Morning Report for Monday 27 May 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, we hear from the Education Minister on the Government's plans to pour $53 million into school-lead teacher training, we also hear from Westlake Boys High principal and Teachers… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Many residents at a new housing development north of Auckland haven't received mail for a year due to a misunderstanding over zoning. Leonard Powell reports. Audio

8:51 AM.People Against Prisons Aotearoa led a large protest outside Mt Eden Prison on Saturday against the 810-bed extension at Waikato's Waikeria Prison which will eventually have the capacity for 1865 beds… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.People Against Prisons Aotearoa led a protest outside Mt Eden Prison on Saturday against the 810-bed extension at Waikato's Waikeria Prison which will eventually have the capacity for 1865 beds. The… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A group of friends from Tauranga is raising money to help people displaced by the flooding in southern Brazil. Rayssa Almeida reports. Audio

8:39 AM.A United Nations agency has confirmed more than 670 people are presumed dead after a landslide in Papua New Guinea's highlands. Aid agency CARE'S country director in PNG Justine McMahon spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.Market Update for 27 May 2024 Audio

8:28 AM.Searchers from the police and the navy will continue searching Wellington Harbour for a man who's thought to have fallen off the East by West ferry early on Friday morning. Wellington Harbourmaster… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Cell phones throughout the country buzzed last night as the National Emergency Management Agency sent out its emergency test alerts. NEMA director John Price spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:19 AM.This year three New Zealanders are in competing at the Indy 500 - including Scott McLaughlin starting from the lead position, former indy winner Scott Dixon and 23-year-old Marcus Armstrong. Local… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Government has provided a $53 million boost for teacher training that will fund 1200 trainees to learn on the job and receive a $20,000 support package. RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Government is putting more money behind a classroom-heavy teacher training method to try and better prepare graduates. Teaching Council chief executive Lesley Hoskin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:06 AM.Aimee Fisher has beaten Dame Lisa Carrington for the second time in a fortnight as the rivalry heats up ahead of the Olympics. Audio

7:56 AM.After a three-year hiatus, thousands of seafood lovers flocked to the Bluff Oyster and Food Festival on Saturday. Festival chairman John Edminstin spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:50 AM.The Crusaders have kept their hopes of a play-off spot alive with a shock win over the Blues on Saturday night. Crusaders Chief Executive Colin Mansbridge spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:45 AM.The mother of an Otago University student killed at an overcrowded flat party says she hopes the inquest will provide some accountability for her daughter's death. Elspeth McMillan spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.A group of high decile Auckland secondary schools will be among those hosting a classroom-based teacher training programme which aims to attract people to the industry who might not have otherwise… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Doctors at the central North Island's cancer service say patients will face life threatening delays if a serious shortage of senior doctors is not fixed. Health Correspondent Rowan Quinn reports. Audio

7:27 AM.Volcanologists are closely monitoring Whakaari White Island after it started erupting on Friday. GNS volcanologist Geoff Kilgour spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:23 AM.The inquest into the death of Otago University student Sophia Crestani is starting on Monday at the Dunedin District Court. Dunedin reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:12 AM.The Government is pouring $53 million into school-lead teacher training, to try and plug a projected gap of 680 secondary teachers over the next three years. Education Minister Erica Stanford spoke to… Read more Audio

7:07 AM.Aimee Fisher has again beaten Dame Lisa Carrington in the lead up to this year's Paris Olympics. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 27 May 2024 Audio

6:43 AM.The secondary school teachers' union says the Government's move to train more teachers in schools is a step in the right direction. PPTA president Chris Abercrombie spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. 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

6:26 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:14 AM.The Government says it's serious about upping the standard of teaching graduates with a $53 million dollar funding boost for in-school training. Labour's education spokesperson Jan Tinetti spoke to… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Aimee Fisher has beaten Olympic canoe sprint champion and New Zealand team-mate Lisa Carrington for the second time in a row. Audio