Morning Report for Wednesday 9 October 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, documents released by Te Whatu Ora on Tuesday revealed new details about the huge deficit facing our hospitals, the Defence Force says a salvage team is being put together to… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Farmers are dealing with stock losses and bringing in extra feed and are considering sending cows elsewhere for milking. Lauren Crimp reports. Audio

8:49 AM.Residents at a Christchurch resthome are alarmed at proposed staffing cuts that will mean there are fewer people to look after them. Reporter Anna Sargent was at a public meeting in Hoon Hay. Audio

8:45 AM.A Coroner has found Sophia Crestani's death in an overcrowded Dunedin party was likely preventable, prompting a call to action to improve the city's student culture. Tess Brunton has more. Audio

8:41 AM.Universities are wrestling one another for domestic students, prompting enrolment swings worth tens-of-millions of dollars a year in fees and government funding. Education correspondent John Gerritsen… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.BNZ is introducing an online banking lock feature, allowing customers to disable all online banking activity and lock access if they suspect their accounts have been compromised by scammers. BNZ's… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.Market Update for 9 October 2024. Audio

8:25 AM.The Act Party leader David Seymour has taken up the challenge from Ngāti Toa leader Helmut Modlik to debate the place of Te Tiriti in modern Aotearoa. Māori Issues reporter Pokere Paewai listened in.

8:17 AM.The Defence Force says a salvage team is being put together to figure out how to get HMNZS Manawanui off the sea floor in Samoa. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:10 AM.Officials from Samoa and New Zealand are meeting on Wednesday morning to share what they know about HMNZS Manawanui, which lies on its side about 30 metres deep south of Upolu. Samoa's secretary for… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.All-rounder Amelia Kerr insists the White Ferns confidence hasn't taken a hit following their 60 run defeat to Australia and she believes they are still capable of making the semi-finals at the T20… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Anna Coddington's bilingual waiata 'Katuarehe' has taken out the top prize at Aotearoa's most prestigious songwriting award ceremony on Tuesday night. Coddington spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:50 AM.A former United States National Security Advisor is critical of New Zealand's nuclear free stance. John Bolton, who served under Donald Trump, commented on New Zealand's nuclear position as part of an… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Israel says its troops have begun ground operations in south-west Lebanon - until now, its week-long invasion had focused on the eastern side of the border. Lebanon correspondent Rania Abouzeid spoke… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.News came out on Tuesday that Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips and his three children Jayda Maverick and Ember had been seen and talked to by two teenage hunters who passed them in bush. Private… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.There are huge lines of traffic in Florida, as residents try to flee ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Officials have warned of the threat to life posed by the category four storm as it heads… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.New Zealand navy divers are returning to the sunken HMNZS Manawanui on Wednesday morning on the south west coast of Upolu Samoa. Reporter Susana Lei'ataua spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:16 AM.Documents released by Te Whatu Ora yesterday revealed new details about the huge deficit facing our hospitals. The agency's commissioner Dr Lester Levy spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:08 AM.Fresh off a pledge not to cut senior medical staff, RNZ can reveal Health NZ's latest plan is to reduce the number of chief medical officers in the country's hospitals. Sarah Dalton heads the union… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Business News for 8 Ocober 2024. Audio

6:45 AM.A maritime lawyer says HMNZS Manawanui is still Crown property, almost like an embassy, even though it's lying on Samoa's seabed 30 metres deep. Oceanlaw New Zealand special counsel Sid Wellik spoke… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.One of the rescuers of HMNZS Manawanui's crew says the conditions were treacherous that night. The man, who didn't want to be named, spoke to RNZ's Louise Ternouth. Audio

6:34 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Leonard Powell. Audio

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

6:22 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:15 AM.In an industrial area on the outskirts of Balclutha in south Otago, more than a dozen businesses are trying to get back on their feet after last week's floods. Reporter Lauren Crimp spoke to MV Motors… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The White Ferns suffered a batting collapse as they fell to a 60 run defeat to Australia in their second match of the women's T20 Cricket World Cup in the UAE. Audio