Morning Report for Tuesday 14 May 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, staff say the Ministry of Education is already preparing consultancy firms to do the work of people who are being laid off, PM Christopher Luxon joins us and we also hear from RNZ… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Taranaki's largest tertiary education institute says a big improvement in pass rates for Maori, Pasifika and disabled students is down to making sure they get plenty more help and support. Taranaki… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.The Ministry of Education has responded Morning Report's story on hiring consultants, using language that is largely impenetrable. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:44 AM.Last night was the final episode of Fair Go, one night after long-running current affairs show Sunday also finished up - both shows the victim of cost-cutting at TVNZ. Consumer New Zealand chief… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Hendry has won the For The Players By the Players stableford tournament in Gunma, and in doing so ended his nine-year quest to win a second title on the Japan tour. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:29 AM.All Blacks captain Sam Cane is putting his family first and will step away from international rugby at the end of the year. Chiefs' coach Clayton McMillan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:23 AM.A quarterly survey commissioned by the Reserve Bank shows business and finance leaders expect inflation to fall back into the target band in the next year. ANZ economist Henry Russell spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The president of New Zealand's Bar Association - the body representing barristers - says it is essential that tikanga is included in legal education. Maria Dew of the Bar Association spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A mortuary technician who helped conduct the autopsy on Lachlan Jones says there were no signs the Gore boy's body had been put in a freezer before it was found. Reporter Tess Brunton has been at the… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Auckland police say despite four arrests, the funeral of the Ponsonby shooter Hone Kay-Selwyn was peaceful. Inspector Rakana Cook spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:53 AM.Staff say the Ministry of Education is already preparing consultancy firms to do the work of people who are being laid off. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:46 AM.Seasonal workers here and in Vanuatu have been left in limbo with Air Vanuatu grounding all flights. Immigration NZ national manager Pacific Loua Ward spoek to Corin Dann. Audio

7:43 AM.Hundreds of people will miss out on speaking to MPs about the government's fast-track legislation because the select committee doesn't have the time to fit them in. Here's our political reporter Giles… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The Court of Appeal overturned a High Court order on Monday, which blocked the Tribunal from calling Children's Minister Karen Chhour to give evidence in the urgent inquiry about repealing section 7AA… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The All Blacks' captain of the last four years - Sam Cane - has been granted an early release from his New Zealand Rugby contract and will quit international rugby at the end of the year. Rugby… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is testifying on what his role was in what prosecutors say was a cover up of payments to hide an affair with the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Correspondent… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Scientists have laid bare the scale of catastrophe facing Aotearoa if our largest fault - the Hikurangi subduction zone, off the east coast of the north island - sets off an earthquake and tsunami… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Staff say the Education Ministry is already preparing consultants to do the work of the very people it is laying off. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

6:42 AM.Auckland councillor Alf Filipaina says the large police presence at the funeral of the Ponsonby shooter was crucial to prevent chaos. Filipaina spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:37 AM.An update from RNZ's sports team. Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:20 AM.An English teacher who is Maori believes the government's move to introduce structured literacy has the potential to lift reading and writing levels among Maori students in mainstream schools… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Russian troops have captured at least nine villages in the Kharkiv region, and thousands of civilians have been evacuating to the city of Kharkiv, which is the second largest city in Ukraine. BBC… Read more Audio