Morning Report for Monday 27 January 2025

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the mayor of Kaipara is expecting the clean-up from the destructive Mangawhai storm to be a big job, oral hearings for the Treaty Principles Bill begin just after 8am on Monday, in… Read more Audio

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

8:52 AM.Despite a stellar line-up including Olympians middle-distance runner Sam Tanner and long jumper-turned-sprinter Anna Grimaldi there was no mistaking who was the star attraction at the Cooks Classic… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Dive bombers hit the water in the capital over the weekend when the Z Manu World Champs held their Wellington Super Qualifier event. Event organiser Scott Rice spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:41 AM.Economists both left and right have been evaluating the prime minister's new growth strategy. Political reporter Russell Palmer filed this report. Audio

8:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 27 January 2025 Audio

8:24 AM.Two years on from the Auckland Anniversary Day floods and some homeowners say they're stuck paying mortgages on negative equity properties. Spokesperson for West Auckland is Flooding Lyall Carter… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Four state houses that started to float in the Auckland anniversary weekend flooding two years ago are still propped up with poles in Mangere, awaiting their future. Amy Williams has the story. Audio

8:12 AM.In Canterbury, a person was freed from the wreckage of a campervan on Sunday night, after a tree fell on the vehicle. Chief Fire Officer of the Culverden Volunteer Fire Brigade Craig Ritchie spoke to… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The mayor of Kaipara is expecting the clean-up from the destructive Mangawhai storm to be a big job. Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:06 AM.Jannik Sinner says the possibility of a doping ban ruling him out of upcoming Grand Slam tournaments did not provide extra motivation to win the Australian Open. Audio

7:52 AM.This year's Australian Open has been the talk of the sporting world - and not just for the tennis. Commentator Dave Worsley spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:49 AM.Some charter schools say they're turning students away before they have even opened. The seven publicly-funded, privately-owned schools approved last year are opening their doors over the next two… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Oral hearings for the Treaty Principles Bill begin just after 8 Monday morning. Political reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:27 AM.Fifteen-hundred more houses have been granted consent on flood plains in Auckland in the past year. In Depth reporter Kate Newton has more. Audio

7:21 AM.Northland's MP is promising the Government will do whatever it can to support the people of Mangawhai. Grant McCallum spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:17 AM.Mangawhai locals have described the storm, which hit about 3am - as a tornado, with two people hospitalised and at least 50 properties damaged. Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:10 AM.A Mangawhai resident says it was like an end-of-the-world movie when an intense storm struck the town early on Sunday morning. Resident Grant Noonan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:06 AM.Jannik Sinner underlined why he is the world's best men's player by securing back-to-back Australian Open titles with a merciless victory over Alexander Zverev. Audio

6:52 AM.Business news for 27 January 2025 Audio

6:46 AM.Fonterra has taken to social media to reassure customers it is not using a feed additive designed to lower the climate impact of cows. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio

6:40 AM.More than 140 homes in Mangawhai could be without power until this evening after a tornado hit in the early hours of Sunday morning. Civil Defence Emergency Management Kaipara Controller John Burt… Read more Audio

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

6:25 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:22 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:12 AM.At least 50 homes were damaged, and trees and about 20 power poles downed, when the storm ripped through the Northland township of Mangawhai about 3am on Sunday morning, leaving roads covered in… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.The clean up of Mangawhai continues on Monday after a devastating storm struck the town, damaging 50 houses and knocking down power poles, power lines and trees. Audio

6:06 AM.Jannik Sinner underlined why he is the world's best men's player by securing back-to-back Australian Open titles with a merciless victory over Alexander Zverev. Audio