Morning Report for Tuesday 25 June 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the government is celebrating new funding for Pharmac that will cover "up to" fifty-four new drugs, but it has been described as bittersweet by some patients, Northland businesses… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Food producers went head to head in the Vegan Sausage and Deli Meats awards yesterday. RNZ producer Katie Fitzgerald went along to taste what was on offer. Audio

8:55 AM.One-third of budgeting services face closure after their government funding was chopped - and they warn the recession means other free financial services are too busy to pick up their clients. Amy… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The Government is pushing ahead with plans to prevent independent contractors from challenging their employment status in court. Four Uber drivers currently have cases before the courts that argue… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.In New Caledonia, more violent clashes have erupted between protesters and security forces. It comes after some of the pro-independence leaders who've been arrested have been sent to prisons in… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Recruitment site SEEK says job ads have fallen in the past month across most sectors and in virtually all regions. According to its latest Employment Report, monthly job ads dropped five percent… Read more Audio

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

8:32 AM.Market Update for 25 June 2025. Audio

8:27 AM.Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate says she is "horrified" by an expletive-laden rant from one of her city councillors to the neighbouring Waipa District council. Councillor Andrew Bydder's submission on… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Public sector cuts have put paid to work on a half-built emergency warning system that Cyclone Gabrielle reviews say the country urgently needs. Inquiries into last year's lethal storms show people… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Monday's Pharmac funding boost announcement comes after an election promise to fund 13 cancer drugs was not fulfilled in the 2024 Budget. That has now been rectified, with all 13 either funded or… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Government's $600 million boost to Pharmac has been described as bittersweet by some current cancer patients. The funding over four years means the drug buying agency can fund 26 new cancer… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has named five debutants in his squad to take on England and Fiji but says a couple of those players have been on his radar for a while. Audio

7:51 AM.The government is celebrating new funding for Pharmac that will cover "up to" fifty-four new drugs. The $600 million boost makes good on National's election pledge to fund thirteen new cancer drugs… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The New Zealand Security Association wants changes to the Crimes Act so that security guards can detain offenders without ending up in court themselves. At the moment, a security guard who chases and… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Tomorrow, the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care will present its final report to the Government. The inquiry was established in 2018 and during the past six years has heard from more than… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Northland businesses say there's no easy way for them to claim compensation after a massive power outage caused by maintenance workers removing the nuts from a power pylon caused it to topple over… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The Scott Robertson All Blacks era is under way. The new coach unveiled a 32-man squad featuring five new caps at a ceremony in Christchurch last night. They'll begin preparing for two Tests against… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The worst kept secret in NZ rugby has been confirmed with new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson naming Scott Barrett as the new All Blacks captain. Robertson's first squad of the year also includes… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Some cancer patients say the Government's treatment pledge comes too late - while others are still in the dark about whether game-changing drugs will be funded for them. The Government announced a… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Some cancer patients say the Government's treatment pledge comes too late - while others are still in the dark about whether game-changing drugs will be funded for them. The Government announced a… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.All Blacks coach Scott Robertson says it took some time for Scott Barrett to accept the role of captain. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 25 June 2024. Audio

6:45 AM.Transpower chief executive Alison Andrew confirmed yesterday that the power pylon that fell last Thursday, cutting power to most of Northland, was caused by contractors carrying out routine… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Government has pledged $600 million of extra Pharmac funding over the next four years to allow the agency to approve up to 26 new cancer treatments. The Health Minister Shane Reti concedes cancer… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

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

6:06 AM.All Blacks coach Scott Robertson named lock Scott Barrett as captain with the pair having won seven super rugby titles together at the Crusaders. Audio