Morning Report for Tuesday 20 August 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the Government is accused of taking a wrecking ball to every Maori achievement and driving race relations back 50 years, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joins us, co-author of a… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Indian migrants have played a crucial role in New Zealand's dairy industry, but their contributions remain largely undocumented. RNZ Asia's Blessen Tom has more. Audio

8:52 AM.The mother of an autistic man who has been locked up for nearly half his life will today argue in the Supreme Court her son is arbitrarily detained. Investigative reporter Anusha Bradley spoke to… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Stop-smoking services say a lack of referrals is still the biggest hurdle to meeting the country's 2025 smokefree goal. Here's our political reporter Giles Dexter. Audio

8:47 AM.The first-ever police policy for using facial recognition on the public is strict in some ways, loose in others. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:32 AM.Market Update for 20 August 2024 Audio

8:25 AM.Expert advisers warned the government's preferred option for overhauling the nation's polytechnics will result in bigger losses than other options. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.An advocate for homelessness people says more people are sleeping rough in the capital because they're struggling to access emergency housing. Downtown Community Ministry director Stephen Turnock… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Staff shortages at Northland's rural hospitals have been in the spotlight recently, but the region has a more fundamental problem - there aren't enough doctors to keep people well and out of hospital… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The six major power companies have made more than half-a-billion dollars in margins over the past six weeks. Audio

7:52 AM.The Government is accused of taking a wrecking ball to every Māori achievement and driving race relations back 50 years. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:51 AM.Officials warned ministers their crackdown on emergency housing risked making more people homeless. Housing reporter Lauren Crimp spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:41 AM.Ambulance workers are taking strike action on Tuesday morning for the first time ever. Ambulance Association Division Chair Mark Quin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:37 AM.A neighbour of a man fatally shot in East Auckland yesterday is terrified that the killer is still at large. Amanda Craig spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:25 AM.A New Zealander who was on board a luxury super yacht when it capsized and sank off the coast of Sicily overnight is alive and well. Morning report producer Ellen O'Dwyer spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:24 AM.The Democratic National Convention is kicking off in Chicago where Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz will be confirmed as the party's candidates. Correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Politicians descended on Ngāruawāhia for the Māori King's Koroneihana, the annual celebration of Kiingi Tuheitia's ascension to the Waikato throne. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:16 AM.The ACT leader David Seymour isn't giving up on his Treaty referendum bill even though his coalition partners have ruled out supporting it. But Seymour is asking them to taihoa. Audio

7:08 AM.The Government has been told it's got to ditch its Māori bashing policies and start listening to iwi. Māori news reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports. Audio

6:56 AM.Business news for 20 August 2024. Audio

6:47 AM.A new study has found that in New Zealand alcohol was responsible for more than 900 deaths, 1250 cancers, and almost 30,000 hospitalisations in 2018. Co-author Tim Chambers spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:42 AM.Around 300 St John Ambulance workers walked off the job at four o'clock Tuesday morning after rejecting a pay offer last week. Deputy Chief Executive of Ambulance Operations Dan Ohs spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:24 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:16 AM.New data shows the United States oil and gas industry is releasing much more of the potent greenhouse gas methane than companies are disclosing. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio