Morning Report for Wednesday 28 February 2024

8:53 AM.A study published on Thursday has revealed a fossil discovered in New Zealand belonged to one of the largest crabs to have ever lived.

The massive, fossilised crab claw was found on Waitoetoe beach… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.An emotional Wagner was back at the Basin Reserve almost a year to the day after taking the final wicket to bowl the Black Caps to victory over England, to announce the end of a lion-hearted test… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Countdown Dunedin South has just reopened after being closed for days because of a rat problem.

In a statement out Wednesday morning Woolworth stores director Jason Stockill thanked customers of the… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.After more than a week of searching, police have found the remains of a couple missing in Sydney.

The bodies of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird have been found at a rural house south-west of Sydney.

New… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Wairoa's Mayor says the crackdown on gangs will add to workload pressures for officers in small towns.

This week the government announced legislation will be introduced that bans gang patches in… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Secretary for Education Iona Holsted has told MPs the single biggest investment ever made in schools has failed to deliver and politicians' policy flip-flops are partly to blame for schools'… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition and two others were injured in a fire in an apartment building in Christchurch.

Emergency services received reports of an apartment fire… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A Public Service Commission report found the risk of visa abuse wasn't properly assessed by Immigration New Zealand when settings were loosened by the previous Government, as it sought a boost to its… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A young woman suffering from an eating disorder says TikTok is not doing enough to get rid of content that promotes disordered eating.

Eating disorders have increased by a third in the past four… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.If a wasp nest the size of a double bed is what your nightmares are made of then I've got bad news for you.

Researchers are studying a massive German Wasps nest found in Martinborough farmland - it's… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.A charity promoting ethical investment says ACC is still investing too much in fossil fuels.

The Corporation invests $47 billion to pay for future injury claims, and says it keeps investing in oil… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The ability of companies to pay fines and reparations to survivors and the families of the Whakaari White Island eruption is under scrutiny at the sentencing in Auckland.

The Environment Court has… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The wait is nearly over for mortgage holders nervously wondering if they are in for another hike in interest rates.

The Reserve Bank will today announce whether it will lift the official cash rate… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.A review has found Immigration New Zealand didn't properly assess the risk of visa abuse when it loosened settings for its Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme.

The scheme, launched 18 months ago as… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand's firearms laws are in for a major shake-up this term that could see semi-automatics, like those used in the March 15 terror attacks, return to gun ranges.

National and ACT agreed to… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The police union says new anti-gang-patch laws will put staff under increased pressure.

The Government has announced its plans to ban gang patches in public and introduce extra powers for police to… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.After a year of infighting at the Gore District Council a new leader for staff has been appointed.

The new Chief Executive is Deborah Lascelles.

She takes over from Stephen Parry who resigned last… Read more Audio