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Morning Report for Tuesday 5 December 2017
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Top Stories for Tuesday 5 December 2017
6:00 AM.Ashburton fire 'totalled' factory, hospitalises three firefighters, Water limits across regions as temperatures soar, Napier risks running out of water, Weather: How long will the heat remain? Health… Read more Audio
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Firefighters hospitalised in Ashburton blaze battle
6:09 AM.Three firefighters were last night taken to hospital after suffering burns battling a major fire in an Ashburton feed processing factory. Two remain in hospital. RNZ's Laura Dooney joins Kim Hill with… Read more Audio
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Doctors welcome Health Director-General's departure
6:11 AM.The head of the senior doctors union says he expects many will welcome the departure of the head of the Ministry of Health, Chai Chuah. Mr Chuah will be quitting the job in February, well before his… Read more Audio
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Ten arrested weeks after Malta car bomb
6:16 AM.A month and a half after the journalist and anti corruption activist, daphne Caruana Galizia was killed by a car bomb, in Malta, ten people have been arrested in connection with her murder. Ms Caruana… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 5 December 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Water turns black as Napier wrestles with severe shortage
6:39 AM.Napier's having a water crisis and to make matters worse, some residents turned on taps yesterday to find them flowing with water that was thick and black. A hot spell has left the city's reservoirs… Read more Audio
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Recreational fishers not happy with licence idea
6:40 AM.The think tank the New Zealand Initiative has published a plan for the future of the fishing industry and says recreational fishers need to be able to catch more fish. Audio
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Protest hopes to keep Kiwibank branch in business
6:45 AM.Supporters of an Auckland post shop have staged a vocal rally to demand Kiwibank reverse its decision to withdraw its services. Audio
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Business News for 5 December 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Ashburton fire 'totalled' factory, hospitalises three firefighters
7:09 AM.Firefighters are now in control of a large fire that has "totalled" a stockfood factory in Ashburton that sent three firefighters to hospital. Two firefighters remain in hospital, while the other has… Read more Audio
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Water limits across regions as temperatures soar
7:13 AM.As temperatures soar around the country, some regions' water levels are being hit harder than others. It's been almost a month since Palmerston North, Masterton and Levin had more than 1mm of rain… Read more Audio
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Napier risks running out of water
7:15 AM.Napier's only been without rain for a week but could run out of water very soon if water restrictions are ignored and temperatures rise. RNZ's Charlie Dreaver is there and describes the situation to… Read more Audio
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Weather: How long will the heat remain?
7:19 AM.As temperatures soar around the country, some regions' water levels are being hit harder than others. It's been almost a month since Palmerston North, Masterton and Levin had more than 1mm of rain and… Read more Audio
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Health Ministry director-general quits
7:20 AM.The head of the Health Ministry has resigned and will leave the job well before his five-year contract is up. Chai Chuah announced late yesterday that he will leave on February 2. It comes as no… Read more Audio
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Health Minister David Clark on director-general's resignation
7:24 AM.In a surprise move, controversial Ministry of Health director-general Chai Chuah has quit. The new Minister of Health David Clark joins us with his response. Audio
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Shane Jones considers training for rail work
7:38 AM.A plan to train people to work on the railways is one of the ideas being considered by the Regional Economic Development Minister, Shane Jones. He says he wants to get young, unemployed people "off… Read more Audio
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Coalition divided on Jones' work-for-dole scheme, National says
7:42 AM.The National Party says Shane Jones' so-called work-for-the-dole proposal reflects badly on the new coalition government. Leader of the Opposition Bill English joins Kim Hill to discuss the idea. Audio
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Court of Appeal rejects Ngati Whatua Orakei land claim
7:51 AM.The Court of Appeal has rejected Ngati Whatua Orakei's bid to stop land they say is in their rohe being given to another iwi as part of a treaty settlement. The Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust says it's now… Read more Audio
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Marutuahu Collective responds to Court of Appeal ruling
7:56 AM.The Court of Appeal has rejected Ngati Whatua Orakei's bid to stop land they say is in their rohe being given to another iwi as part of a treaty settlement. The Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust says it's now… Read more Audio
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Napier under threat of water crisis
8:10 AM.Continuing hot weather plunged Napier into a water crisis yesterday. Residents were warned that if they didn't cut back their water use, the city's taps could go dry. Water is still coming out of the… Read more Audio
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kiwi, penguins and insects facing dessication in summer weather
8:22 AM.While New Zealanders look forward to beach days and barbecues this summer, scientists are urging us to spare a thought for native wildlife. Audio
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Kakapo death in Fiordland result of heat wave
8:25 AM.In case anyone thinks those warnings are a bit over-dramatic, there was some sad news from Fiordland yesterday. A kakapo known as Blake died on Anchor Island in what's thought to be the first death of… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 December 2017
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Dunedin's Hillside Workshop on track to reopen
8:35 AM.Opportunity could be knocking in Dunedin with The Hillside Workshop in Dunedin is poised to surge back into life to refurbish 31 luxury rail carriages. The railroad workshop was controversially shut… Read more Audio
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Tampa refugees make new life in Australia
8:39 AM.Australian politicians have been stoking fears over New Zealand's offer to take Manus Island asylum seekers. RNZ's Conan Young speaks to one of the 131 Tampa refugees New Zealand took back in 2001… Read more Audio
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Staff leave MBIE regulatory branch in droves
8:44 AM.There are major staff shortages at the country's main building regulator with 40 percent of its positions unfilled. This comes amid a construction boom and at the same time as complaints against… Read more Audio
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Yemen ex-president killed by former Houthi allies
8:48 AM.Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed by Houthi forces who had until recently been his allies in a bloody civil war against Yemen's Saudi backed Government. Mr Saleh's house in… Read more Audio
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Calls for justice over 6yo girl tortured in Papua New Guinea
8:54 AM.There are increasing calls for those who tortured a six year old girl in Papua New Guinea to be brought to justice. The girl was attacked in the Papua New Guinea Highlands a fortnight ago after being… Read more Audio
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Acupuncturists needled by criticism of their therapy
8:57 AM.Acupuncturists are rejecting a study suggesting many are breaking the law by making unsubstantiated claims about the ailments they can treat. Audio