Morning Report for Tuesday 27 February 2024

8:49 AM.Waitara is a town more associated with rugby league luminaries such as Howie Tamati and Tony Kemp than with elite rowing, but the Clifton Rowing Club is celebrating its best-ever performance at the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.This year's Super Rugby Aupiki final is set to be flipped on its edge, literally, and virtually, with the entire match to be filmed in a vertical format and streamed live and free on TikTok.

The… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A former police minister in the last Labour government says he wanted his party to go further in its bid to crack down on gangs' assets.

The new National-led coalition is banning gang patches in… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Auckland and Wellington regional councils are struggling to afford their share of the work needed on the metropolitan train tracks, according to KiwiRail's briefing to the incoming government.

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8:16 AM.The motorsport community is mourning the deaths of driver Brooklyn Horan and co-driver Tyson Jemmett who died when their car left the road during a rally event in Northland on Sunday.

Horan was only… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.An RNZ investigation has revealed the Associate Health Minister Casey Costello rejected official's urges to retain parts of the smokefree laws she is planning to repeal.

The current law was set to… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Health officials urged the government to retain key aspects of the smokefree law it plans to repeal, but Associate Health Minister Casey Costello rejected them.

In documents obtained by RNZ, the… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Wellington Water will not be able to properly fluoridate the supply to much of Wellington and Lower Hutt for another three months.

On Monday it admitted that fluoride levels have not been up to… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The family of a couple killed in the Whakaari White Island eruption have told a sentencing judge they want the companies involved held to account.

Emotional victims and families spoke of their grief… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.The Government will introduce the bill repealing the Māori Health Authority under urgency on Tuesday.

This comes days before an urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the move, which kicks off on… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Cancer patients who should have bone marrow transplants within four weeks are waiting four months or longer because services are overloaded.

Doctors and advocacy groups warn those delays could be… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Labour has hit out at a government inquiry into the school property system, saying "National are choosing to prioritise tax cuts over classrooms for children."

The three-month review will look into… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Confidential briefings to Associate Health Minister Casey Costello reveal health officials urged the government to retain key aspects of the smokefree law.

Casey Costello plans to scrap the current… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Canterbury Monday night. Four thousand people reportedly felt the quake, which was centred 30 kilometres west of Methven.

GNS Science seismologist Dr Jonathan Hanson… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The former Education Minister is furious that the school property system is under review citing "abysmal economic management" from the previous Labour government.

A three-month Ministerial Inquiry… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.A fast-growing high school says a government inquiry into the school property system won't do anything to complete six new blocks which are only partially built.

According to National, the review has… Read more Audio