Morning Report for Thursday 19 December 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, search and rescue efforts continue after Tuesday's 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu, the Government is offering redress of $150,000 to survivors of torture at the Lake Alice… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.For the first time since their T20 World Cup win in Dubai in October, the White Ferns will be playing on home soil on Thursday. White Ferns coach Ben Sawyer spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:53 AM.American officials are trying to quell panic about a series of drone sightings across New Jersey and nearby states. University of Auckland honorary senior lecturer Robert Bartholomew spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.New Zealand's Esports representatives are crying foul over their lack of funding from High Performance Sport New Zealand. New Zealand Esports President Conor English spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:43 AM.Hockey was the big loser in the latest sports funding announced by High Performance Sport New Zealand. Hockey NZ acting chief executive Ken Maplesden spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:39 AM.This interview incorrectly states that Wellington City Council voted to support the name change. Hutt City Council voted to support the name change.

Petone will stay Petone, rather than Pito-One… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 19 December 2024 Audio

8:26 AM.Te Pāti Māori is shifting to a more collaborative approach, its co-leader saying they needed to 'get past themselves' and work closer with other parties. Political Reporter Russell Palmer filed this… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A structural engineer is warning it may be too difficult to rescue some of the earthquake survivors still trapped in Vanuatu's badly damaged buildings. Nicolas Brooke spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:14 AM.Former Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau says this week's earthquakes will have a far greater financial impact than past tropical cyclones. Kalsakau spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:10 AM.The official death toll from the earthquake in Vanuatu remains at 14 but is expected to rise as rescue teams continue searching rubble in the capital Port Villa. Audio

8:06 AM.Liam Lawson is closer to securing a fulltime drive with Red Bull after Mexican driver Sergio Perez confirmed he's leaving the Formula 1 team. Audio

7:55 AM.With Christmas just around the corner, toy stores are at their busiest. With so many trends floating around on social media, it's interesting to see which toys are flying off the shelves this year… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A Health New Zealand incident report, obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act, reveals patient care may have been impacted in some regions when the Crowdstrike outage hit in July. Reporter… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Police have backtracked on replacing their old road spikes - despite injuries and despite testing new ones that are safer. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:36 AM.This Boxing Day will mark twenty years since a massive 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a tsunami which killed more than 220,000 people in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Heather… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The Government is offering redress of $150,000 to survivors of torture at the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital. Lead Coordination Minister Erica Stanford spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:13 AM.Search and rescue efforts continue after Tuesday's 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu, followed by a 6.1 tremor on Wednesday, which killed at least 14 people and left hundreds injured. Vanuatu… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.New Zealand emergency workers including 34 Urban Search and Rescue workers, have been delayed in reaching Vanuatu, after a fault on the Hercules they were on resulted in it being diverted to New… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Mexican driver Sergio Perez has confirmed he's leaving the Red Bull Formula 1 team. Audio

6:54 AM.Business news for 19 December 2024. Audio

6:47 AM.Cabinet's decision about redress for Lake Alice survivors is separate to any decisions for a future redress system for abuse in care, work on that is continuing. Keith Wiffin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:43 AM.The government has confirmed a redress payout of $150,000 dollars for survivors of Lake Alice psychiatric hospital, or survivors can choose to go through arbitration to fight for more. Survivor… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:29 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

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

6:14 AM.A survivor of abuse at Lake Alice says she's grateful for the $150,000 redress offer from the government. Lake Alice survivor Robin Dandy spoke to reporter Jimmy Ellingham. Audio

6:06 AM.Former tennis world number one, Romanian Simona Halep, whose career stalled due to a doping ban that was reduced on appeal this year, will step up her comeback at the Australian Open after receiving a… Read more Audio