Morning Report for Friday 20 September 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has told the Security Council it has got to be able to enforce its own resolutions on the Israel-Gaza conflict to be credible, the… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:46 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:40 AM.One of the coldest, and hottest, and most powerful magnet satellite rocket thruster ever to be used in space is being built in a hi-tech shed at the bottom of Wainuiomata Hill, in Wellington. Phil… Read more Audio

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

8:29 AM.Market Update for 20 September 2024 Audio

8:25 AM.The economy officially shrank last quarter, with gross domestic product falling 0.2 percent in the three months to the end of June. Economist Craig Renney and Employers and Manufacturers Association… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.More than a hundred Wellington families caring for mentally ill children have lost access to desperately needed government funded respite care. Political reporter Anneke Smith reports. Audio

8:19 AM.New Zealand has voted for a United Nations resolution, calling Israel to end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". Foreign Minister Winston Peters spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:15 AM.The rail advocacy group The Future is Rail, is holding meetings in Marlborough this weekend, over concerns that the new Cook Strait ferries won't be designed to carry railway vehicles. Samantha Gee… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Bluebridge ferry Connemara is this morning safely tied up at Pipitea wharf in Wellington after losing power last night in the middle of Cook Strait and having to be towed back to port by two tugs… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.A five wicket haul to Will O'Rourke and half centuries to Kane Williamson and Tom Latham have helped put the Black Caps on top in the opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Audio

7:55 AM.Transport Minister Simeon Brown has unveiled the "Consistent Condition Data Collection survey vans" which will roam across the country inspecting the roads. Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:50 AM.Luke Dallow says costs on businesses these days are high and many hospitality spots on popular Ponsonby Road can't afford to hire enough waiters. Dallow spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:47 AM.Abuse survivors say the Government's plan to limit numbers attending a national apology for abuse in state care is insulting. Timothy Brown reports. Audio

7:36 AM.Police have detailed where the planned 500 extra police officers will be deployed, including 160 for Community Beat Teams and 77 to focus on gangs. Rotorua mayor Tania Tapsell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

7:25 AM.Wearing gang patches in public will be banned in two months time when the government's new law comes into effect. Political Reporter Russell Palmer has more. Audio

7:22 AM.Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has told the Security Council it has got to be able to enforce its own resolutions on the Israel-Gaza conflict to be credible. Clark spoke to Corin Dann.

7:10 AM.The Bluebridge ferry Connemara with 88 people on board, lost all power at out around ten-thirty last night, not long into its freight sailing bound for Picton. Reporter Ben Strang spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Tom Latham and Kane Williamson scored half-centuries as the Black Caps dominated a rain-hit second day to cut Sri Lanka's lead to 50 runs in the opening test in Galle. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 20 September 2024 Audio

6:53 AM.The Bluebridge ferry Connemara lost all power out around ten-thirty, not long into its freight sailing bound for Picton and drifted for two hours. Reporter Ben Strang spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:44 AM.A ferry carrying 88 passengers lost power heading into the Cook Strait overnight. Harbourmaster Grant Nalder spoke to Morning Report. Audio

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

6:30 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.A review of 20 years of microplastics research shows that even if we stopped making new plastics now, pollution would keep rising as old plastics break down. Professor Sally Gaw from the University of… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.Don't swap the gumboots for jandals just yet - more wet weather is on the way for western parts of New Zealand, but eastern areas are set to see the sun as the weekend arrives. Metservice… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:15 AM.The head of Hezbollah says Israel has "crossed all boundaries and red lines" following a wave of explosions targeting handheld devices in Lebanon that killed more than thirty people. Journalist Rania… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The Bluebridge ferry Connemara has made it back to Wellington after losing power and drifting for more than two hours in Cook Strait on Thursday night. Reporter Ben Strang spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:06 AM.Tom Latham and Kane Williamson led New Zealand's fightback with half-centuries as the Black Caps reached 255-4 on the rain-hit second day of their opening test against Sri Lanka to trail by 50 runs. Audio