Morning Report for Thursday 16 November 2023

8:56 AM.Brisket, bone-in, chuck, prime, sirloin and short rib - just about any other cut you can imagine - is being cooked up at this year's Canterbury A&P Show.

It's part of the annual Let There Be Meat BBQ… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Swimming, fishing and paddling may now resume at popular central Auckland beaches, just in time for summer.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei held karakia at Ōkahu Bay this morning to formally lift the rāhui which… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.A market with a distinctly Waikato flavour is making its mark in Hamilton's old regional council building.

Developers are hoping locals will get in behind the precinct and make Made Market an urban… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Daryl Mitchell's stunning innings of 135 runs proved in vain this morning as the Black Caps fell to a 70 run defeat to India in their Cricket World Cup semi-final in Wankhede.

The unbeaten hosts… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A Christchurch councillor who's fed up with secrecy of meetings has finally made headway on making informal meetings open to the public.

Councillors voted unanimously on Wednesday to investigate… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Organisational psychologist John Eatwell says bringing in charging on its own won't be enough to get people out of their cars.

This after Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown pushed for a congestion charge to… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.A Parihaka kaumatua hopes a 70-kilometre swathe of the Taranaki coastline will eventually become a mātaitai or customary fishing reserve.

Mahara Okeroa was instrumental in putting in place a rāhui on… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Israeli troops have stormed Gaza's main hospital. Al-Shifa Hospital - the largest in the region - has been surrounded by intense fighting for days.

The hospital suspended operations over the weekend… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Israeli troops have stormed Gaza's main hospital. Al-Shifa Hospital - the largest in the region - has been surrounded by intense fighting for days.

The hospital suspended operations over the weekend… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.That audio from Te Papa is what scientists think a Moa might have sounded like back when they were roaming the country.

Back in 2019 Ranfurly man Michael Johnston was out walking the dogs when he… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Tourists in Rarotonga are being encouraged to look beyond the picture perfect post-card and give back to the environment when holidaying in the islands.

Regenerative Tourism is becoming a staple for… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The price of international travel from Aotearoa is dropping - particularly for flights to North America.

One airline is advertising return economy flights for less than a thousand dollars.

House of… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Wellington businesses may face water restrictions for the first time this summer.

Wellington Water is preparing for level four restrictions on residential use that would ban outdoor watering and… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Nurses and midwives warn that Te Whatu Ora's beefed-up Voluntary Bonding Scheme for new graduates won't be enough to stop students dropping out before they qualify.

The 2024 scheme has been expanded… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The police incident controller on the day of the Christchurch terror attacks says he was shouting out to his staff to pass on critical information to ambulance dispatchers - but never checked that the… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.ACT leader David Seymour says he believes a deal is possible in a matter of days, but adds no one party can force the others to follow the same timetable.

He says National, ACT and New Zealand First… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Business advocates are backing Auckland mayor Wayne Brown's plan to introduce congestion charges to some of the city's busiest roads.

The Employers and Manufacturers Association says a charge would… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.NZ fell short in its huge run chase in the Cricket World Cup semi-final against India.

Needing 398 the Black Caps were all out for 327 in the 48th over.

Former Black Cap Peter McGlashan spoke to… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The annual APEC - or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group - Summit has kicked off in San Francisco.

It's an opportunity for leaders from 21 member states to meet and talk about trade, security and… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.The UK Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by the Court of Appeal that found that a scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful.

In a unanimous decision, the country's most powerful court… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.The first fuel truck to enter the Gaza Strip since the conflict began has passed through the Rafah crossing from Egypt.

Its cargo will be used to refuel UN vehicles, but won't be given to hospitals -… Read more Audio