Morning Report for Thursday 23 May 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the First Home Grant, which offered up to $5000 per buyer for an existing home, and up to $10,000 for a new build, was cut off from one o'clock yesterday afternoon, Housing… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Almost 60 years after he was forced to leave the island where he was born and raised, a Northland kaumātua has finally returned home. Peter de Graaf reports. Audio

8:47 AM.Indigenous politicians in Kanaky New Caledonia want the French President to commit to scrapping planned voter reforms in their country when they meet with him on Friday. Kanak journalist at Radio… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Auckland University's dean of education says he is not surprised to learn that a quarter of newly trained primary teachers who attempted NCEA level one maths failed to pass. Professor Mark Barrow… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:32 AM.Market Update for 23 May 2024. Audio

8:28 AM.Norway, Ireland and Spain will all recognise Palestine as an independent state next week. Tel Aviv correspondent Sarah Coates spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:24 AM.A community housing group says a commitment of a $140 million to build new social housing is a welcome investment. Community Housing Aotearoa deputy chief executive Chris Glaudel spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:17 AM.The United States has been assessing New Zealand's capability to help with rapid rocket and satellite launches in case of war in space. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:11 AM.The president of the Auckland Primary Principals' Association says minimum knowledge requirements for prospective teachers is a double-edged sword, given the size of New Zealand's teacher shortage… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.A defiant Rob Penney says he won't stand down as coach of the Crusaders. Audio

7:55 AM.A housing summit in Auckland has heard that standards for new homes are based on temperatures between 1961 and 1990, when the average was 12.5 degrees Celsius. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The government has introduced a new bill that would shore up the rules around consumer data. Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Andrew Bayly spoke to Corin Dann Audio

7:47 AM.A woman who was a victim of sexual violence as a child has spoken for the first time of the abuse and how the secretive sect she was raised in turned a blind eye and later condoned her husband's… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The UK will head to the polls in July after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a surprise move to call a general election. BBC political correspondent Rob Watson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:37 AM.The ill-fated national institute of skills and technology, Te Pūkenga, is paying $2000 a day to seven advisors looking at how to phase out and replace the mega entity. Education correspondent John… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to land in New Caledonia in the next few hours where he will meet with local, elected, leaders in a bid to restore peace in the French territory. New… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The First Home Grant, which offered up to $5000 per buyer for an existing home, and up to $10,000 for a new build, was cut off from one o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Housing Minister Chris Bishop spoke… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A new study shows large numbers of new primary teachers have not passed NCEA level one science and maths. Institute of Economic Research deputy chief executive Sarah Hogan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:07 AM.New Zealand's Holly Robinson showed she's good at throwing more than just the javelin after taking silver in the shot put F46; at the Para Athletics World Championships in Japan. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news with Anan Zaki Audio

6:42 AM.The Pacific Islands' Forum is not surprised unrest boiled over in New Caledonia as France pressed ahead with voter reforms. Pacific Islands Forum and prime minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Early sports chat with Nathan Rarere Audio

6:27 AM.Morning rural news with Sally Murphy Audio

6:24 AM.Early morning market update with Anan Zaki. Audio

6:17 AM.Correction: This audio caption has been updated on 25 May, 2024, to remove an incorrect paraphrased comment attributed to the mayor.
Central Hawke's Bay District Council mayor Alex Walker spoke to… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The UK will head to the polls in July after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a surprise move to call a general election. London correspondent John Bevir spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:06 AM.Early sports bulletin with Nathan Rarere. Audio