Morning Report for Tuesday 7 November 2023

8:56 AM.There is a new favourite to win the all-important Bird of the Century vote, which closes next Sunday.

On the back of a celebrity endorsement, the Pūteketeke, the Australasian crested grebe, is… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Since 2018, businesses in the Climate Leaders Coalition have collectively reduced emissions by 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent - or the average annual emissions of 270,000 New… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick is not backing down from her comments made at a solidarity with the Palestinian march in Auckland at the weekend.

It's how she finished her speech that has upset pro some… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Donald Trump has slammed the civil fraud case into his vastly overstated business empire as 'ridiculous'.

A possible outcome of the case in New York could bar Trump from any further business activity… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.A senior police officer has told the inquest into the Christchurch mosque terror attacks that reports of other shootings around the city created chaos for first responders.

The inquiry into the 51… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Academic and lobbying expert Max Rushbrooke says the Commerce Commission's use of Wellington consultancy 'Senate' to work on highly sensitive policy issues was "wildly inappropriate".

The consultancy… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Police won't be replacing a communications system vital to dispatching patrol cars and fire trucks.

Straight after Cyclone Gabrielle, Cabinet backed a replacement but failed to fund it in the May… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.ACT leader David Seymour is accusing Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick of repeating a pro-Hamas statement - saying her words have 'a dark meaning.'

At a pro-Palestine rally in Auckland Chlöe Swarbrick used… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.ACT's leader David Seymour and the Jewish Council of New Zealand are asking Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick to explain herself after she used a sentence some say is anti-Semitic.

At a pro-Palestinian… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.It's Melbourne Cup day and it's the biggest day of the year for betting in New Zealand.

But there are no chances of a win for a local horse. None of New Zealand's contenders made it through… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.As the bombardment on Gaza intensifies, Israel says it has cut the region in two, dividing north and south.

The Hamas-run Health Ministry says the death toll in Gaza has now surpassed 10,000 - 4,000… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Chris Hipkins will find out on Tuesday if the new severely depleted Labour caucus want him to stay on as leader.

The 34 MPs will gather in Upper Hutt in what is expected to be a long meeting.

As… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Air New Zealand will be putting its Auckland to Hobart and Auckland to Seoul services on hold from April, as the airline scrambles to make schedule changes in response to maintenance issues with… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A public relations and lobbying firm were embedded in the offices of the Commerce Commission, working on highly sensitive areas of competition policy at the heart of the cost of living crisis.

Staff… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.For anyone feeling particularly wind-blown recently - NIWA agrees with you.

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has released its climate summary for the month of October.

It… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.The 163rd Melbourne Cup will be run Tuesday afternoon at Flemington, with tens of thousands of punters expected to bet on Australia's biggest horse race of the year.

No New Zealand horse has made the… Read more Audio