On today's episode, Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses MP behaviour and Corrections funding, Genesis Energy is to resume importing coal, Resource Minister Shane Jones joins us, a Te Pāti Māori MP is facing backlash across the political spectrum for using inflammatory language in the House, MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi joins us, and the Eurovision song competition is underway, we get the latest from Sweden form journalist Callum Rowe.

Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 8 May

News & Politics

Submissions to Whakatane District Council's long-term plan have councillors worried that residents do not know where to head in a tsunami alert. Diane says another submitter to the long term plan is so concerned about Whakatane's total lack of preparedness for major civil defence emergency, she has organised for a team of scientists from GNS to hold a workshop and is inviting our community leaders to attend. And the town wharf in Opotiki is undergoing a major upgrade at the moment to accommodate commercial boats from local iwi Whakatohea's mussel farm to berth there.

Around the motu: Diane McCarthy in Whakatane

Airini Beautrais reviews Hopurangi-Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka by Robert Sullivan published by Auckland University Press

Book review:  Hopurangi-Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka

Neuroscientist Dr Charan Ranganath says it's actually a good thing that we don't remember everything.

Don't worry! Why it's okay to forget some things

RNZ Pacific News at 10am for 20 May 2024

On today's episode, The New Zealand Defence Force is ready to send a Hercules to Noumea to bring New Zealanders home - as soon as the French give permission to do so, we hear from Defence Minister Judith Collns as well as journalist in Noumea Coralie Cochin, the Greens this weekend sought to put their scandals behind them, with a focus instead on a government they describe as cynical and cruel, co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick joins us, former Kiwi and Warriors player Adam Blair discusses the Warriors stunning victory over the Panthers, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.

Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 8 May

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