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Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 8 October 2024
On today's episode, the government says it's supporting Samoa to understand and mitigate the risks from the fuel leaking out of the Navy's HMNZS Manawanui which sank at the weekend after hitting the… Audio
Government and iwi partner to build affordable homes
The 100 rentals will be built near Ngāruawāhia, with the government putting in $35 million.
Reserve Bank to update OCR
The Reserve Bank will update the official cash rate on Wednesday and there's been a lot of discussion in recent days about whether it'll move by 25 or 50 bps. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke… Audio
Questions remain over how HMNZS Manawanui sunk
The chief of the Navy says a dive team will conduct an investigation of the sunken HMNZS Manawanui on Tuesday. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
PM Luxon on damage to the RMNZS Manawanui
The government says it's supporting Samoa to understand and mitigate the risks from the fuel leaking out of the Navy's HMNZS Manawanui which sank at the weekend after hitting the reef it was mapping… Audio
Wellington developer believes fast-track will boost housing in the city
One of Wellington's most prominent property developers says the government's fast track legislation will rev up housing development in the city. Nick James reports. Audio
It's back: Scrapped Hawke's Bay dam project may be revived
A stalled, controversial plan to flood 22 hectares of conservation land in Hawke's Bay is set to be revived.
Controversial Hawke's Bay dam in contention for fast-track approval
A previous headline incorrectly stated that this project had received fast-track approval
The chair of a controversial Hawke's Bay dam project included in the government's Fast-track Approvals Bill… Audio
Willis on paying out flood victims, loss of Manawanui
Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks earthquakes and the loss of the Manawanui Audio
Green light for more than 8000 new homes around Wellington
The government's Fast-track Approvals Bill could see a much-needed boost to the capital's housing supply, but some of the projects are not without controversy.
Opponents fume over a 'zombie project' brought back to life
Trans-Tasman Resources wants to mine 50 million tonnes of sea bed a year for 30 years, and it's just been included on the fast-track projects list.
Kamala Harris, on popular podcast, rejects Republican digs at childless women
US Vice President Kamala Harris has rejected Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders' suggestion that the Democratic presidential candidate is not humble because she does not have biological children.
Govt working on buyout scheme for homeowners affected by weather - Mitchell
The Emergency Management Minister said the government is working on a buy out blue print so home owners hit by extreme weather know where they stand. About a dozen Dunedin houses have been red… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 7 October 2024
In today's episode, while the clean-up in Dunedin is underway, a local MP says a plan to buy-out flood-prone South Dunedin properties was skuppered by the current government, Samoan locals are… Audio
Cuts looming for 'critical' public health services
A document leaked to RNZ shows service are proposing to axe staff and pull back on projects.
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 7 October 2024
On today's episode, the Defence Minister says she wants to know why the Navy's dedicated seabed mapping ship the HMNZS Manawanui, hit a reef and sank off Samoa's main island Upolu, the government has… Audio
NZ First won't say if it backs crucial action to meet Paris Target
The climate change minister has admitted there's no way to meet NZ's commitments under the Paris Agreement without buying help.
Council questions traffic count figures behind toll proposal
The plan to charge motorists $4.30 and trucks $8.60 a trip on the Manawatū-Tararua highway has come under heavy criticism. Audio
149 projects selected by Fast-track Approvals Bill
The projects will help the economy, housing crisis and infrastructure deficits, Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop says.
In pictures: How Parliament's questions are vetted
The House - Attend the session where MPs' oral questions to the government are vetted and authenticated by Parliament's Office of the Clerk. Audio
