Morning Report for Friday 21 July 2023

8:36 AM.The national Women's Waka Ama team have come together this Matariki to cast their sights forward to competing in the World Long Distance Championship next month in Samoa.

The impact of Cyclone… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.Consumer is defending its contract to manage power switching, which it says is going really well.

Consumer has the sole contract worth $1.4 million dollars a year from the Electricity Authority to do… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The Football World Cup kicked off last night with an outstanding performance by the Football Ferns.

Pulling off a surprise win against the Norwegian side with a single goal by Hannah Wilkinson, Eden… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.It's a great day to be Football Ferns fan.

Thousand of delighted supporters were treated to a world first win at Eden Park last night with the Ferns beating Norway in the debut match of FIFA Woman's… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The 24-year-old man who killed two civilians and injured at least six other people with a shotgun, including two police officers, had been convicted for domestic abuse earlier in the year and was… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A Queens Wharf worker says rules have been tightened on their site around checking people entering.

While some commuters say they feel safe in the CBD, and that there are extra security staff at… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.More police are entering the scene of yesterday's tragic shooting with officers sweeping through the third floor.

A Queens Wharf worker says rules have been tightened on their site around checking… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Advocates are calling for a pause to the government's accredited employer work visa scheme after hundreds of migrant workers were left jobless and out of pocket.

Migrant workers are often fired… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.New Zealand has launched its first ever Aerospace Strategy to help support the sector's continued development.

The strategy runs until 2030 and revolves around five goals including actively… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The Open Championship golf major begins today, marking sixty years since Sir Bob Charles lifted the famous Claret Jug.

Sir Bob won the 1963 Open in a 36-hole playoff, eventually beating American Phil… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.A ten-year-old from Auckland's North Shore has followed her heart and raised $20,000 for Starship Hospital with a uniquely-shaped potato chip.

Two weeks ago, Bianca McPherson found a heart-shaped… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Warning this story contains distressing content.

"She's done this to hurt me" are some of the first words from Lauren Dickason's husband after finding his three young daughters dead in their beds.

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7:35 AM.Aucklanders are in shock after yesterday's central city shooting which left two civilians dead and six taken to hospital.

The 24-year-old who was on home detention, but allowed to work at the… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Auckland police are focusing on identifying the two people who were killed when Matu Reid walked through a downtown building site, firing a pump-action shotgun yesterday.

There is still no clear… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Police Commisioner says gunman Matua Reid's victims were likely to have been known to him. 

Reid was serving five months home detention for family violence when entered the central Auckland… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The police investigation into the shooting spree at a downtown Auckland construction site now centres on identifying the two victims shot dead and the killer's motive.

Ten other people were injured… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.A record crowd at Eden Park witnessed history last night as the Football Ferns defeated Norway 1-0 in the opening match of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

It was the first victory at a World Cup match… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand's Football Ferns have launched the FIFA Women's World Cup in sublime fashion with a shock win over former World Cup winners.

Only the most ardent Football Ferns fans would have truly… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick says there will be a time after grieving and reckoning with the senseless violence of yesterday's fatal shooting to address politics.

The 24-year-old assailant… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The police investigation into the shooting spree at a downtown Auckland construction site now focuses on identifying the two victims shot dead and the killer's motive.

Ten other people were injured… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.More poor weather is on the way over the coming days.

MetService has issued orange heavy rain warnings for Coromandel Peninsula (11pm Thursday until 8pm Friday) and Tairawhiti (6am Friday until 6am… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.For many in the north and east of the north island, the persistent rain is getting on top of us - literally and emotionally.

A study in China found that people were 25 percent more likely to report… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Three people are dead and eight seriously hurt after a shocking and traumatic shooting in Auckland yesterday.

The gunman, Matu Tangi Matua Reid, is among the dead.

The 24-year-old had worked at a… Read more Audio