Morning Report for Tuesday 24 October 2023

8:51 AM.Poor eyesight and hearing are hindering learning for one in four South Auckland primary school children tested by the Painga Project.

The charity has carried out free eye and hearing tests in three… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Communities along the Firth of Thames have come up with 100 recommendations for a 100-year strategy to deal with the impact of climate change.

It's just the second time such a community-lead plan has… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A former student who was groomed and sexually abused by her teacher wants teachers banned from talking to students on social media.

As the law currently stands, if a child is over 16, they have… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Springboks and the All Blacks face off in the Rugby World Cup final, a heavyweight clash not seen for nearly three decades.

That year was 1995, and South Africa's president was Nelson Mandela.

… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Improving MetService's severe weather forecasts to accurately predict freak destructive storms, such as the Auckland Anniversary downpour, will take "substantial and ongoing investment".

That's one… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The inquest into the murder of 51 Muslims killed during the March 15th terror attack by an Australian terrorist begins on Tuesday.

The 51 men, women and children were murdered at Masjid An Nur and… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Australia may have held on to the Constellation Cup, but the Silver Ferns have got a lot to be excited about after consecutive victories against the World Champs.

The Silver Ferns beat the Diamonds… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Climate scientists warned government officials the benefits of a multi-million-dollar satellite mission to measure farming emissions were being oversold.

The government decided to invest $29 million… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A volunteer-run programme doing badly needed hearing and eye-sight tests in South Auckland schools is transforming children's lives.

The Painga Project has found one in four children need help and it… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi has been accused of using a racial slur towards England flanker Tom Curry during their Rugby World Cup semi-final in Paris.

The South African rugby union says they are… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.South African hooker Bongi Mbonambi has been accused of using a racial slur towards England flanker Tom Curry during the team's Rugby World Cup semi-final in Paris.

Curry reported the alleged slur to… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Residents on Vanuatu's north-eastern islands are taking cover - many of them in evacuation centres - as tropical cyclone Lola gets closer.

It's been upgraded to a Category 4, with average wind speeds… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The All Blacks will take on old foes South Africa for the Rugby World Cup title after the New Zealanders outclassed Argentina to reach a record fifth final.

The defending champion Springboks had a… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The day a construction site worker gunned down two people in Auckland's city centre the police responded to a dozen other callouts across the region that resulted in firearms charges.

It was just… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Israel says its forces went inside the Gaza Strip to clear the area of terrorists and weapons, with one Israeli soldier killed.

An IDF spokesperson said Israel carried out more raids into Gaza to… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The inquest into the deaths of 51 Muslim worshippers during the Christchurch terror attack begins in the Coroner's Court Tuesday morning.

It comes at a time of heightened anxiety with threats being… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.A Māori warden living in Ōpōtiki says an increased police presence in the Bay of Plenty town is reassuring for locals amid a rise in gang violence.

This includes a shooting on Saturday night that… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.As the All Blacks prepare to take on the Springbok this weekend many are remembering their last battle for World Cup glory 28 years ago in Johannesburg in 1995.

Rugby great Frank Bunce was on the… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Several weather watches have been issued as another low sweeps across the Tasman, bringing strong northwesterly winds from Tuesday.

Heavy rain is forecast for the west coasts of both islands from… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Cyclone Lola has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm and is still on track to hit Vanuatu's north eastern islands and the country's second largest city Luganville.

Authorities are telling communities… Read more Audio