Morning Report for Thursday 17 October 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, a whistleblower is warning that thousands of at-risk students enrolled at Te Kura, the Correspondence School are sitting at home doing nothing, the Accident Compensation… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The rail industry is trying to manage a crisis in trust and reliability as major works continue. At a conference of industry heads in Auckland, there's excitement around completing a rail rebuild and… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The Royal Society Te Aparangi is releasing a factsheet this morning aimed at countering myths around the benefits of drinking alcohol. University of Otago Emeritus Professor Jennie Connor spoke to… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.IRD rushed through a privacy assessment of its practice of sharing taxpayers' details with Facebook and other social media platforms, within days of telling the Revenue Minister it "continuously"… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A law change means Anzac Day will officially recognise veterans who served after 1966. But some RSA members say it's mostly symbolic, and they want changes to the definition of a veteran, and more… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.Market Update for 17 October 2024 Audio

8:24 AM.The Greens are accusing the government of copy-and-pasting Uber's position on contractors and adopting it as official policy. Political reporter Lillian Hanly has more. Audio

8:20 AM.A survivor of drink spiking is calling for the country to follow in Australia's footsteps and introduce a test that can detect if a drink has been tampered with. Ashleigh McCaull has more. Audio

8:11 AM.Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in years - but rents, rates and insurance costs all continue to climb. Matt Ball from the Property Investors Federation spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:06 AM.Britannia skipper Ben Ainslie believes they now have the momentum that can take them all the way to the America's Cup. Audio

7:54 AM.A private company is finalising a bid to the Department of Conservation to run the Whakapapa ski field on Mount Ruapehu from next winter. Whakapapa Holdings owner Dave Mazey spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:45 AM.Inflation is finally back inside the Reserve Bank's target band for the first time in three years. ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:32 AM.The Accident Compensation Corporation's latest annual report has revealed a $7.2 billion deficit. ACC chief executive Megan Main spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:21 AM.Local government minister, Simeon Brown, is set to meet with Wellington mayor Tory Whanau on Thursday to discuss her council's performance. Wellington City councillor Iona Pannett spoke to Corin Dann.

7:15 AM.A whistleblower is warning that thousands of at-risk students enrolled at Te Kura, the Correspondence School are sitting at home doing nothing. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Britain's INEOS Britannia took the latest two races, leaving the series at 4 wins to 2 in favour of Team New Zealand. Team New Zealand's coach Ray Davies spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:06 AM.Team New Zealand are confident they can reclaim momentum at the America's Cup after losing both of today's races to Britannia following mistakes in the pre-starts. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 17 October 2024 Audio

6:44 AM.Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau is meeting with the Local Government Minister Simeon Brown on Thursday as her council faces the threat of government intervention. Krystal Gibbens reports. Audio

6:39 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:16 AM.New data shows New Zealanders are ditching the "seven-year itch" trend and are now selling their homes every five and a half years. Vanessa Williams from realestate.co.nz spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:09 AM.Team New Zealand have been dealt a blow in their bid to retain the America's Cup. Britain's INEOS Britannia won both races overnight, so New Zealand's won 4 and Britannia 2. Stuff's America's Cup… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Team New Zealand were left to rue small mistakes in the pre-starts as Britannia won today's two America's Cup races to cut the defenders lead to 4-2 in the first to seven series in Barcelona. Audio