Morning Report for Friday 7 July 2023

8:50 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. This week we're joined by RNZ's deputy political editor, Craig McCulloch, and Newsroom political editor Jo Moir. Read more Audio

8:47 AM.England dismissed Australia for 263 runs on the first day of the third test at Headingly in Leeds overnight, in what was an action-packed day of cricket.

Mitchell Marsh managed the only score of note… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.It has been 50 years since the HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Canterbury sailed to the Mururoa atoll in French Polynesia to protest French nuclear testing in the Pacific.

Sailors on both vessels witnessed… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Some Hawke's Bay residents whose homes were inundated by rivers of silt during Cyclone Gabrielle fear the future of their properties will depend on the size of cash-strapped councils' bank accounts.

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8:25 AM.Hamilton residents have been warned by council officials of lithium batteries causing three fires in kerbside rubbish disposed over the last 6 months.

One of the incidents involved a battery from a… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Precious letters and photographs that survived the Loafer's Lodge fire will have to be dumped, but former tenants have won a legal battle to recover some of their property.

A man has been charged… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The Mosgiel Taieri's Community Board chair is horrified by suspected arson on the property of a family of former refugees from Syria.

Police are investigating after the outdoor shed was found on fire… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Hotels across the country are bitterly disappointed they're yet to see the promised flood of bookings from international visitors ahead of this month's FIFA Women's World Cup.

Curiously, tour… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The All Blacks and Black Ferns are both in action on Sunday morning, with the men's side's kicking off their season and the women searching for another big win.

The All Blacks begin the defence of… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Obesity, poor sleep and poor mental wellbeing are just some of the potential problems for children who spend too much time staring at their phones, according to research published today in the New… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.An inquiry from Parliament's transport committee has recommended officials begin feasibility studies into four North Island rail routes -- a proposal opposition parties say they won't be supporting.

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7:43 AM.Big moves are underway to fix the way people's health information is shared by doctors and hospitals.

Health authorities have chosen a company to set up the first-ever national data platform, and are… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.It's been almost two weeks since a public sighting of Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin - but Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko is adamant he has returned to Russia.

The future of Mr… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Administrators for the country's Super Rugby franchises claim they are being fleeced by ACC's double dipping and are looking to head back to court to fight for a fairer deal.

Changes to ACC's levy… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Retailers in the Coromandel town of Thames are still coming to terms with damage caused by five vehicles in a ramraid at their local shopping mall.

A vape store was one of the targets when the cars… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.After five years of negotiating with the government, more than a thousand hospital midwives will receive a 15 percent pay increase.

The agreement covers midwives directly employed by Te Whatu Ora and… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Hotels across the country are yet to see the promised flood of bookings from international visitors ahead of this month's FIFA Women's World Cup.

Industry body the Hotel Council is blaming Covid-19… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Swimming outside probably isn't high in your plans this weekend. But how about swimming in one of the country's coldest lakes?

The New Zealand Ice Swimming Championships start today - where athletes… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Questions are being asked about privacy concerns and content moderation on the latest social media app - Threads.

The app, which was launched yesterday, is run by Instagram and is set to compete with… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A parliamentary inquiry into regional passenger rail has put four North Island routes on the table.

The inquiry, which received 1752 submissions, looked at the viability of getting passenger trains… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.The All Blacks play their first test of the year in Argentina on Sunday morning and will be well aware they can't take the home side lightly.

The Pumas have toppled New Zealand twice in their last… Read more Audio