Morning Report for Monday 4 March 2024

8:52 AM.A Taranaki designer will showcase a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Vince Ropitini's "Art of Passive Resistance" collection will show on the Global… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.We all know that in the world of dogs, greyhounds are fast. But speed-dating?

That's what happened at the inaugural Greyhound Speed Dating event in Auckland on Sunday.

Three older, former racing… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.An aunt's five-year fight for her nephew's death to be fully investigated has ended with a firm no from WorkSafe.

A coroner told WorkSafe to reconsider what it did after two young casual workers… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.For many, climate change is a worrying phenomenon that warrants more political attention.

But for a small portion of the population, it causes a level of anxiety that interferes with their everyday… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.As Māori in Nelson await a decision in the country's longest-running property dispute, the Wakatū Incorporation is working to re-connect with thousands of descendants of the 300 customary landowners… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Newly released documents show officials warned the government that media outlets would soon be requesting bailouts if the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill was not progressed.

The Bill aims to make… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.GPs say they're having to work for free if they want to complete crucial patient follow-up.

A new survey has found doctors spend 56 percent of their time seeing patients, while the other 44 percent… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Auckland Transport has identified the busiest routes in the city as March Madness kicks in.

It won't come as a surprise that parts of Tāmaki Drive, Dominion Rd into the city and main roads around… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.There will be a lot of dejected cricket fans at work today, after a crushing 172-run defeat for the Black Caps on Sunday.

The test finished just before lunch on the fourth day, with the Black Caps… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Just weeks after it took office, the government was warned news organisations would soon be asking for bailouts if a bill winning back crucial revenue didn't move forward.

The Fair Digital News… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The US Presidential season is heating up this week with Super Tuesday, the biggest day in the primary election cycle when 15 states vote for their preferred presidential candidate.

While the day is… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.There are reports out of Israel of a holdup in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel is understood to not to be sending a delegation to the talks taking place in Cairo, despite US… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.An RNZ investigation has highlighted similarities between notes the associate health minister's office sent to officials, and strategies and arguments used by the tobacco industry.

The notes repeated… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr has leapt to gold at the world indoor athletics championships in Glasgow.

The Commonwealth Games champion was too good for the field, clearing 2.36m metres, which… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A traumatised woman who miscarried in Hutt Hospital's emergency department says no one prepared her for the fact her extremely premature baby would be born alive.

She also says no-one from the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Officials warned the Broadcasting Minister in November that media companies would soon be requesting bailouts if the government didn't progress a law forcing digital platforms to pay for local… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has confirmed it is working with other agencies to find solutions for a badly needed upgrade of Premier House.

The historic Wellington building on Tinakori Road in… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Large parts of the country are in for a wet and windy Monday, some areas could be hit by thunderstorms and gales.

A band of rain has already set in Southland and inland Otago and it's moving up the… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Leaders of the Aotearoa Student Press Association say the Speaker of the House is restricting their access to the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

The Association's only press pass to Parliament has been… Read more Audio