Morning Report for Wednesday 24 April 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the Labour Party says the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act are short-sighted, leader Chris Hipkins joins us, lawyers are pushing back against the… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Rugby league fans will be treated to a visually spectacular display from the New Zealand Defence Force when the Warriors play their Anzac Day NRL match in Auckland on Thursday afternoon. Lieutenant… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.As New Zealand prepares to commemorate Anzac Day, there are calls for more research into Asian New Zealanders' involvement in the First World War. RNZ Asia's Chen Liu reports. Audio

8:49 AM.Federated Farmers says proposed changes to the Resource Management Act mark "the end of the war on farming". Federated Farmers vice president Colin Hurst spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:45 AM.New Zealand is one step closer to low-emissions road freight with the opening of a hydrogen fuelling station in South Auckland on Tuesday. Maia Ingoe reports. Audio

8:40 AM.A telecommunications expert is warning the government will have to spend a lot more money if it's going to deliver the disaster emergency alert system an independent inquiry has called for. Paul… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 24 April 2024. Audio

8:27 AM.The Returned Services Association says New Zealanders' service in recent conflicts needs to be remembered in tomorrow's Anzac Day commemorations. Bill Hickman has more. Audio

8:24 AM.The wooden panel which was damaged last December has been replaced by a temporary digital display. Te Papa Chief Executive Courtney Johnston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:21 AM.Wellington City Council has called it quits on a controversial $32-million-deal with Readings International to reopen the cinema complex on Courtenay Place. Wellington City Councillor Tim Brown spoke… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The Christchurch Council has confirmed a multimillion-dollar deal to save the future of its famous agriculture event, the A & P Show. Christchurch Councillor Sam MacDonald spoke to Morning Report. Audio

8:10 AM.The Labour Party says the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act are short-sighted and put short-term profits ahead of environmental protection. Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Drug Free Sport New Zealand wants to know why anti-doping rules in China aren't the same as the rest of the world. Audio

7:54 AM.Wellington artist Vera Ellen has picked up the Taite Music Prize for 2024 for her album Ideal Home Noise. Ellen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:49 AM.A new satellite launching on Wednesday is set to sail on sunlight, 1,000 kilometres above the Earth. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is one of two satellites RocketLab is launching from… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Parliament has been hearing submissions on the Gang Legislation Amendment Bill, which would ban gang patches and allow police to stop gangs congregating. Police Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.For the first time in history, the role of the New Zealand Defence Force in the Gallipoli ANZAC day dawn service is up in the air. Newshub's Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.You've heard of finding a needle in a haystack, but what about finding a swipe card in the vast expanse of the world's oceans? Tessa Guest reports. Audio

7:22 AM.It is day two of testimony in the historic criminal trial against Donald Trump over alleged hush money payments, and it began with a heated exchange between the judge and the former president's… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Lawyers have roundly condemned the government's gang crackdown legislation, telling MPs the whole thing should be ripped up and started again. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more. Audio

7:09 AM.Cyclone Gabrielle left the country's emergency response system in tatters despite years of reviews and efforts to make laws and systems that deliver for people in harm's way. Phil Pennington spoke to… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Trampoline Olympian Dylan Schmidt wants to add another medal to his haul in Paris. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 24 April 2024. Audio

6:51 AM.Drug Free Sport New Zealand wants answers from the World Anti-Doping Agency after revelations Chinese swimmers weren't sanctioned for positive drug tests before the last Olympics. Drug Free Sport New… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Nearly four-and-a half-million people filled in the 2023 census. When data held by the government was added, the coverage rose to nearly five-million-people. Stats NZ Chief Executive Mark Sowden spoke… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:18 AM.A resident of the Upper Selwyn Huts, a small Canterbury community, says the council needs to give people more time, after dropping the bombshell that they will need to leave their homes by 2039… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.In form Hurricanes hooker Asafo Aumua will be out of action for up to two months after suffering a knee injury in last weekend's Super Rugby Pacific game in Fiji. Audio