Morning Report for Thursday 8 August 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the women's team pursuiters won silver in the track cycling earlier this morning, we hear from team member Ally Wollaston and Nathan Rarere brings us all the latest action from… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A Taranaki iwi says every time the Māori ward debate comes up, there's unacceptable behaviour - and the government's dragging communities down a path they don't want to go. Te Kahui o Taranaki Trust… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Air New Zealand made global headlines last week with an announcement that it is abandoning its 2030 emissions reduction target. Morning Report producer Emma Ricketts has more. Audio

8:41 AM.The second phase inquest into the death of Lachlan Jones has heard two dramatically differing accounts of what happened to the Gore three-year-old. Timothy Brown reports. Audio

8:38 AM.A specialist who's been working in the Far North for nearly a decade had his clinic cancelled by Health New Zealand earlier this year with no warning - and no plan to support his 100 patients. Ruth… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Market Update for 8 August 2024 Audio

8:23 AM.The union representing public service workers says a new government direction is cruel and unworkable. The Public Service Minister Nicola Willis has told the public service to keep all future… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.A wrap up of all the action so far on Day 12 of the Paris Olympics. Audio

6:07 AM.New Zealand have been beaten in a tense women's team pursuit final at the Paris Olympics. Audio

6:11 AM.New Zealand have won silver in the women's team pursuit in the track cycling at the Paris Olympics. Barry Guy spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from the velodrome in Paris. Audio

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

6:21 AM.An economist says the big energy generating retailers rely on low hydro lake levels to push up power prices, and their profits. Victoria University economist Geoff Bertram spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:43 AM.Ally Woolaston, Bryony Botha, Emily Shearman and Nicole Shields were edged by the United States in the final. Watching from New Zealand was Bryony Botha's sister, Leigh-Ann, she spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:44 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:52 AM.More than half the country's schools will have enrolment zones by the end of this year, with three-quarters in North Auckland and Canterbury. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 8 August 2024 Audio

7:06 AM.Rio bronze medallist Eliza McCartney will miss the Olympic medal podium in Paris after failing in her three attempts at 4.80-metres - to finish in a share of sixth. Audio

7:10 AM.The women's team pursuiters won silver in the track cycling on Thursday morning. The team of Ally Woolaston, Bryony Botha, Emily Shearman and Nicole Shields won the country's sixth silver medal of the… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Wholesale power prices on the spot market were more than $900 on Wednesday. Associate energy minister Shane Jones spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:28 AM.Tokomaru residents are under being told not drink their town water supply, after test results showed unsafe levels of lead. Horowhenua District Council chief executive Monique Davidson spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The Kaipara District Council voted to scrap its Māori Ward at a tense meeting in Mangawhai on Wednesday. Māori news reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports. Audio

7:40 AM.'She's dead, she's gone' - the words spoken by retired Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne in his first phone call after he reported the death of his wife to police. Maia Ingoe reports. Audio

7:45 AM.An economist says high mortgage rates and increased listings are shifting the property market in favour of buyers. Chief property economist for CoreLogic Kelvin Davidson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:50 AM.Health experts, lawyers, psychologists, researchers and social service providers have spoken out against the government's plans to repeal Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act. Lillian Hanly filed… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Bryony Botha wants the New Zealand women's pursuit team to stay together for the Los Angeles Olympics after they clinched a track cycling silver medal in Paris this morning. Audio

8:10 AM.The team pursuit silver medal winners at the velodrome say they're proud to finish second to a very strong United States team. Ally Wollaston from the silver medal winning team pursuit spoke to Barry… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.We're a step closer to the colossal showdown between Dame Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher in the kayak sprints. Nathan Rarere spoke to Corin Dann from Paris. Audio

8:22 AM.New unemployment figures show 33,000 more New Zealanders are jobless now than this time last year, bringing the total to more than 140,000. Economic inequality expert Max Rashbrooke spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio