Morning Report for Wednesday 12 July 2023

8:57 AM.A new poll has found that 60 percent of workers would be more likely to work in the office if a dog was there to entice them.

Nearly 2000 Kiwi workers took part in the poll by Frog Recruitment, which… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Auckland Transport is planning to close seven pedestrian crossings over railway lines around the city, as it gets ready for more frequent trains with the City Rail Link.

But it's upset several… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.There were passionate scenes at the New Plymouth council chambers as councillors came under attack for allowing fluoride to be put back in the district's water supply.

Anti-fluoride placards were… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, is calling for an end to enforced mental health treatment.

A new report shows the standard six-month-long Compulsory Community Treatment… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.There's been a lack of hotel bookings in New Zealand and ticket sales for the World Cup are yet to take off.

But the latest data from Airbnb shows rentals on the online accommodation service are up.

8:23 AM.Some of football's greatest players have started arriving in New Zealand and Australia, chasing the biggest prize in the game.

This FIFA Women's World Cup is touted to be the biggest and best ever.

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8:18 AM.New Zealand has given $38 million to China over a Canadian-Chinese businessman who laundered millions here for years, then last month tried to become mayor of Toronto.

Xiaohua Gong ran under the… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Transport agency Waka Kotahi has banned the Te Huia train from entering central Auckland city after train drivers twice ran red lights in the last three weeks.

An immediate prohibition notice was… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The NATO summit has kicked off in Lithuania with participants vowing to contain the threat posed by Russia, and continue their staunch support of Ukraine.

However, it hasn't been smooth sailing with… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The Legal Services Commissioner has announced a pay rise for duty lawyers.

The hourly rate will increase to $103 on weekdays, and $126 on weekends.

These lawyers are an integral part of the justice… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A Pacific leader says Japan's plan to release nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is not a breach of the nuclear free Rarotonga Treaty.

The treaty, which New Zealand has signed up to, bans… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Academics warn cuts to university language courses threaten New Zealand's economic and strategic interests.

German, Italian and Latin are targeted for cuts at Victoria and Otago, and lecturers worry… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.National have climbed in the polls, and currently sit at 36 percent, ahead of Labour on 31 percent.

But National leader Christopher Luxon says the only poll that matters is on 14 October.

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7:33 AM.A Talbot Mills corporate poll shows Labour has dropped to it's lowest result in four years to 31 percent.

That represented a fall of five percent, while National climbed one point to 36 percent.

The… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Minister of Sport says New Zealanders need to get their act together and buy tickets to the FIFA Women's World Cup games.

Billed as the biggest women's sport event in the world the tournament… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Waikato Regional Council is bitterly disappointed that Te Huia trains are now forbidden from entering Auckland.

Transport agency Waka Kotahi has banned Te Huia from operating north of Papakura after… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Harrowing stories of Whakaari White Island victims trying to flee to safety have been heard in the Auckland District Court.

WorkSafe has opened its case against the volcano's owners and two tourism… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Faced with poor polling, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says his party needs to return its laser like focus onto issues that matter to New Zealanders.

A Talbot Mills corporate poll shows Labour has… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Transport agency Waka Kotahi says one of the Te Huia trains that crossed a red light could have crashed into a busy commuter train.

The rail service connecting Waikato and Auckland has been caught… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Construction costs are starting to ease.

The Cordell Construction Cost Index for building an average sized house only rose 0.6 percent in the June quarter, well below the average quarterly increases… Read more Audio