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Morning Report for Thursday 2 October 2014
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Silver Ferns seek redemption against Australia
8:55 AM.Still haunted by their Commonwealth Games thrashing at the hands of Australia, the New Zealand netball team hope to redeem themselves in the opening test of the Constellation Cup series against the… Read more Audio
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Review finds failings in literacy service
8:51 AM.An independent review has identified major shortcomings in one of the main services for school children who are struggling to read. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 October 2014
8:49 AM.An education project in Rotorua that aims to ensure all children in the rohe have access to the internet and electronic learning devices is being supported by some major technology and educational… Read more Audio
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Head of US Secret Service quits
8:40 AM.The beleaguered Director of the United States Secret Service has resigned in the wake of two serious security breaches at the White House. Audio
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Scientists fear they could be gagged if new code gets green light
8:35 AM.Some scientists worry a proposed new code governing what they can speak out about is actually an attempt to gag them. Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 October 2014
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Kiwiblog first blogsite to join Online Media Standards Authority
8:23 AM.Kiwiblog's David Farrar, a central figure in Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics, has become the first blogger to join the new Online Media Standards Authority. Audio
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Friends of killed port workers say pay rise for boss is wrong
8:21 AM.Unions, family and friends of workers killed on the job at Lyttelton port say a six figure pay rise for the company's boss sends a poor message about safety. Audio
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Dairy farmers react to another fall in prices
8:16 AM.Dairy farmers have been wrapping up their morning milking to some bad news, with global dairy prices falling 7.3 per cent in the latest overnight auction. Audio
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Search for missing boy resumes this morning
8:11 AM.Surf-livesaving rescue boats have resumed their search for a five year old boy who was swept out to sea at Mount Maunganui yesterday. Audio
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Sports News for 2 October 2014
8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Muslim community opposed to NZ troops fighting in Iraq
7:54 AM.Members of New Zealand's Muslim community say sending SAS troops to fight the Islamic State in Iraq would be a mistake and may end up radicalising Muslims. Audio
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NZ health authorities say all necessary measures in place
7:44 AM.The Government says all necessary measures are in place to detect and respond to Ebola should it reach this country. Audio
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Wananga in shame over $5.9m repayment
7:36 AM.More than 200 Wananga students are now without qualifications after Whakatane's Te Whare Wananga o Awa-nuia-rangi was found to be breaching tertiary education rules. Audio
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Friends of Port workers killed angry at chief executive pay rise
7:29 AM.Friends of some of the men killed recently while working at the Lyttelton Port want its boss to decline his two-hundred thousand dollar pay rise. Audio
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Dairy prices fall by 7.3 percent in latest global dairy auction
7:25 AM.Dairy prices have fallen 7.3 per cent in the latest global auction overnight. Audio
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Robertson excited the race is now officially on; ready for the race
7:22 AM.Wellington Central's Grant Robertson talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio
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Labour will get new leader next month
7:18 AM.Labour's general secretary Tim Barnett is with us in our Wellington studio. Audio
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Search resumes for boy swept into ocean
7:15 AM.Our reporter Natalie Mankelow is at the beach and joins us live. Audio
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Surf which swept missing boy to sea nearly claimed surfers
7:10 AM.The search has resumed for a five-year-old boy swept into the ocean by a rogue wave at Mount Maunganui yesterday. Audio
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Sports News for 2 October 2014
7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Morning markets for 2 October 2014
6:59 AM.New Zealand's benchmark Top 50 Index rose 20 points yesterday. Audio
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Big companies are slow payers and getting slower
6:58 AM.Big companies are much less likely to pay their bills in a timely fashion and they're becoming even slower payers. Audio
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Aotea hopes to know if it has the Wellington contract by year's end
6:54 AM.Abano Healthcare's subsidiary, Aotea Pathology, hopes to learn whether it has retained an expanded contract with the Wellington region district health boards by the end of this year. Audio
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Geo-op AGM fails to halt pressure on share price
6:53 AM.Geo-Op's shares remain under pressure following the abrupt resignation of its chief executive, Leanne Graham, last month. Audio
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Petroleum industry sees need to educate the public about its work
6:51 AM.The petroleum industry says it has to do more to educate the public about how it is using technology to better manage health and safety issues, as well as risks to the environment. Audio
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Finzsoft predicts a four-fold increase in annual profit
6:48 AM.Finzsoft shares jumped almost 25 percent yesterday after the company said it expects at least a four-fold increase in this year's annual profit after it secured a further contract from St George Bank… Read more Audio
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Twitter attack symptomatic of messy leadership contest
6:38 AM.The Labour MP, Clayton Cosgrove, says the revelation that David Cunliffe's wife was behind an anonymous Twitter account which attacked him is symptomatic of a leadership contest that is getting messy.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 2 October 2014
6:27 AM.Twenty-six judges from across the motu including Australia have been selected for the National Kapa Haka Festival, Te Matatini to be held in Christchurch in March next year, an education project in… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 2 October 2014
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 2 October 2014
6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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NZ Muslims want NZ to stay out of war against Islamic State
6:14 AM.Members of New Zealand's Muslim community say it would be a mistake for New Zealand to contribute troops to the war against Islamic State militants. Audio
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Sports News for 2 October 2014
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 2 October 2014
6:00 AM.NZ Muslims want NZ to stay out of war against Islamic State, Surf which swept missing boy to sea nearly claimed surfers, Search resumes for boy swept into ocean, Labour will get new leader next month… Read more Audio