Morning Report for Friday 25 October 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the ambulance workers union is warning someone could be killed if stab proof vests aren't made more widely available to all staff, Labour's Maori Development spokesperson Willie… Read more Audio

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

8:48 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:40 AM.Wellington's Golden Mile has done it tough this year, with around 50 stores closing down. Despite the grim financial times some businesses are staying the course and some big brands are returning to… Read more Audio

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

8:29 AM.Market Update for 25 October 2024 Audio

8:25 AM.The government says 37 boarding houses across the country have been assessed since last year's tragic fire at Loafers Lodge and fire safety recommendations have been completed. Building and… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The glaring gaps in the country's gun laws prior to the Christchurch terror attack have been laid bare at a coroners hearing over the last three weeks. The second-phase inquest into the 51 worshippers… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.An advocacy groups for the country's bus companies says there needs to be more security on buses after a woman was stabbed to death on an Auckland bus on Wednesday. Bus and Coach Association chief… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The head of the ambulance workers union says stab proof vests should be rolled out widely to first responders once police start withdrawing from mental health callouts. Minister of Police Mark… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps concede they would have liked a bigger first innings total after being bowled out for 259 on day one of the second test against India in Pune. Audio

7:55 AM.Maori Development spokesperson Willie Jackson says the appointment of Richard Prebble to the Waitangi Tribunal is "shocking and disappointing". Richard Prebble is a former Labour Minister and ACT… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.An historic bill to restore entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for people born in Western Samoa between 1924 and 1949 has passed its second reading in Parliament. Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono's… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.On Thursday's programme we reported that an Australian insurer has been told to scrap a whopping 60 percent hike of a home insurance premium after a customer raised a complaint. The Australian… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A new report shows blood cancer patients in Australia have access to 36 treatment options not funded in New Zealand. The Cancer Control Agency, which produced the report, says nine of the missing… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.With just twelve days until the United States elects its new president, the candidates have intensified their attacks on one another. Washington D.C Correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:26 AM.Newly released papers show reviewers were calling the oversight of Dunedin's hospital rebuild a "struggle" and a "mess". This was at a critical time when costs were spiralling out of control. Phil… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The Ministry of Health has apologised to the Associate Health Minister Casey Costello for failing to tell her that one of her advisors on tobacco reforms was the sister-in-law of Labour's Health… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The Ambulance workers union is calling for the wider rollout of stab proof vests for workers as police gradually stop responding to mental health callouts next week. New Zealand ambulance association… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A passenger on the bus where a woman was stabbed multiple times has told RNZ she was holding the victim's hand as she died. Melanie Earley reports. Audio

7:06 AM.A below par batting effort has cost the White Ferns as they were beaten by 59 runs by India in the opening ODI in Ahmedabad. Audio

6:57 AM.Business news for 25 October 2024 Audio

6:49 AM.The bottom of the North Island and top of the South Island have been hit by strong winds in last 12 hours, with more bad weather on the way. In Wellington at least 28 flights were cancelled and a… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Following the fatal stabbing of a woman on an Auckland Bus on Wednesday, Auckland Transport's Director of Public Transport, Stacey Van der Putten says a multi-agency approach is needed to tackle the… Read more 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

6:20 AM.Juvenile Toroa or Northern Albatross numbers are at a record high after what has been another successful breeding season. Coastal Otago Ranger Sharyn Broni spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

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

6:15 AM.Business owners near Lower Hutt's Seaview Wastewater treatment plant say the installation of a second deodoriser cannon is doing little to mask the persistent faecal smell coming from the plant… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The White Ferns have been beaten by 59 runs by India in the opening ODI in Ahmedabad. Audio