Morning Report for Wednesday 29 November 2023

8:50 AM.The citizens of Palmerston North have received a stark warning: If Massey University keeps slashing staff and courses, it will enter a death spiral, and the provincial city will wither.

Politics… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.An Armed Offenders Squad commander says the response of police tactical units to the Christchurch mosque attacks was unprecedented, and outstanding.

The inquest into the 2019 terror attacks that… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Anger continues to surge against the new Government's plan to repeal smoke-free legislation.

The National-led government wants to scrap limitations on the nicotine content of vapes, the number of… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A blind Dunedin resident says she's had to resort to telling shop workers her pin number because touchscreen Eftpos machines are unusable.

Unlike a typical Eftpos machine with raised keys, the… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A landlords' group is welcoming the estimated extra one billion dollars they will receive in tax cuts due to National and ACT's coalition agreement.

National campaigned on restoring interest… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.New Zealand On Air board member, Andrew Shaw, resigned on Tuesday after criticising the Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters.

On social media, Shaw described Peters as malicious and untruthful.

He… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.An expert says a large shark filmed off a popular swimming beach in Nelson was very probably a Great White - and it should come as no surprise to anyone.

Great Whites are migrating en masse from the… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Urban Search and Rescue have trucks so old they keep breaking down and are not safe.

This, from OIA papers that include an email from the day Cyclone Gabrielle hit in which a senior Urban Search and… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.An Auckland labour-hire company is at the centre of a major immigration investigation, after allegations from migrants who paid thousands for their visa but received little work.

RNZ understands… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The coalition Government says it will repeal the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration.

That's despite the United Nations saying the world is on track to produce around 110-percent more fossil… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The new Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, may have a tricky time defending the Government if he goes to the global climate summit starting on Wednesday.

Scientists and lobby groups say it's… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The Reserve Bank is expected to hold the official cash rate steady at 5,5 percent for the fourth successive announcement Wednesday afternoon.

Watching on will be a new government whose stated… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The former chair of the health agency Te Whatu Ora, Rob Campbell, says it is ludicrous to expect board members to keep political opinions to themselves.

New Zealand on Air board member, Andrew Shaw… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Council of Trade Unions says landlords will get $3 billion in tax cuts thanks to National and ACT's coalition agreement.

That's about $1 billion more than the National Party fiscal plan outlined… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Canterbury councils want to spend about $10 billion on transport upgrades and maintenance over the next decade.

The region's mayors have agreed on a wish list, called the draft Regional Land… Read more Audio