Morning Report for Wednesday 21 February 2024

8:56 AM.Taranaki is about to wrap up a record-breaking cruise season with more than 8000 passengers visiting the province by sea.

Seven luxury liners will have berthed at Port Taranaki by next month and… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A former patient at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital's child and adolescent unit says an apology to survivors doesn't go far enough.

Several dozen survivors gathered in Palmerston North on Tuesday… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.The biggest crowds of the cricketing summer are set to flock to the Chappell-Hadlee Twenty20 series between the Black Caps and Australia which begins in Wellington Wednesday night.

Both teams are… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.A Pacific specialist says an inter-tribal massacre claiming more than 50 lives in Papua New Guinea's Enga province is by no means an isolated incident.

Former-RNZ Pacific senior journalist Johnny… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Massey University expects to chalk up a $41 million deficit for 2023.

It's lower than previously forecast and includes $19 million in redundancy costs, but the institution is likely to make two more… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Labour Party has had another layer of experience peeled away following the retirement of its finance spokesperson Grant Robertson.

After a 15-year parliamentary career, including six years as… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Demand for intensive week-long full immersion Reo courses has soared, with a record number held in the last year.

Thousands of students attend these Kura Reo, but as the Government cuts budgets and… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.It's the battle of the bank economists, will interest rates be hiked this year or not?

Westpac's economic outlook, out this morning, predicts the cash rate won't move this year.

But ANZ last week… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The days of free park and ride for thousands of Wellington train commuters may be numbered.

Greater Wellington Regional Council's transport committee will vote on whether to kick off a project to… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.A German tourist whose motorbike was stolen in a tiny Hawkes Bay settlement says he's shocked police decided not to press charges despite finding the vehicle at a nearby house.

The tourist who RNZ is… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A prominent spelling mistake at a West Auckland bus stop is driving locals round the bend.

The bright yellow letters painted on Te Atatu Road spell "bus sotp," S-O-T-P.

Felix Walton has more. Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Police say hate-motivated abuse increased by 12 percent over the past year.

Although the problem is on the rise, hate crime and hate speech are still not standalone offences in Aotearoa.

And… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Aucklanders can now have their say on a potential rates hike of up to 14 percent with the Council voting on Tuesday in favour of a 10-year budget document being shared with everyone.

A large portion… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The Labour Party is losing one of its most experienced and influential politicians as it faces the huge job of rebuilding after its crushing election defeat.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Grant… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Labour's job of rebuilding has been made harder, with the departure of one of its most experienced and recognisable MPs.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson will retire from politics next… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The bad vibrations continue on the Wairarapa region's rail line, where brand new tracks signed off by KiwiRail were found to be too narrow for the carriages that use them.

Train speeds have been… Read more Audio

6:12 AM."We have hacked the hackers." That's what the head of the UK's National Crime Agency said as he revealed the world's most prolific ransomware gang has now been infiltrated by law enforcement.

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