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Morning Report for Monday 8 April 2024
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Sophie Devine 100 powers White Ferns to victory
8:52 AM.The White Ferns may have lost their home summer series 2-1 to England but they made sure to end their final game with a resounding victory.
Sunday's game saw the return of White Ferns Captain Sophie… Read more Audio
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Callaghan Innovation urge Govt to prevent job cuts
8:48 AM.Staff at research organisation Callaghan Innovation are urging the government to prevent job cuts they say will put scientific expertise in peril.
In a letter to the Research, Science and Innovation… Read more Audio
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Viv Beck on extra money given to fight CBD crime
8:43 AM.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has announced an extra $570,000 to help fight crime in the CBD.
The funding will go towards more CCTV cameras and three pilot safety co-ordination hubs at Queens Wharf… Read more Audio
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Federated Farmers on methane targets
8:40 AM.Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has announced an independent panel will take another look at the targets and report back by the end of the year.
Parliament's environment watchdog says the decision… Read more Audio
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Christ Church Cathedral needs $30 million lifeline for rebuild
8:36 AM.Christchurch's Cathedral Square will become a wasteland if a $30 million lifeline can't be found for the church's rebuild.
That's the view of Mark Stewart, the chair of the Christchurch Cathedral… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 8 April 2024
8:30 AM.Market Update for 8 April 2024. Read more Audio
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Immigration lawyer on changes to a temporary work visa scheme
8:25 AM.An immigration lawyer says changes to a temporary work visa scheme don't address the root causes of migrant exploitation.
Changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa Scheme take effect from Monday.
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Gunshots fired at rugby team's van in Hastings
8:15 AM.A rugby coach whose team van was shot at after a match in Hastings says there was "serious provocation" at the grounds from people on the sideline.
Shots were fired into a van carrying the Young… Read more Audio
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Police Association on Minister's misleading gun data accusations
8:10 AM.The Minister responsible for firearms is being accused of misleading the public over the number of people allowed to have prohibited weapons.
Military-style semi-automatics and centrefire rifles were… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 April 2024
8:06 AM.The Black Ferns Sevens have won back to back titles to go top of the World Series standings with two rounds remaining, while the New Zealand me have also defended their Hong Kong crown. Read more Audio
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Gaza war reaches six month mark
7:55 AM.The Gaza war has reached the six months mark. It was in the early hours of October 7 when Hamas gunman stormed across the border and into Israel to carry out a slaughter of Israelis.
It was described… Read more Audio
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Watchdog questions Government's revisiting of methane targets
7:49 AM.Parliament's environment watchdog is questioning the benefit of the Government revisiting the science of methane targets.
The Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says an independent panel of experts… Read more Audio
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Social housing development opens in Gisborne
7:45 AM.A director at Kāinga Ora says the opening of a new social housing development in Gisborne is hugely significant.
Thirty-one families are moving into the development, in the suburb of Tamarau, which… Read more Audio
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Schools say attendance is improving after dips in recent years
7:41 AM.Students who steadfastly go to school, even if they're sick, is one of the secrets behind their high attendance.
Schools say attendance is improving after dipping badly in recent years, but there is… Read more Audio
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Tōtara Haumaru surgical facility still unopened
7:33 AM.A brand new four storey building the size of a provincial hospital is sitting empty on the grounds of North Shore hospital, with its opening date delayed and no new one set.
Construction of the… Read more Audio
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Government warned companies not interested in building schools
7:28 AM.The Government has been warned that companies that could build and operate schools think it is too risky and are not interested.
It has also been told financing school builds with public-private… Read more Audio
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Minister responsible for firearms accused of misleading public on guns
7:23 AM.The Minister responsible for firearms is being accused of misleading the public over the number of people allowed to have prohibited semi-automatics.
Military-style semi-automatics and centrefire… Read more Audio
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Gun shots fired at rugby team's van in Hastings
7:15 AM.Police are investigating after shots were fired at a rugby team's van in Hastings over the weekend.
A match was abandoned early due to safety concerns, but the Young Maori Party team's van… Read more Audio
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Auckland deputy mayor on Parnell backpackers fire
7:12 AM.The Ministry of Social Development has confirmed the City Garden Lodge in Parnell was not being used as emergency accommodation.
Ten people were evacuated from the building at around 4:30 Sunday… Read more Audio
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Large fire damages Parnell backpackers
7:09 AM.It's been confirmed no one was killed or injured in a fire that extensively damaged a backpackers in Parnell Sunday afternoon.
Ten people were evacuated from the City Garden Lodge when the blaze… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 April 2024
7:06 AM.The Black Ferns Sevens have gone to the top of the World Series standings after both the New Zealand men and women defended their Hong Kong titles. Read more Audio
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Accredited Employer Work Visa Scheme changes will cut down on exploitation says Immigration Minister
6:41 AM.Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says changes to a key work visa scheme will curb unsustainable levels of migration and cut down on exploitation.
A raft of changes for the Accredited Employer Work… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 8 April 2024
6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Joe Porter. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 April 2024
6:26 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 8 April 2024
6:23 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 April 2024
6:05 AM.The New Zealand men's and women's Sevens teams have successfully defended their titles at the Hong Kong leg of the World Series. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 8 April 2024
6:00 AM.Top stories for Monday 8 April 2024: Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson says the owner of a Parnell boarding house that went up in flames yesterday had been working with council over issues with the… Read more Audio