Morning Report for Friday 21 June 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the power is back on in Northland after a hundred thousand people spent much of Thursday without power after a power pylon north of Auckland toppled over. Grid operator Transpower… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:53 AM.Listen to the weekly political editors panel with RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch and Newsroom political editor Laura Walters.  Audio

8:47 AM.Kapiti Coast residents are demanding the council throw out a report on how to protect hundreds of homes from sea level rise. Locals and the Kapiti Coast District Council have been at loggerheads for… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Rocket Lab just launched its 50th Electron mission. The Electron is a partially re-usable rocket that delivers small satellites to precise orbit locations. Rocket Lab head of marketing and… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.New Zealand Geographic magazine says Facebook is rejecting its ads promoting stories about climate change. It says the "black box" of algorithms determining what can and can't be boosted on the… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:29 AM.Market Update for 21 June 2024 Audio

8:27 AM.The government has announced an "extensive" review into the management of risk within the country's earthquake-prone building system. Building and Contruction Minister Chris Penk says a steering group… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Northland locals are fed up with the state of the region's infrastructure after dealing with the worst power cut since Cyclone Gabrielle. Nearly 100,000 people were initially cut off when a single… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Student nurses say they are shocked and confused they might not be guaranteed a job when they finish studying. The nurses union says Te Whatu Ora/Health New Zealand has paused the mid-year intake into… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A reward offer, a mother's public statement and the sharing of a personal letter has stoked the fire in the search of the three Marokopa children. Ember, Maverik and Jayda Phillips were last seen with… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.England manager Gareth Southgate concedes his side have failed to impress in their opening two Euro 2024 matches. Audio

7:55 AM.It's the 60th anniversary of the Beatles' NZ tour. The Bats' Paul Kean is marking the occasion with skiffle band The Skeatles. He spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:52 AM.Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark is facing calls to resign following another complaint about offensive behaviour. The United Fire Brigades Association says at a prizegiving in March the mayor claimed… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.A Federated Farmers representative says the economic downturn is hitting farmers harder than anything he's seen in forty years. The group's meat and Wool industry spokesperson Toby Williams says… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Hundreds of people in Northland have spent the night without power after a catastrophic grid failure. Nearly 100,000 people were initially cut off when a single pylon toppled as maintenance crews… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Hundreds of people in Northland have spent the night without power after a catastrophic grid failure. Nearly 100,000 people were initially cut off when a single pylon toppled as maintenance crews… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Super Rugby champions will be crowned tomorrow night at a sold out Eden Park, with the Blues favoured to beat the Chiefs and claim their first title in more than two decades. Rugby reporter Joe… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Hundreds of people in Northland have spent the night without power after a catastrophic grid failure. Nearly 100,000 people were initially cut off when a single pylon toppled as maintenance crews… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Hundreds of people in Northland have spent the night without power after a catastrophic grid failure. Nearly 100,000 people were initially cut off when a single pylon toppled as maintenance crews… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.England must wait to secure a berth in the knockout stage of the European Football Championship after a 1-all draw with Denmark in Germany. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 21 June 2024 Audio

6:49 AM.Student nurses are devastated they are no longer guaranteed a job when they finish studying. The nurses union says Te Whatu Ora/Health has paused the mid-year intake into the new graduate programme… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Te Tai Tokerau is waking up after dealing with the worst power cut since Cyclone Gabrielle. Moko Te Pania is the Mayor of the Far North. He spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:35 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

6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:17 AM.Thousands of people in Northland spent the day without power yesterday when a tower north of Auckland toppled. Nearly 100,000 people were cut off, in a grid failure that's being described as the worst… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Thousands of people in Northland spent the day without power yesterday when a tower north of Auckland toppled. Nearly 100,000 people were cut off, in a grid failure that's being described as the worst… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Serbia have threatened to pull out of Euro 2024 football championships over chanting between Croatia and Albania fans. Audio