Morning Report for Wednesday 4 September 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Politicians are arriving at Tuurangawaewae Marae on Wednesday where they will join thousands of others mourning the death of Kiingi Tuheitia, the new Mental Health and Addiction… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.New research has found some species long thought to be native to New Zealand - including kiwi, takahe and moa - actually arrived from Australia just a few million years ago. Canterbury Museum's Senior… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.An academic specialising in security studies says the SIS could do better to justify it's comments on threats facing New Zealand in a report released on Tuesday. Associate Professor of International… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.One of the maxims of Tuurangawaewae Marae is 'no one should go home hungry.' Pokere Paewai reports from Tuurangawaewae Marae. Audio

8:42 AM.A powhiri for the sixth day of Kiingi Tuheitia's tangihanga is underway. Māori News Editor Taiha Molyneux spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:38 AM.Top seeds Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have proceeded through to the quarter finals of the US Open, while other top seeds have faltered in both the men's and women's singles. Tennis correspondent… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.A specialist lawyer says the ACC was warned its $74 million case management restructure would fail and is pleased to hear a back-tracking is under way. Co-convenor of the ACC Futures Coalition group… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The Grocery Commissioner has just published his long awaited first report into the sector. Business Editor Gyles Beckford spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:17 AM.Ronald McDonald House says it may be forced to charge families that stay at its accommodation - ending nearly 40 years of the independent charity opening its doors for free. Chief executive Wayne… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Among those paying their respects to Kiingi Tuheitia at Tuurangawaewae Marae on Wednesday morning is the opposition leader Chris Hipkins. Hipkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:06 AM.Will Stedman says he had nothing left "in the legs" after winning silver in the men's 400m T36 on another successful day for New Zealand at the Paris Paralympics. Audio

7:54 AM.The new Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund allows non-governmental and community organisations to access support on a matched-funding basis that starts at $250,000. Mental… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Ministry of Social Development has decided to permanently ban staff from using fake social media profiles to spy on beneficiaries in fraud investigations. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:45 AM.Communities relying on a forestry products mill are desperately trying to keep it open and have launched a petition urging the government to intervene. Alexa Cook reports. Audio

7:40 AM.Fifty-one people are believed to be dead and almost 200 wounded after a Russian missile strike on central Ukraine. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:26 AM.Police say they have busted a cannabis growing operation that involves migrant workers forced to mind houses with such dodgy wiring that they're at risk of burning down. Counties Manukau East Police… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The Grocery Commissioner will deliver the Commerce Commission's first-ever Grocery Annual Report on Wednesday, but the director of public policy group Monopoly Watch, Tex Edwards, isn't getting his… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.In an extraordinary U-turn, ACC has gone back to providing single case managers for 12,500 clients, because a $74 million restructure of its case management system has not worked. Anusha Bradley spoke… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Politicians arrive at Tuurangawaewae Marae on Wednesday where they will join thousands of others mourning the death of Kiingi Tuheitia. Political reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:10 AM.Major problems on the Auckland Rail network on Wednesday morning with a lot of services cancelled and significant delays on all lines. Reporter Felix Walton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.  Audio

7:07 AM.New Zealand has won two more medals at the Paris Paralympics with Will Stedman taking silver in the men's 400m T36 and Anna Grimaldi claiming bronze in the women's 100m T47. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 4 September 2024 Audio

6:47 AM.Several days of rain across the country has been unwelcome for many but has provided a much-needed boost to the South Island's hydro lake levels. Meridian general manager wholesale Chris Ewers spoke… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.'We are servants to our king' - that's the message from more than 500 Waikato Tainui descendants doing the mahi at Tuurangawaewae Marae. Māori news editor Taiha Molyneux gives us a glimpse of what's… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:18 AM.The risk of lethal H5N1 bird flu making it to New Zealand and into our taonga bird species is rising. Massey University veterinary professor Brett Gartrell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:12 AM.Kiwi Paralympian Will Stedman has taken home silver in the Men's 400m T36 final to take the team's Paris medal tally to four. Stedman spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:06 AM.Will Stedman has won silver in the men's 400m T36 to secure a fourth medal for New Zealand at the Paris Paralympics. Audio