Morning Report for Wednesday 13 March 2024

8:51 AM.It's often human nature to apportion blame elsewhere... and its no exception in the context of climate change. 

But how much are the frequent flyers or diesel vehicle drivers actually contributing to… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Nearly five years have passed since the terrorist attacks in Christchurch that took 51 lives. 

The survivors and families are learning to live without their loved ones. And in the years since the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A Wainuiomata principal says having a targeted approach on the free school lunches scheme would be impossible to manage.

Her comments follow a group of teachers, principals and board of trustees… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Four local boards have taken matters into their own hands to keep their public rubbish bins after Auckland Council opted to remove more than a thousand. 

The council is removing three thousand bins… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The government has been clear that it plans to rely on the Emissions Trading Scheme to meet climate targets.

But according to the Climate Change Commission, the scheme will not be sufficient in its… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The water watchdog says it doesn't have confidence in Wellington Water to ensure sufficient supply for the region next summer. 

Wellington, the Hutt Valley and Porirua have had water restrictions in… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Labour Party's annual caucus retreat is this Thursday.

Last year's retreat was one that most of us will remember, with former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing her resignation.

While… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Japanese authorities continue to investigate after an avalanche at Mount Yotei on the island of Hokkaido killed two New Zealanders.

One of those killed was 21-year-old Christchurch woman Isabella… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Doctors who do medical checks on pilots are warning new software for recording their results is out of date, missing vital bits and unsafe.

They want the Civil Aviation Authority to backpedal on a… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Doctors who do medical checks on pilots are warning new software for recording their results is out of date, missing vital bits and unsafe.

They want the Civil Aviation Authority to backpedal on a… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A former neighbour of the controversial Ivon Watkins Dow chemical plant in New Plymouth - who has stage 4 prostate cancer - fears he won't live long enough to see the results of an investigation into… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.An Auckland fisherman who made a gruesome discovery in Gulf Harbour yesterday says he initially thought a body which was wrapped in plastic was an animal carcass. .

Paul Middleton found a bag of… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.A high profile Auckland real estate agent has been given a formal warning by her employer Ray White after posting a TikTok video of herself giving a sales pitch using a fake Asian accent. 

The woman… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.New Zealand authorities have secured the black box data from the LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland on Monday. 

The Boeing 787-9 dropped suddenly about two-thirds of the way across the Tasman… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The law and order government appears to be on a collision course with police over a pay offer the union is calling a kick in the guts.

The Minister is insisting the coalition does back the police but… Read more Audio

6:46 AM."Insulting", "disgusting" and "demoralising" is how officers have described their latest pay offer from the government. 

Police Minister Mark Mitchell says the government is negotiating in "tough… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Nervous passengers last night boarded a LATAM airlines flight for Santiago - still not knowing what caused Monday's terrifying midair nose-dive. 

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner suddenly lost altitude on a… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The US special counsel who released a scathing report last month suggesting President Biden had a "poor memory" has spoken at a congressional hearing.

Robert Hur - originally a Republican appointee -… Read more Audio