Episodes

  • Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 20 June

    Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 20 June
    Jun 19 2024
    On today's episode, a train derailment that happened during heavy rainfall on the weekend of the Auckland Anniversary floods had the potential to be one of the country's most serious rail disasters; The mother of the missing Marokopa children has published a letter she says was written by Tom Phillips; The alcohol levy has been raised - but by less than half the amount that would even cover inflation; New Zealand Football has called in independent facilitators to repair rifts in the Football Ferns camp after an investigation into coach Jitka Klimkova; and some good news from the OECD's Pisa tests - New Zealand's 15-year-olds are fifth in the world for creative thinking.
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    26 mins
  • Manager remembers worker killed in crash

    Manager remembers worker killed in crash
    Oct 19 2020
    A crash cost the life of an orchard worker on the Napier-Taupo road yesterday. The man is being remembered as a cheeky character and leader among the Samoan workers. Richard Bibby is the managing director of Thornhill Horitcultural Contracting which organised the trip for the three vanloads of RSE workers to visit Taupo for a couple of days. Reporter Catherine Hutton spoke to Bibby who began by talking anbout the trip they were taking.
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    5 mins
  • NZ's only high school steel band making history

    NZ's only high school steel band making history
    Jun 19 2024
    New Zealand's only high school steel band is turning heads with a genre-defying repertoire ranging from pure 1970s pop to hard rock. Peter de Graaf reports.
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    6 mins
  • Fake AI video tool causes concern

    Fake AI video tool causes concern
    Jun 19 2024
    A breakthrough AI tool that can make fake videos has experts worried about a new generation of misinformation. Felix Walton reports.
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    4 mins
  • Far North schools closed as region deals with flooding

    Far North schools closed as region deals with flooding
    Jun 19 2024
    All schools around Kaeo were closed Thursday, as it was too dangerous for school buses to get through flood waters and debris. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to Kaeo Primary School principal, Paul Barker.
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    3 mins
  • Sports Chat for 20 June 2024

    Sports Chat for 20 June 2024
    Jun 19 2024
    An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.
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    4 mins
  • Market Update for 20 June 2024

    Market Update for 20 June 2024
    Jun 19 2024
    Market Update for 20 June 2024
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    1 min
  • NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens still held hostage 18 months on

    NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens still held hostage 18 months on
    Jun 19 2024
    It's been about a year and half since New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was taken hostage by Papuan rebels. RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham reports.
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    3 mins