Morning Report for Friday 8 March 2024

8:45 AM.The work of late musician and artist Hamish Kilgour is being celebrated in an exhibition which opens at the Arts Centre in Christchurch on Friday.

Kilgour's creativity has been an influence on many… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.It'll be a double milestone for the Black Caps in Christchurch this morning, when they take to Hagley Oval for day one of the second and final test against Australia.

Captain Tim Southee and his… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Arts Festivals are in full swing across Aotearoa along with numerous Fringe Festivals.

Co-host of RNZ National's Culture 101, Perlina Lau, was in Hamilton last week and this week she's been out… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.They ended the year with the bandwagon overflowing with fans and their supporters' catch cry 'Up the Wah's' shouted around the globe.

The Warriors now kick off their highly anticipated 2024 campaign… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.In the latest blow to the media industry, TVNZ is looking to cut up to 68 jobs - or nine percent of its staff.

RNZ understands Re: News, Fair Go and Sunday are likely to be affected, with meetings… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.While environmental groups are crying foul over the Government's Fast Track Approval bill, it has received a support across a range of industries.

The legislation, which passed its first reading on… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.An incredible, near-spiritual experience.

That's how some concertgoers described the first Beyond Words concert at the Christchurch Town Hall last night, which saw the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Insurance Council has been meeting in Auckland this week to discuss the challenge of responding to climate change.

Speakers agreed that moving away from flood-prone areas is necessary to reduce… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Staff fear job cuts are coming at one of the country's top research organisations, Callaghan Innovation.

The Crown agency is holding a staff meeting Friday morning on what it calls a strategic… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Some licensed companies have been doing a bad job of removing asbestos at schools.

It has forced the Education Ministry to look at closer controls.

Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Friday is the Government's 100th day and the Prime Minister is confident they have completed their 49-point to-do list.

The items ranged from introducing legislation, like Thursday's fast track… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Environmentalists are shocked and worried that conservation estates could be home to new mines under the Fast Track Approval bill.

The legislation, which passed its first reading on Thursday, will… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Aotearoa's media landscape is facing a seismic shift, with another broadcaster signalling major changes to its operations.

Hundreds of jobs are on the line as media organisations scramble to save… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.TVNZ staff will today learn the fate of their jobs, with up to 70 roles across news and current affairs on the chopping block.

The state broadcaster is proposing to cut 9 percent of its workforce… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.The Government's Fast Track Approval bill will put New Zealand's threatened species on a fast track to extinction and leave a mess for future governments to clean up.

That's the assessment of… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Women who invest in real estate alone are significantly behind men in building wealth through property quickly.

That's what a CoreLogic study into women and property ownership has found. While… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.US President Joe Biden will make his final State of the Union address of this term on Friday (NZ time).

Biden will have the opportunity to tout his accomplishments and pitch his re-election campaign… Read more Audio