Morning Report for Friday 5 July 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, a developer warns scrapping size rules risks tiny apartments. Outgoing Kainga Ora board member says review was ill-informed. The PSA says scrapping COVID sick leave endangers… Read more Audio

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

8:50 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:43 AM.A Maori cultural advisor is gobsmacked an Upper Hutt brewery has called one of its beers, Kupe, saying it's highly offensive. Te Aro Brewing Company has just released a New Zealand IPA named after the… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.The new Scott Robertson-coached All Blacks team will be put to the test against England in Dunedin on Saturday. A lot is riding on the match - the All Blacks haven't lost to the English on home soil… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Market Update for 5 July 2024 Audio

8:24 AM.At least one person each year is caught trying to smuggle guns into prisons. Justice reporter Soumya Bhamidipati has been looking into a decade of data around contraband in prisons. She spoke to… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.A project to upgrade the technology network crucial to highway safety and responding to crashes has hit such big problems it had to be redesigned and rebuilt The network has now gone live, but other… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The government is promising to fix the housing crisis by flooding the market with affordable homes and driving down prices. They're calling it an ambitious agenda with six key changes including… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Secondary school teachers say the government is taking too long to release official information about charter schools, making it hard for anybody to make a well-informed select committee submission -… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.All Blacks coach Scott Robertson says TJ Perenara has earned his start against England tomorrow night through form, experience and desire. Audio

7:55 AM.You'd probably never heard of the town of Glorit before some unscrewed nuts put it on the map. It all started two weeks ago when a Northland transmission tower toppled over after Omexon contractors… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Antarctica New Zealand has released a new, scaled-back plan for the redevelopment of Scott Base. The troubled project was paused last year after it failed to reached an agreement with its preferred… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Tonight marks the last six PM newshub bulletin on TV three. After more than thirty years of bringing the news to the nation owners Warner Brothers Discovery have axed the platform at the cost of… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.A man who tried to intervene in Patricia McKay fatal attack in Southern California says he wished he could have done more to help. Beau Bayliss had shots fired at him when he tried to hold down one of… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has named the team he thinks will kick off his reign with victory and while most of the selections for this weekend's test against England were expected, there was… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.One of Kainga Ora's outgoing Board members says she resigned after seeing Sir Bill English's review of Kainga Ora, which she says was ill-informed and contained a large number of factual errors. The… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.A property developer says a move to scrap size rules for apartments would run the risk of unbearably small houses becoming the new affordable. The government has announced new housing policies that… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Millions of people in the UK have been voting in the general election, with polls set to close at 9 am our time. The election is widely expected to bring in a Labour Government and oust the… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Tall Blacks Olympic dream is over after losing to Slovenia 104-78 at their qualifying tournament in Greece. Audio

6:57 AM.Business news for 5 July 2024 Audio

6:48 AM.The Public Service Association says scrapping health workers' Covid sick leave will endanger them and their patients. Te Whatu Ora is getting rid of that type of leave by July the 14th, despite the… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Local Government New Zealand has welcomed the government's commitment to housing growth, but says the lack of support to make it happen is a major concern for some councils. The Housing Minister… Read more Audio

6:32 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.French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has appealed to voters to block the National Rally (RN) party of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella from winning Sunday's general election (monday here). The party… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Voting is underway in the UK Election with polls set to close at 9am our time. Millions of people are voting in what is the first July election since 1945. There are 40 thousand polling stations and… Read more Audio