Morning Report for Tuesday 13 August 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, The Government is introducing new obligations next year, requiring JobSeekers to reapply every six months and imposing sanctions like mandatory community work and money management… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.New Zealand golfer Phillis Meti has gone on to win her fifth World Long Drive championship, becoming second on the all-time list. Meti spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:50 AM.Under the proposed Members' Bill from ACT Conservation spokesperson Cameron Luxton, the Deerstalkers Association would be awarded a seat on the Conservation Authority, alongside representatives from… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is due to interview Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media network next week in an event that could inject more surprises into the… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.GNS volcanologists monitoring a minor eruption on Whakaari/White Island say an increase in sulphur dioxide emissions suggests magma is now at shallow levels. Duty volcanologist Ery Hughes spoke to… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.Market Update for 13 August 2024. Audio

8:25 AM.New data shows residential property values continue to fall, with only three places recording positive growth. QV Operations manager James Wilson spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

8:21 AM.Scales that weigh trucks while they move, and smart cameras that read numbers plates. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

8:17 AM.It was once famously "New Zealand's Cup", but it will soon be in New Zealand no more as the America's Cup gets ready to jet off to Barcelona for the competition later this year. Royal New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The government is defending it's "tough love" approach for beneficiaries not meeting their obligations, but some advocacy groups say the changes are nothing more than beneficiary bashing and will do… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks have gone through what they describe as a very honest review process in the wake of their suprise 38-30 loss to Argentina in the opening Rugby Championship test at the weekend. Audio

7:50 AM.The Government is introducing new obligations next year, requiring JobSeekers to reapply every six months and imposing sanctions like mandatory community work and money management cards. Prime… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A 12-gauge shotgun cartridge is the latest non-recyclable item to turn up at a Waikato recycling facility and the Waipa District Council says it's sheer luck it didn't explode. Waikato reporter Libby… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The science agency NIWA has unveiled a new climate and weather modelling supercomputer with triple the power of its current three supercomputers combined. Climate change correspondent Eloise Gibson… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Unemployment is forecast to continue to rise through the rest of this year and into next year. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:24 AM.The government's being accused of waging war on the poor and benefit bashing as it moves ahead with its crackdown on beneficiaries. Lillian Hanly reports. Audio

7:17 AM.A quarter-century ago, West Auckland woman Gail Maney was convicted for the 1989 murder of a man who she says she never even met. Adam Dudding spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:14 AM.A family is in mourning after their child drowned in a farm pond just 100 metres away from their home in Hangaroa near Gisborne on Monday. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti correspondent Alexa Cook spoke to… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.An internal report from the health agency shows the sterilisation centre at Dunedin Hospital is failing hundreds of times a year. The leaked document shows there are about 500 incidents each year… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.A police stand-off in Nelson, that yesterday sparked lockdowns at nearby schools, has been resolved with a man being taken into custody in the early hours of the morning. Reporter Sam Gee spoke to… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.sports news with Stephen Hewson Audio

6:54 AM.Morning business news with Gyles Beckford. Audio

6:44 AM.Wellington Girls' College is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday after seismic reports found a school block meets just 15 percent of new build standards. Principal Julia Davidson spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

6:40 AM.An Auckland advocacy group says new sanctions on beneficiaries punishes people for being poor. Auckland Action Against Poverty spokesperson Brooke Pao Stanley spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:28 AM.Morning rural news with Sally Murphy Audio

6:26 AM.Early business headlines with Gyles Beckford Audio

6:12 AM.The Marshall Islands is calling for an independent Pacific body to review the release of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. Caleb Fotheringham was in the Marshall Islands and filed this… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Early sports news with Stephen Hewson Audio