Morning Report for Tuesday 16 July 2024

12:42 PM.Healthcare specialists are reminding patients to go easy on seeking out antibiotics as a cure for coughs and colds this winter. The latest briefing from Public Health Communication Centre, warns New… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.Two days after an attempt on his life Donald Trump is in Milwaukee for the Republican Party's Convention, insiders are warning of mass resignations in the police force, after union members lost their… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A five-metre-long whale so rare that only six specimens have ever been seen by scientists has washed ashore on an Otago beach. What's believed to be the remains of a spade-toothed whale, one of the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A tiny and rare native wetland plant is being trans-located to Taranaki's Rotokare Sanctuary in a unique homecoming of sorts. Gratiola concinna is nationally endangered and under threat from habitat… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Even Richard Tacon, chief executive of mining company Bathurst Resources says the coal-fired plant at Huntly should only be used as a last resort. While many argue the world's reliance needs to… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A new study of young people hooked on vaping has found their cravings for a puff is messing with their school work and making them moody and angry. University of Otago researchers interviewed 22… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.Marlborough's Guardians of the Sounds, want Tory Channel closed off to the Cook Strait ferries, saying they should use the safer - and slower - Northern Entrance into Queen Charlotte Sound instead. At… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Waikato and Bay of Plenty hospitals are racing to overcome faults with unstable medical scanning technology that have ballooned from 30 a year - to over 800. Health NZ as known for years about risks… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The police union is warning police bosses will struggle to recruit and retain staff because the new pay deal isn't good enough. After the parties failed to reach an agreement, an independent… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Black Ferns co-captain Kennedy Simon hopes she will be a trailblazer after signing a record four-year contract with New Zealand Rugby. Audio

7:57 AM.A beneficiary advocate says young jobseekers need to be inspired to develop their confidence and capabilities, and that simply cannot be done over the phone. The Ministry of Social Development is… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Wainuiomata has the unhappy distinction of being Wellington's leakiest suburb. Nick James reports. Audio

7:47 AM.A union representing hospital based pharmacy workers says services are being kept afloat by the goodwill of its members - because of serious understaffing. APEX claims Te Whatu Ora is not replacing… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The Marlborough Harbourmaster is assessing the risks of large vessels, including the Cook Strait ferries, continuing to use Tory Channel. The relatively narrow channel shaves about thirty minutes off… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A GP clinic in Lower Hutt, which was forced to stop face-to-face consultations for most of its 9000 patients because of staff shortages, has hired a second doctor. But the future of High Street Health… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Sick of back-to-back work meetings? Experts say an "artificial intelligence twin" could soon attend your video calls for you. Ellen O'Dwyer reports. Audio

7:35 AM.A Kainga Ora tenant says his complaints about abusive neighbours have not been actioned. The state housing agency has terminated fourteen tenancies in the last three months for bad behavior or rent… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.An employment lawyer says workers should think twice before writing to colleagues on any platform, including chat apps such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, or even Facebook messenger. Eight staff at… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Insiders are warning of mass resignations in the police force, after union members lost their long-running pay dispute with the government. After the parties failed to reach an agreement, an… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Two days after an attempt on his life Donald Trump is in Milwaukee for the Republican Party's Convention. Correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:06 AM.Black Ferns co-captain Kennedy Simon has been given the longest contract extension of any New Zealand female fifteens player - signing on for four more years. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 16 July 2024 Audio

6:40 AM.Labour is calling the police pay deal a shock saying officers deserve more for putting their lives on the line. The bitter and more than year long pay dispute has ended with an independent arbitrator… 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

6:15 AM.The Automobile Association says the long-promised rollout of new speed camera signs for Northland and Auckland in the coming weeks is a win-win-win for everybody. AA says the signs will get drivers… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Seven-time champions New Zealand have scraped into next year's men's softball World Cup after winning a sudden death match against hosts Canada at a qualifying tournament. Audio