Morning Report for Friday 9 August 2024

12:16 PM.It's been raining medals for the New Zealand Olympians in Paris. Sports minister Chris Bishop spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

6:07 AM.New Zealand track cyclist Ellesse Andrews has won the gold medal in the women's Keirin at the Paris Olympics. Audio

6:10 AM.New Zealand has won two gold medals and a bronze at the Olympic Games on Day 13 of the Paris Games. Felicity Reid who is outside the velodrome where Ellesse Andrews picked up gold spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.In the Olympics overnight, the gold medal in the K4 500m kayak sprint is Dame Lisa Carrington's sixth Olympic gold medal, and she'll be hoping to add more in the coming days. Barry Guy spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

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

6:26 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:44 AM.Associate minister of energy Shane Jones told Morning Report on Thursday that New Zealand's generator-retailers, or gen-tailers, are using those low lake levels to raise their profits enabled by a… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 9 August 2024 Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand track cyclist Ellesse Andrews has left the field in her wake to win gold in the women's Keirin at the Paris Olympics. Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand has won two gold medals and a bronze at the Olympic Games overnight. Ellesse Andrews won the women's Keirin at the velodrome in a dominant final performance. Audio

7:22 AM.The Government believes its new water-service system will give local government the certainty they need, while also minimising costs on ratepayers around the country. Local Government Minister Simeon… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Unemployment has reached a three year high this year with 143,000 people out of work. Bill Hickman reports. Audio

7:40 AM.Some patients are opting to pay for elective surgeries rather than wait months to go through the public system. Kate Green reports. Audio

7:45 AM.A newly released report says the Education Ministry has a 'moral' duty to intervene over asbestos contamination in the face of schoolchildren drawing on damaged asbestos panels. Phil Pennington spoke… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Advocacy organisation the Grocery Action Group is calling Foodstuffs' latest actions "a serious breach of customer trust". Grocery Action Group chair Suzanne Chetwin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:55 AM.The All Blacks kick off their Rugby Championship title defence against Argentina in Wellington on Saturday night and coach Scott Robertson has swung the first selection axe of his time in charge with… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand track cyclist Ellesse Andrews says it's a surreal feeling to win an Olympic gold medal. Audio

8:13 AM.Kiwi kayakers, Dame Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher, are set for a gold medal clash on Saturday night. But this isn't the first time two New Zealand athletes have competed head-to-head for gold at… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Senior ministers say the country's big four electricity generator-retailers are profiteering, and government intervention is needed. Mercury Energy's chief executive Vince Hawksworth spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A dry winter is seeing rivers and lakes across the motu at low levels - damaging the ecology of the waterways as well as pushing up power prices. Samantha Gee has more. Audio

8:29 AM.Market Update for 9 August 2024 Audio

8:35 AM.The mental health of an Auckland woman - allegedly murdered by her husband - was the focus of the cross-examination of her brother and a colleague in the High Court on Thursday. Philip Polkinghorne… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Paris Olympics are almost at an end, with the closing ceremony coming up on Monday. Ben Strang looks back at all the best stories of the Olympic games. Audio

8:47 AM.New Zealand has been given a special role ahead of the Olympics of Chess, the Chess Olympiad. Jessica Hopkins reports. Audio

8:52 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Ellesse Andrews won the women's Keirin at the velodrome in a dominant final performance, taking gold, and the K4 500m team also won gold overnight, Nathan Rarere brings us the… Read more Audio