Morning Report for Monday 15 April 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode we hear from Simeon Brown on a 'mega-tunnel' under Wellington, Christina Ruffini from the CBS discusses Iran's attack on Israel, the ABC's Tony Ibrahim on the Sydney shopping mall… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:48 AM.People suffering from long Covid are scared they'll face penalties under the coalition's benefit reset and are feeling let down by the welfare system. Jemima Huston reports. Audio

8:43 AM.Two school classrooms suffered extensive contamination with the most dangerous type of asbestos after the wall linings were taken off without any testing. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:40 AM.Up to a hundred Auckland pensioners who own units in a council-run affordable housing scheme are worried for their future now a sale to another operator has fallen through. Amy Williams has the story.

8:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 15 April 2024 Audio

8:26 AM.A new private hospital has opened in central Auckland and there are significant expansions planned for others in the city. Otago University health systems professor Robin Gauld spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:23 AM.Pro-independence activists took to the streets In New Caledonia at the weekend protesting against planned constitutional changes which they say will derail their fight for self-determination. RNZ… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Robert Patman is professor of international relations at the University of Otago. Patman spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:10 AM.The prime minister arrived in Singapore on the Air Force Boeing 757 late last night for his first major international engagement since taking power, and he will visit Thailand and the Philippines… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand track cyclist Ellesse Andrews has made an impressive return from a broken jaw, winning a silver medal at the Nations Cup track cycling meet in Canada. Audio

7:55 AM.A Brazilian couple living in Auckland for the last 8 years are fighting to stay in New Zealand after their immigration advisor missed the deadline to apply for residence. Rayssa Almeida reports. Audio

7:49 AM.More than $40 million of funding for support services designed to help people out of emergency housing is due to expire in two months and the Government won't commit to extending it. Housing reporter… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.A Waikato police officer is on leave this week after ending up inside a car fleeing from police and attempted to stop its teen driver, including with a taser, all the while allegedly receiving… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The Government is investigating a mega tunnel underneath Wellington from The Terrace to Kilbirnie. Transport Minister Simeon Brown has asked the New Zealand Transport Agency to look into the tunnel's… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Australia is grappling this morning with the aftermath of a killing frenzy in Sydney at the weekend, another 12 were hospitalised, including a 9-month-old baby girl whose mother Ashlee Good was killed… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The coalition announced in January that the Defence Force would send a team of six to help plan strikes against Houthi rebels targeting ships, the deployment is part of a US-led operation to protect… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Former State Department correspondent and CBS reporter Christina Ruffini has been looking at the politics behind Iran's decision to unleash 300 drones and missiles against its longstanding regional… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand track cyclist Ellesse Andrews has returned from injury to win a silver medal at the Nations Cup track cycling meet in Milton Canada. Audio

6:54 AM.Business news for 15 April 2024 Audio

6:51 AM.Work to get the Rangitata rail bridge up and running again will begin this week after flood waters knocked out one of its 34 piers on Friday. Ashburton mayor Neil Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:40 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:30 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:29 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:22 AM.It's the final day of election campaigning in Solomon Islands and there is a palpable sense of excitement in the country which is holding national and provincial elections simultaneously for the first… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the attacks were a major challenge to peace and stability in a region already under enormous pressure. Journalist and author, and the director of research at the… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.The Black Sticks Women beat Japan 2-1 last night in Auckland to win the two match series 1-nil. Audio