Morning Report for Monday 30 September 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Officials told Associate Health Minister Casey Costello that tobacco giant Philip Morris would be the biggest winner from tax cuts for Heated Tobacco Products, which they said… Read more Audio

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

8:49 AM.A seven-million-dollar playground emerging on the New Plymouth coastline promises something for everyone - young or old. When complete, Destination Play will cover two hectares and include a dozen… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Kiwi families bunking off school to go on holiday early say they're doing so because flights are cheaper and they don't care about taking their children out of school early. Meanwhile Associate… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.SEEK's latest Advertised Salary Index shows the tough economic environment is beginning to bite, with diminishing growth in salaries across the motu. Overall growth was 3.7 percent in the year to… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 30 September 2024 Audio

8:27 AM.The Silver Ferns have lost the first match of the Taini Jamison Trophy series 59-58 to England. Netball reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:23 AM.Cult experts say an global underground sect the FBI is investigating after it was exposed for historical child sexual abuse, has many markers of a high control group. The Christian sect is known to… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Advice received by Associate Health Minister Casey Costello said big tobacco company Philip Morris would benefit the most from tax cuts for Heated Tobacco Products. New documents obtained under the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Government is looking to overhaul the building consent system. Three options have been announced to replace the current network of more than 60 Building Consent Authorities across the country… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Coach Dame Noeline Taurua admits she's not a good loser and wants the Silver Ferns to shake a trend of narrow defeats against England. Audio

7:53 AM.Coach Scott Robertson says there will be some changes to the All Blacks squad for the end of year tour. The All Blacks beat the Wallabies 33-13 in Wellington on Saturday night to end their home season… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Aotearoa turned out in force to successfully claim the Guinness World Record for the largest haka performance at Eden Park last night. More than 6,500 participants delivered a resounding performance… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Health authorities have ditched a plan to do data matching on 111 callers in mental distress, despite saying it was crucial to design ways to help them. They had intended last month to start listening… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Schools are blaming the pandemic for a sharp jump in violence among children. Stand-downs, suspensions and expulsions for assaults on other students rose nationally last year and doubled in some… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Only 40 per cent of Aucklanders eligible for a council assessment on their flood-affected property have signed up. Today is the last day for Aucklanders living in storm-affected homes to register for… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Today is the last day for Aucklanders living in storm-affected homes to register for a council assessment of their property. Those properties deemed to need work could be eligible for construction and… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Dunedin's mayor says Saturday's protest was the city's biggest in decades and warns that people are just getting started. About 35-thousand people marched through the city on Saturday protesting… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Thousands of fired up South Islanders flooded the Octagon in central Dunedin on Saturday while West Coasters took a silent approach to protest about a failing health system. In the largest of the two… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Lebanon's Health Ministry says another 21 people have been killed and 47 injured in an airstrike in the eastern Baalbek-Hermal region overnight. Israel says its striking Hezbollah strongholds… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Officials told Associate Health Minister Casey Costello that tobacco giant Philip Morris would be the biggest winner from tax cuts for Heated Tobacco Products, which they said could damage health and… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua can see the positives following a nail-biting first test loss to England in Auckland. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 30 September 2024 Audio

6:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

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

6:20 AM.The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition says the cut to orange roughy catch numbers, announced by the Minister of Fisheries yesterday, won't help stocks recover. The Minister has reduced the total… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.The news that major changes are being considered for the building consent system is receiving high praise from the Property Council. The government is looking at three options to replace the network… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.England have pipped the Silver Ferns by one goal in a thrilling start to the Taini Jamison Trophy series last night. Audio