Morning Report for Thursday 11 July 2024

10:00 AM.In the show today, New Zealand first leader and Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is demanding more answers about the grounding of the Interislander Aratere ferry, Leaked documents about the Cook… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Taupo is gearing up for another thrilling round of the Supercars Championship, confirmed for the eleventh to the 13 April. The city will host the race for the second time, following the success of the… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Thousands of singers from around the world gathered at Auckland's Spark Arena last night to kick off the 13th World Choir Games. Some have set their sights on gold - and others just want to have a… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A West Auckland couple who poured their lifesavings into a house only for it to be deemed unliveable after the Auckland Anniversary Floods, fear they will never be homeowners again. First Up producer… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:29 AM.Market Update for 11 July 2024 Audio

8:26 AM.The cost of bricks and mortar for building a new single storey house has dropped for the first time in at least 12 years. The latest Cordell Construction Cost index from CoreLogic shows a… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is demanding more answers about the grounding of the Interislander Aratere ferry. Leaked documents show a crew member pushed the wrong button, accidently… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in the US Capital. RNZ political editor Jo Moir is with him and spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

8:06 AM.Lorenzo Musetti saved some of his best tennis for the end as the Italian beat American 13th seed Taylor Fritz in five sets at Wimbledon to reach his first grand slam semi-final. Audio

7:57 AM.The Olympics are just under two weeks away and a new bilingual sporting resource will help people cheering along in te reo. Te Reo Maori ki Pari 2024 is the first Olympic Games glossary in Maori and… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.An environmentalist says the government's five climate pillars strategy will hit a roadblock if other policies work against it. The government has released a three-page strategy it describes as a… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.An 83-year-old Canterbury fisherman wants to know if he is being given the heave-ho from his lakeside hut because a company wants to launch rockets nearby. Don Brown says he can't help thinking he and… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The cost of building a new single-storey brick and tile house has dropped for the first time in more than a decade. CoreLogic tracks construction costs and released its quarterly report this morning -… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has been severely reprimanded by the Chief Ombudsman and forced to apologise for trying to keep information about tobacco and vaping policy secret. Chief… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Support for Ukraine will again dominate the agenda of the talks, with leaders saying they would never recognise Russia's annexations, including of Crimea. President Biden stressed that Ukraine would… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Aratere is expected to sail from Picton to Wellington today for the first time since the grounding on the June 21. Maritime New Zealand says conditions have been imposed on the operation of the vessel… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A private investigator says there are three likely outcomes from the upcoming Court of Appeal hearing into the killing of Deane Fuller-Sandys.Tim McKinnel became intrigued by the case after being… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Leaked documents about the Cook Strait ferry grounding show a crew member accidently triggered the auto pilot onto the wrong course before it crashed into the shore. An internal safety bulletin says… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Italian Lorenzo Musetti has reached his first Grand Slam semi-final after outlasting Taylor Fritz in five sets at Wimbledon. Audio

6:56 AM.Business news for 11 July 2024 Audio

6:47 AM.Three people caught up in a murder they say never happened are hoping for an aquittal now the Crown has admitted there was a miscarriage of justice. Gail Maney and Stephen Stone were convicted of the… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Leaked documents about the Cook Strait ferry grounding show a crew member accidently triggered the auto pilot onto the wrong course before it crashed into the shore. The ship ran aground shortly after… Read more Audio

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

6:30 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

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

6:10 AM.One of Joe Biden's most high profile supporters has just called on the President to step down as the Democratic nominee. In an op-ed for the New York Times, actor George Clooney said President Biden… Read more Audio