Morning Report for Monday 13 November 2023

8:51 AM.Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre has a brave new penguin - Matiu.

The juvenile penguin is originally from Matiu Somes Island, but swam all the way to Kaikoura where he was injured in a… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.A new report says parents are cutting back on swimming lessons for their children because of the cost of living crisis.

It says two in five families do not have their children enrolled in a learn to… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Australia dominated the final of the Fast Five netball world series Sunday night, beating New Zealand 35 - 23.

The tournament was played in Christchurch, and saw the Australians go back-to-back… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.One of the Cook Strait ferries, the Interislander's Kaiarahi, above the waterline just behind the bow.

Last week, a hole was ripped in the hull of Bluebridge's Connemara.

Wellington Harbourmaster… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Tens of thousands of people flocked to Hawke's Bay at the weekend for Robbie Williams concerts at the Mission Estate Winery.

The two concerts were a huge draw to a region still reeling from the… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Businesses are pocketing thousands of dollars in government subsidies for apprentices who are not doing any credits for their qualification.

Sector insiders say some firms are rorting the system… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Patients waiting weeks to see a GP are often grateful to see any doctor.

But there's increasing evidence that when to it comes to health outcomes - and even life expectancy - it's a long-term… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Pacific Islands Forum has wrapped up, but not without some big announcements for Pacific Island nations.

Australia has offered thousands of Tuvalu residents a refuge should climate change wipe… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Black Caps are officially qualified for the Cricket World Cup semi-finals.

After beating Sri Lanka last week and watching England and South Africa win against Pakistan and Afghanistan… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Nearly $200 million has been swallowed by scams in Aotearoa in the last year according to data from eleven banks.

While methods range from impersonating transport agency Waka Kotahi to fabricating… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Coalition negotiations between National and the ACT and New Zealand First parties continue this week, and it's hoped a formal agreement will be completed in the coming days, allowing the formation of… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The country's nationwide public health system set up last year to address weaknesses brutally exposed by Covid, is really struggling.

The confusion and duplication is such that in one case 10… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Tuvalu's Prime Minister is throwing everything he can at securing treaties with neighbours - including exploring options with Aotearoa - before his country is submerged under water.

Australia has… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The town of Gríndavík, Iceland, has been evacuated and a state of emergency declared following a series of earthquakes caused by magma bubbling beneath the surface.

Residents are now waiting for a… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Advanced voting to fill Parliament's 123rd seat begins on Monday November 13 in the Port Waikato by-election but local voters appear unaware it is happening at all.

The by-election was triggered by… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Hospitals have taken centre stage in Gaza, with some key medical facilities in the middle of intense fighting.

The World Health Organisation lost contact with the region's biggest hospital - creating… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A nine-year-old boy has spent the night in hospital after a stranger bashed him with a shovel at a protest in central Auckland on Sunday.

The child was attending the pro-Palestinian rally with his… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Almost half of Kiwi families don't have their children enrolled in swimming lessons and only two in five parents believe their kids have the skills to survive in a water emergency.

Those figures come… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.A report out Monday morning says bringing back fees for pharmacy prescriptions will reverse improved healthcare.

The survey found two-thirds of community pharmacies built patient numbers between July… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Heavy rain has fallen in Milford Sound Sunday night and it is expected to move further north Monday morning.

Watches and warnings are in force for most of the West Coast, with conditions predicted to… Read more Audio