Morning Report for Tuesday 12 December 2023

8:56 AM.Christmas is less than two weeks away.

And for those who are yet to get their presents sorted - its time to listen up.

Because reporter Krystal Gibbens has gone on a mission to find the gifts that… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Acclaimed playwright and novelist, Renée, died last night in Wellington. She was 94.

Renée wrote ten books of fiction and a memoir, more than twenty plays, and numerous short stories and essays.

Her… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Bright lights at night are not a delight for Aotearoa's plants and animals.

New research from Nelson's polytechnic shows the area of New Zealand that gets artificially lit increased by more than… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A collection of iconic vintage yachts are set to arrive in to Auckland harbour in a few hours after a lengthy trip from Cape Town.

It's the second stop of the Ocean Globe Race, celebrating the 50th… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Former Health Minister Andrew Little has admitted Labour's largest mental health initiative stole staff from other parts of the mental health sector.

The 664-million-dollar scheme put mental health… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.An international counter terrorism expert believes an attack at Christchurch's Linwood Islamic Centre in 2019 could have been avoided if police knew about the warning passed on by a parliamentary… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The former boss of Business NZ says it's past time for a proper government strategy regarding immigration.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says current immigration settings are unsustainable, and… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.A Tongan community leader says Sir Collin Tukuitonga's resignation from government advisory roles is a blow to pacific communities. 

Sir Collin stepped down yesterday from his role as chair of the… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A public relations and lobbying firm given access to sensitive Commerce Commission documents was affected by a ransomware attack.

Wellington lobbying firm Senate had access to secret documents as it… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A rare spectacle is set to appear in the sky tonight in the form of a meteor shower.

A meteor shower is expected to be visible on Tuesday between 8pm and 12.30am as Earth passes through the debris… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Almost $50 million of repairs to a rutted expressway between Auckland and Hamilton are mired in delays and question marks.

The latest low point in the decade long saga of State Highway One outside… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Red paint has been thrown over the entrance to the US consulate in Auckland, by a group protesting the war in Gaza.

Tamaki for Palestine threw the paint, and previously doused the buildings of… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Hamas is warning no hostage will leave Gaza alive unless its demands for Palestinian prisoners to be released are met.

Intense fighting continues in parts of the Gaza strip -  in the heavily… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.A Tauranga-based iwi has made an urgent claim to the Waitangi Tribunal accusing the government of attacking Maori culture and language.

The Ngai Te Rangi Settlements Trust says the coalition is… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Te Papa has declined to be interviewed on Morning Report after protesters vandalised a display of the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi using spray paint and an angle grinder to damage a… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.A Māori legal expert is urging Te Papa to listen to protestors and remove its large display of the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi. 

Twelve people were arrested yesterday after attacking… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The new COP28 draft agreement does not explicitly mention the phasing out of fossil fuels.

But the text does focus on reducing the production and consumption of such fuels by 2050.

It includes… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Protestors who attacked the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi at Te Papa yesterday say everyone has the right to go into the museum and trust the information is factual. 

Twelve  people were… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has criticised the previous Labour government, saying they took immigration settings from way too restrictive to way too loose.

Latest migration figures show a net… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Employer and business groups are celebrating the government's move to roll back Fair Pay Agreements.

Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Valden says the repeal will benefit businesses and… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.There's widespread disappointment at COP28 after the release of the draft text of the summit agreement

It does not refer to a "phase out" of all fossil fuels rather talking about reducing both… Read more Audio