tai Rāwhiti this weekend.

In the Coromandel, five people in two cars and a campervan had to spend the night in their vehicles, when they became trapped… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The Gisborne settlement of Te Karaka is isolated to the north after heavy rain since Thursday washed out a section of State Highway 2.

The region is saturated and fragile, and geotechnical crews will… Read more Audio