Morning Report for Thursday 24 October 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, A public transport union says assaults on buses are a growing problem. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to Public Transport Employees Union President, Gary Froggatt. The Australian senator who… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Education Ministry has scored poor marks for its understanding of inequality among school children. Dr Aaron Wilson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:46 AM.An Australian insurer has been told to unwind a jaw-dropping 60 percent premium hike after a customer raised a complaint. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority deemed the premium increase… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The North Island's electoral boundaries will be redrawn before the next national election. Stats NZ says the number of North Island general electorates will decrease from 49 to 48, to account for… Read more Audio

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

8:31 AM.Market Update for 24 October 2024 Audio

8:28 AM.'Mum and dad' investors are starting to eye the property market again. Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:23 AM.Courts have cleared the way for police to carry on accessing private cameras over 200,000 times a year for evidence. Phil Pennington has more on this. Audio

8:20 AM.The climate, the Middle East, and small nations on the world stage are being picked as major talking points for the Commonwealth meeting in Samoa. Political Reporter Russell Palmer is heading there… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Would someone like Brenton Tarrant be able to get a firearms licence today? This is the question at the heart of the second-phase inquest into the 51 worshippers murdered at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.A public transport union says assaults on buses are a growing problem. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to Public Transport Employees Union President, Gary Froggatt. Audio

8:06 AM.Coach Dame Noeline Taurua likes what she's seeing from the Silver Ferns. Audio

7:54 AM.The Australian senator who yelled at the King says she did so to raise the world's attention to the "ongoing, sophisticated genocide" of the country's first people. Lidia Thorpe - who is a Gunnai… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The navy is continuing to watch over the wreck of the New Zealand ship Manawanui in Samoa with daily diving, drones and beach patrols. Deputy chief of the navy, Commodore Andrew Brown spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The report into the derailing of a Wellington Passenger train in 2021 has been released this morning, and found the accident could have been prevented. Audio

7:36 AM.The Silver Ferns have continued to defy expectations by beating Australia again to take a 2-nil lead in the Constellation Cup. RNZ sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:28 AM.The scandal surrounding Andrew Bayly has stretched into another day - after the coalition's clumsy answers under questioning in Parliament. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.KiwiSaver provider Simplicity says New Zealand's banks are among the richest in the world and seem to behave like a cartel. Chief Executive of Simplicity, Sam Stubbs spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:18 AM.Government agencies and ministries have had to fork out at least 80-million dollars in redundancy payments to public servants since the coalition took office. Our political reporter Giles Dexter has… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Police are continuing to hunt for the person who fatally stabbed a woman on an Auckland bus yesterday afternoon. Corin Dann spoke to reporter Maia Ingoe and Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to local… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Silver Ferns consigned Australia to their eighth straight loss on New Zealand soil and continue to defy expectations by taking a 2-nil lead in the Constellation Cup. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 24 October 2024 Audio

6:49 AM.A bill that aims to restore New Zealand citizenship to a group of Samoans born between 1924 and 1949 is set to pass its second reading later this morning, this time with support from the National… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Police Minister says calling police raids on gangs 'state-sponsored terrorism' is ridiculous. The police say they seized drugs and firearms, as well as 800,000 dollars of assets, in a raid… Read more 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

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

6:20 AM.A first of its kind welding training programme in Taranaki is hoping to plug gaps in the workforce and transform lives in the process. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went along. Audio

6:17 AM.Northland has been recognised in National Geographic's Best of the World 2025. National Geographic has described the region as being one of the most exciting, meaningful and one of a kind travel… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Turkey's Prime Minister says at least four people have been killed and 14 others injured in a terrorist attack at the country's state aerospace company. Istanbul journalist Emily Wither spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Silver Ferns claimed their second straight upset victory over Australia to take a two-nil lead in the Constellation Cup netball series. Audio