Morning Report for Tuesday 14 November 2023

6:22 AM.A Hawke's Bay wine and food festival is set to bring dozens of the region's best hospitality businesses together on the banks of the Tukituki River.

Hawke's Bay Harvest was set to make its debut in… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.The Thames-Coromandel mayor says the reopening of State Highway 25A before Christmas is a beacon of hope for many local businesses.

The road, a key link to holiday homes in places like Whangamatā and… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.A WorkSafe investigation has found an accident, which left an Auckland scaffolder with no arms, was preventable.

Jahden Nelson was working in the West Auckland suburb of Massey last year dismantling… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Gaza's humanitarian situation is worsening - with the area's main hospital now deemed non-functional by the World Health Organisation.

The Palestine Red Crescent society say the territory's… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Red paint has been thrown at the US consulate and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Auckland.

A group calling themselves Tāmaki for Palestine says the paint symbolises the blood on US and New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Leaders of APEC's member states are coming to San Francisco this week, but protestors are already there.

The annual summit between the group's 21 Asian and Pacific nations will to focus on… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has welcomed back a former Prime Minister into his cabinet. David Cameron, despite not being an MP, is the country's new foreign minister taking the place of James… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.A climate activist with the 'Restore Passenger Rail' protest group could get a compensation payout after being arrested while putting up posters.

A number of the protestors are before the court… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A New Zealand charity is asking for urgent help to fix its broken medical aid ship stranded in Fiji.

Youth with a Mission Ships sails to remote Fijian islands to provide free healthcare, but 'The… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.House prices are continuing to rise. The latest QV figures show the average home value rose 2.1 percent, to just over $907,387, over the three months to the end of October. Whangarei, Hamilton, and… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Auckland Council says it takes weeks to house rough sleepers and eliminating homelessness is an "unreasonable goal".

Business association Heart of the City wants more police on the beat and tougher… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.One of the first paramedics at the Linwood Islamic Centre after the Christchurch terror attacks says he didn't know he was being driven to a mosque or that people were dead.

Dale Muller told the… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Red paint has been thrown at the US consulate and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Auckland.

A group calling themselves Tamaki for Palestine says the paint symbolises the blood on US and New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.With incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon saying it's "highly unlikely" he will attend the APEC summit in San Francisco this week, questions have arisen as to who will replace him.

The two… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.A legal expert says New Zealand's protest laws need to be reviewed to make sure they're still fit for purpose.

It comes as many countries grapple with how to deal with climate protestors fairly.

New… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.National's plan to fund tax cuts through a tax on foreign home buyers is proving to be a major sticking point in coalition negotiations.

New Zealand First voted for the foreign buyers ban while in… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Coromandel businesses are thrilled State Highway 25A is opening before Christmas.

The vital link to the region has been closed by a massive slip since January and is re-opening well ahead of schedule… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.New Zealand could find itself in breach of a free trade deal with Europe if it walks back on meeting its climate target for 2030.

The trade pact with the European Union includes a ground-breaking… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Anti-gambling advocates are concerned that recovering gambling addicts could relapse or drop out of treatment if the Salvation Army's rehabilitation programme is axed.

For more than three decades… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Thousands are expected at Addington Raceway on Tuesday for the New Zealand Trotting Cup.

The harnessed-horse race is a big event on the Christchurch social calendar, and this year the New Zealand Cup… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A massive collection of classic surfboards and memorabilia is going up for sale in Tauranga.

The collection, which is stored in an airport hangar, includes 130 longboards and short boards… Read more Audio