Morning Report for Wednesday 3 July 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Labour is pleased that the government is now supporting the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill. The Communications and Media Minister admits Australia has faced challenges in trying… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.An elusive songbird has been photographed at the Taupo Swamp near Plimmerton, north of Wellington, for the first time. The fernbird or matata was first spotted in the wetland last year, but hasn't… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Tucked away on a Waverley side street, a South Taranaki business has cut the ribbon on a 900 square metre state-of-the-art tunnel house aimed at putting the crunch into sandwiches across the region… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.There was a time when Kiwi kids couldn't wait to fly the coop. But households are changing... latest figures show nearly three in ten New Zealanders aged 20 to 29 still live with mum and dad. And as… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.An abuse survivor advocate is imploring the Prime Minister to ditch plans for Oranga Tamariki to run boot camps for teenage serious offenders. Ken Clearwater says Oranga Tamariki's record shows it… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.An update from RNZ's sports team. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.A remote Solomon Islands community is now finally able to have planes land in the rain, after New Zealand and Australian governments helped pay to upgrade the runway in Seghe. Both countries… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A multimillion dollar government fund will soon pay to move cyclone-wrecked marae and homes on Maori land out of harm's way. But no plans for relocation are set in stone yet, and eight months after… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The government will pursue a plan to get global internet giants such as Google and Meta to pay for news, even if that means Facebook would ban news from its platform. The Fair Digital News Bargaining… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Kaitorete Spit south of Christchurch is being considered for multiple rocket launch pads. Demand has grown rapidly especially from the US military, for launches of the small type of satellites… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.A former Samoan Prime Minister has told a public hearing in Auckland that 'hell' is easier to reach than New Zealand. Community members met over a bill that aims to restore a pathway to New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A Southland town is abuzz after one of its youngsters pulled off a massive tennis upset on the world stage. Te Anau born Lulu Sun beat world number eight Qinwen Zheng in the first round of the women's… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Foreign students paid $885m in fees last year including half-a-billion to universities. Export Education Levy statistics show foreign enrolments doubled in 2023 after reaching an historic low due to… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Advocates for driver training say changes being rolled out for testing are long overdue. From Monday, applicants for Class 1 theory and practical tests will now only be eligible for one free re-sit… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Christchurch City Council is considering options, including a bylaw, to address aggressive begging in the central city. Auckland and Wellington City Councils have bylaws in place that don't ban… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Government's flipped from opposing the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which started under Labour, to now supporting it - saying on balance, it's worth doing. The Fair Digital News Bargaining… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The company that owns Facebook - Meta - says the government misunderstands how its platform works. The Government has flipped from opposing the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which started under… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Left and centrist parties in France are banding together to keep the far right candidate Marine Le Penn's party from power. Le Pen's National Rally (RN) and its allies on the right finished first with… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Cabinet Minister Judith Collins wants the government to expand the use of AI, starting with the health and education sectors where it could be used to assess mammogram results and provide AI tutors… Read more Audio

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

6:50 AM.At least four people have died after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in several countries in the Caribbean. It's been upgraded to a Category 5 and is moving west towards Jamaica. It's expected to hit… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The Better Public Media trust says online giants' turnover should be taxed and ringfenced to fund news. The Government's flipped from opposing the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which started… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.An update from RNZ's sports team. Audio

6:29 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:22 AM.The city of Kharkiv, on the frontline of the Ukraine war has seen a barrage of attacks since Russia renewed their offensive on the region in May. New Zealand-founded organisation ReliefAid has been… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Property investors will soon be feeling the effects of a raft of new regulations introduced this week. In its latest monthly report company, RealEstate.co.nz finds that housing stock is up in all… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been fleeing the southern city of Khan Younis. The Israeli military has issued an evacuation order, telling civilians to immediately leave a wide sweep of land… Read more Audio