Morning Report for Wednesday 11 October 2023

8:55 AM.Dignitaries have gathered in a small town in France for the opening of a new museum to honour New Zealand soldiers who died in Europe during the first World War.

Le Quesnoy was liberated by New… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.For the second year in a row most universities are expecting deficits.

Low enrolments and rising costs are behind the forecast losses, which are expected to run to tens-of-millions of dollars.

But… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Gore District Council's chief executive Stephen Parry is back in the role despite resigning last month.

Parry resigned after failed mediation and months of tension with Mayor Ben Bell, who was… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Labour Party says landlords would receive an average of $6,000 a year in tax cuts under a National-led government.

That raises the question of whether those savings would be passed on to renters.

8:23 AM.National is pledging to double the value of key exports within a decade, if it leads the next government.

It says it would conduct more overseas trade missions than any other New Zealand government… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Hamas has fired hundreds of rockets at the southern Israeli port city of Ashkelon four days after its unprecedented assault on Israel.

More than nine hundred people and taking about one hundred and… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.While many of you were fast asleep Tuesday night, an Auckland man set a new world record - by jumping off the Harbour Bridge 941 times in 24 hours.

Mike Heard was chasing the record of 765 bungee… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A group representing 45 health-related NGOs and 75 individual public health academics and professionals says scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, would pose a grave threat to Māori… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Only nine percent of Oranga Tamariki caregivers are specially trained to help children who've lived with trauma, even though many of those in their care have experienced harm.

A 21-year-old woman… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Labour Party says landlords and property investors will be lining their pockets if National is elected to government on Saturday, likely at the expense of those who are renting those properties.

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7:39 AM.The Labour Party says landlords and property investors will be lining their pockets if National is elected to government on Saturday, likely at the expense of those who are renting those properties.

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7:35 AM.The All Blacks continue to talk up Ireland as the best side in the world, but they insist they don't fear them.

The All Blacks are also adamant they're a much better team now than the one that lost… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Among those casting their votes in the Far North this Saturday will be the residents of Te Hāpua, a settlement that boasts the nation's northernmost voting station. 

So, what are the big issues… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Labour's support has surged in a poll out Wednesday morning.

The Guardian Essential Poll conducted between the 4th and 8th of October has Labour up 3 and a half percent and is now in the 30s.

All… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.It's not just political parties paying for advertising to influence votes.

Publicity-shy 'promoters' are also spending thousands trying to influence the election.

In Depth reporter Farah Hancock has… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Most of the country's universities are set to post a record deficit, totalling more than $60 million.

Universities say some of this is because of lower-than-expected enrolments and higher costs.

But… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.The jury is out on what the slowdown in the residential construction industry means for the hundreds of thousands of people working in the sector.

Industry insiders say companies are pivoting to… Read more Audio