Morning Report for Thursday 12 September 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, ACT Party leader David Seymour is dismissing analysis from the Council of Trade Unions suggesting it will cost at least $4 million to progress the Treaty Principles Bill to a… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The government has announced it will launch an AI chatbot called Gov-GPT to give businesses easy access to information about the government. Callaghan Innovation chief executive Stefan Korn spoke to… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Picture gondola-like pods hanging under rails and over roads, taxi-ing travellers around city centres. Anna Sargent reports. Audio

8:47 AM.New Zealand is not short on plans for renewable energy but few projects are making it past the planning stage. Morning Report producer Emma Ricketts finds out why. Audio

8:42 AM.More than 550 migrants, advocates or others laid complaints against employers last month, which is more than double the average number this year. Migrant Exploitation Relief Foundation's Cameron Bower… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:31 AM.Market Update for 12 September 2024 Audio

8:26 AM.Communities in the capital are readying themselves for the big one - the quake and subsequent tsunami that turns the city upside down. Reporter Lauren Crimp has more. Audio

8:22 AM.Property analyst Corelogic has new research out, and it shows that, since June of this year, 71 percent of the suburbs it tracks have seen prices fall. CoreLogic chief property economist Kelvin… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.ACC has started a one-month public consultation on suggested annual levy rises of more than 7 percent for motorists and a potential 33 percent increase for motorcyclists. AA principal policy advisor… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.ACT Party leader David Seymour is dismissing analysis from the Council of Trade Unions suggesting it will cost at least $4 million to progress the Treaty Principles Bill to a second reading. ACT Party… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Rain continues to wreak havoc on the Black Caps one-off test against Afghanistan with play called off for a third straight day in India's Noida region, raising more questions about the suitability of… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The country's largest gas user, Methanex, is proposing to shut down its Taranaki methanol plant. New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:45 AM.Wellington motorists face having their number plates identified by camera for the first time by a private consortium. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:35 AM.Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have clashed in their only scheduled television debate before the US presidential election in November. Brent Buchanan, founder and CEO of analytics firm Cygnal who… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.ARIO scooters, operating in Auckland, can be remotely parked out of harm's way but the company has been forced to turn off this feature. Katie Fitzgerald reports. Audio

7:24 AM.Wairoa's flood-hit residents are urging the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to act on a raft of recommendations to avoid disasters in the future. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook has been… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The Accident Compensation Corporation is proposing rises in worker, employer, and motorist levies which could cost some hundreds of dollars extra a year. Employers and Manufacturers Association's Alan… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Te Whatu Ora has scrapped the highest Code Black alert used by some emergency departments to show when they are critically overcrowded or understaffed. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

7:09 AM.A conservative estimate suggests it will cost at least $4 million to progress the controversial Treaty Principles Bill to a second reading at Parliament. CTU economist Craig Renney spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:05 AM.The Black Caps one-off test against Afghanistan failed to start for a third straight day with play again abandoned due to rain. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 12 September 2024 Audio

6:41 AM.The head of the Accident Compensation Commission says proposed rises to levies are aimed at securing the scheme's long-term future. ACC chief executive Megan Main spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:37 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

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

6:06 AM.Play in the Black Caps one-off test against Afghanistan was called off without a ball being bowled for a third straight day due to rain in India's Greater Noida region. Audio