Morning Report for Wednesday 28 August 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the Labour Party leader says he's not committed to breaking up electricity gen-tailers but it should not be something that is taken off the table, the Government has announced new… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Three Wellington councillors who had originally voted in favour of the sale of the council's Airport shares have retracted their support. Councillor Tony Randle has retracted his support for the sale… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.One Canterbury man is choosing to spend some of his inheritance to fight a landfill proposal. "Self-appointed mayor of Whiterock" Mike McCaleb has already spent nearly $25,000 of his own money on… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Leaked documents show West Coast Health is proposing to close its weekend and after hours GP clinics and replace them with a telehealth service. Chair of the advocate group Patient Voice Aotearoa… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Christopher Luxon has touched down in Tonga for his first Pacific Islands Forum in the top job. The Prime Minister is likely to face questions about climate action - and his government's move to grant… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.State Highway 3 is blocked after a train and a truck have collided at an intersection north of Stratford. One person is being treated for serious injuries. Reporter Robin Martin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

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

8:29 AM.Market Update for 28 August 2024 Audio

8:26 AM.A woman waited more than 16 hours at Waikato Hospital's emergency department with suspected internal bleeding - only to be referred back to her GP. Natalie Akoorie spoke to the patient while she was… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Thousands of teens failed the first round of NCEA literacy and numeracy co-requisite tests this year. Out of around 55,000 students more than 50 percent failed the maths test - half of those who… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has touched down in Tonga for the Pacific Islands Forum and it's expected he'll be quizzed about New Zealand's approach to climate action. Labour Party leader Chris… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus says his All Blacks counterpart Scott Robertson "might be the best coach in the world" and he's downplaying the hosts favouritism for this weekend's test at Ellis… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Emails show an Education Ministry staff member was worried that appointments to the teams writing the new English and maths curriculums would break the ministry's code of conduct. The English Teachers… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Attention is turning to just how a truck managed to crash through a wire median barrier on Auckland's Southern motorway, killing three, on Monday. Dr Douglas Wilson is the director of the… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The Government has announced new details for the second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response. Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden says Phase 2 of the Inquiry… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.A landmark report finds that obesity in New Zealand's Asian population has doubled over the past 20 years. RNZ Asia's Chen Liu reports. Audio

7:24 AM.British rock band Oasis have confirmed they will reunite after 15 years, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher planning a series of live shows next year. In 1998, the brothers played one disastrous… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.We're just 24 hours from the opening ceremony of the 17th Paralympic Games. Our flagbearers are Dunedin athlete Anna Grimaldi and Auckland swimmer Cameron Leslie. Grimaldi spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:17 AM.Many New Zealanders struggle every winter with the pain of big power bills. In some parts of the country, the pain is worse than in others. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf explains. Audio

7:13 AM.It was standing room only at an emotional public meeting in Raetihi last night about the proposed loss of 230 jobs at two central North Island mills. RNZ reporter Alexa Cook was there. Audio

7:10 AM.Tens of thousands of teenagers are failing new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests, many more than once. Here's education correspondent John Gerritsen. Audio

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6:57 AM.Business news for 28 August 2024 Audio

6:45 AM.The Crown-owned New Zealand Green Investment Finance is pumping close to 80-million-dollars (78) into a solar farm development. The five sites planned by Far North Solar Farms would generate enough… Read more Audio

6:42 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

6:18 AM.The World Cup final rematch between the Springboks and All Blacks is four days away in Johannesburg and both teams are dealing with their share of hurdles. RNZ rugby reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Corin… Read more Audio