Morning Report for Friday 4 August 2023

8:45 AM.July saw global temperature records broken as heatwaves swept across Europe, North Africa, North America and Asia.

July 6 was the hottest day ever, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Bowel Cancer New Zealand is backing renewed calls for earlier screening for bowel cancer, amid escalating numbers of cases among people under 50.

Leading specialists have referred to an "avalanche of… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Back to our story on forestry.

The Government's four-step action plan to sort forestry issues in Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa left locals "completely underwhelmed", with some even storming out of a public… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.For the first time in eighteen months, there have been official sightings of Marokopa man Tom Phillips.

He's been missing since December 2021 with his three children, Jada, Maverick and Ember.

The… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Former US president Donald Trump has attended Federal Court in Washington DC, where he faces four charges over the 2020 election, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Former federal… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.High-level Govermment documents have revealed plans to increase the New Zealand's Defence Force readiness for combat amid rising security threats to the region and climate change.

This is part of a… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.New Zealand's Football Ferns may be out of the World Cup, but they certainly made a splash during the tournament's pool stage, which winds up today.

Captain Ali Riley's footwork was not the only… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Tomorrow's second Bledisloe Cup test in Dunedin may be a dead rubber, with the All Blacks having retained the trophy.

But there's plenty on the line for players hoping to earn a spot at the Rugby… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Foreign students are returning to polytechnics faster than expected.

Their numbers crashed from about 11,000 full-time equivalent students before the pandemic began, to less than 3000 last year.

But… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The Silver Ferns were beaten by Jamaica at the Netball World Cup last night ... but they are through to the semi-finals.

Jamaica beat New Zealand 59-48 in Cape Town, racing away in the final quarter… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Thousands of commercial and recreational vessels could be at risk of leaking fuel lines because of a longstanding failure to check them.

Five people died when the charter boat i-Catcher, with 11… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Former US president Donald Trump is expected to face court over allegations he attempted to undermine democracy by claiming the 2020 election results were fake.

The charges against Mr Trump are… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.'Completely underwhelming'.

That's the word from Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa locals who have been left frustrated by the Government's plan to shake up forestry in the region.

Some locals stormed out of a… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Hawke's Bay Regional Council says the $500 million cyclone recovery package agreed with the Government is the first step to getting Hawke's Bay back on its feet.

The Council faces major work to… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Members of the public set up a roadblock at the Kawhia Lookout on State Highway 31 on Wednesday night in an attempt to catch wanted man Tom Phillips.

Mr Phillips disappeared with his three children… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Members of the public set up a roadblock at the Kawhia Lookout on State Highway 31 on Wednesday night in an attempt to catch wanted man Tom Phillips.

Mr Phillips disappeared with his three children… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.The Mayor of Hastings, Sandra Hazlehurst, says the $500 million cyclone recovery package agreed between the Hawke's Bay councils and the Government will enable communities to face the future with… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.One of the FIFA World Cup favourites, Germany, has been knocked out of the competition in a shock upset against South Korea last night.

After an earlier 2-1 loss to Colombia, and Morocco's surprise… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Kidney patients are lining up to take part in the latest trial, as doctors and scientists in New Zealand move a step closer to transplanting a pig's organ into a person.

Some people have already… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The former US president Donald Trump is set to appear at the Federal Court in Washington DC in about two hours, facing charges over plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

He faces four… Read more Audio