Morning Report for Friday 30 August 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Kiinga Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhereo VII, The Maori King has died. Kiingitanga Spokesman Rahui Papa says the death of Kiingi Tuheitia is a moment of great sadness for followers… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:48 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:43 AM.Children will be learning more about grammar and less about pictures and video under the new primary school English curriculum. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

8:38 AM.A massive police bust has seen every member of the Comancheros gang chapter in Christchurch arrested. Head of the Police's National Organised Crime Group Detective Superintendent Greg Williams spoke… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.Market Update for 30 August 2024. Audio

8:28 AM.Mental health advocates say the use of tasers on people in crisis is an indictment on a health system which has left police as the default emergency responder. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

8:24 AM.Saturday Morning host Mihingarangi Forbes was at the tangi of Dame Te Atairangi Kahuu 18 years ago. Forbes spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:18 AM.Minister for Maori Development and Māori Crown Relations Tama Potaka spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:15 AM.Pacific leaders at the pacific island forums have paid tribute to Kiingi Tuheitia. Audio

8:06 AM.Team New Zealand won't race in the America's Cup Challenger Series tomorrow after their boat was dropped. Audio

7:56 AM.The All Blacks are back in South Africa for the first time in two years. They will be facing the Springboks early on Sunday morning New Zealand time, with Sam Cane back in the starting openside… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.An economist says electricity demand will grow and energy companies should have been investing in infrastructure much earlier avoid the current crisis. Dr Geoff Bertram spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:42 AM.Forestry manufacturing companies that are continuing to struggle under surging power prices are hoping the Government might step in to help. Pan Pac managing director Tony Clifford spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.There are big changes ahead for drivers with the government signalling it plans to move all petrol vehicles to a road user charge system by 2027. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more. Audio

7:31 AM.For more on the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia we have Ngāti Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber, who's iwi hosted Tuheitia in June as part of a series of national hui discussing Māori unity. Barber spoke to… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Labour MP and Māori development spokesperson Willie Jackson spoke to Corin Dann on the death of Kiingi Tuheitia. Audio

7:20 AM.The acting Prime Minister Winston Peters spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss about the death of Kiingi Tuheitia. Audio

7:12 AM.Kiinga Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, The Māori King has died. He died peacefully on Friday morning, accompanied by his wife Makau Ariki and their children Whatumaoana, Korotangi, and Ngawai… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Team New Zealand won't sail tomorrow after their boat was dropped while on land following the first day of the America's Cup Challenger Series in Barcelona. Audio

6:56 AM.Business news for 28 August 2024. Audio

6:48 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:37 AM.Forest and Bird says the Department of Conservation doesn't have enough money to deal with contamination on Crown land. Libby Kirkby-McLeod reports. Audio

6:35 AM.Kiinga Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, The Maori King has died. He died peacefully on Friday morning, accompanied by his wife Makau Ariki and their children Whatumaoana, Korotangi, and Ngawai… Read more 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.Transporting New Zealand is welcoming the news that drivers of petrol vehicles could be paying road user charges by 2027. Interim Chief Executive Dom Kalasih spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:08 AM.Kiinga Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhereo VII, The Māori King has died. Kiingitanga Spokesman Rahui Papa says the death of Kiingi Tuheitia is a moment of great sadness for followers of Te Kiingitanga… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.Team New Zealand dropped their boat while on land following the first day of the America's Cup Challenger Series in Barcelona. New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun and her partner have been beaten in… Read more Audio