Morning Report for Tuesday 10 October 2023

8:55 AM.A new style housing complex is about to become the permanent home for some Kaikohe locals struggling to find a place to live.  

The development's first ten units have been formally opened in a dawn… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Doctors running a programme to spread mental health resources into general practices are insisting that it isn't putting a strain on demand for specialist services.

The Access and Choice programme… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Voters may be focussed on the cost of living, but climate groups say failing to look at climate policies will raise household bills as well.

Researchers say every aspect of life will be affected… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Two new state-of-the-art slides will be available at Hanmer Springs pools from Wednesday.

The Violet Vortex and Waiau Winder, named by a public vote, feature lighting and visual technology never seen… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Te Whatu Ora is moving to check the safety of hospital laboratories nationwide.

This comes after workers' exposure to toxic fumes and typhoid, delays in test results jeopardising patient care, and IT… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Both major parties are again claiming to have found holes in their rival's fiscal plans.

Labour says National policies would require larger spending cuts than forecast, while National says Labour's… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.National's finance spokesperson, Nicola Willis, is again defending her party's fiscal plan despite a fresh attack from Labour.

Labour says National would require more than $3 billion in cuts to… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The four best teams at the Rugby World Cup are on one side of the draw and only two of them can progress past this weekend's quarter-finals, but which pair will it be?

France, the All Blacks, Ireland… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.National's proposed boot camps for repeat young offenders are being described as a dumping ground for troubled young people.

While recorded youth crime has been steadily declining since 2007, there… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The huge sinkhole in the Auckland suburb of Parnell is causing a stink with neighbouring business reporting foul smells in the area.

The sinkhole opened up last month above a broken and blogged sewer… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Voters in the Port Waikato electorate won't be electing their local MP this Saturday because of the sudden death of ACT's candidate Neil Christensen.

They have to wait until a byelection is called… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.Israel's military has drafted a record 300,000 reservists in its response to a multi-front Hamas attack from Gaza and says it is "going on the offensive".

Benjy Treister is a New Zealander whose… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Labour Party says 6,000 public servants would lose their jobs if National leads the next government.

National's plan outlines $2.3 billion of cuts to public services each year.

But Labour says… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.There are fears Israel's response has the potential to create a humanitarian crisis in Palestine.

Palestine Red Crescent Society's Nibal Farsakh spoke to Corin Dann from the Palestine West Bank. Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Israel says it has regained control of all its territories near Gaza following a multi-front attack from Hamas militants over the weekend.

The Israeli Defence Force has gone on a strong offensive -… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.The housing market is showing signs of recovery according to the latest QV House Price Index.

Despite the market being largely flat in the three months ended September, the average home value has… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Aid groups rushing to villages devastated by a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan say the impacts are worse than originally thought.

A 6.3 magnitude quake hit the country over the weekend with a… Read more Audio