Morning Report

There is no official Maori sign language but increasingly, signs for Maori concepts are being used within New Zealand Sign Language, as Turi Maori, Maori who are deaf, gain more chances to participate and acquire cultural knowledge in te ao Maori. Thanks to robotics and language researchers at the University of Auckland, the world's first robotic interpreter of an indigenous language could provide another chance to help Turi Maori. The project, led by Doctors Ho Seok Ahn and Tauwehe Tamati, involves humanoid robots who can sign using Maori concepts. Dr Tamati spoke to John Campbell.

What do a meteorologist, a parrot trainer, a former All Black captain and a DJ have in common? They're all vying to be the next MP for Tukituki in Hawke's Bay. The bellwether seat is currently held by National MP Catherine Wedd, who is up against five newcomers. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook went to find out what the people want in a successful candidate.

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Property sales have slowed and it can be hard going for people wanting to sell a house. That's driving some to decide to rent out their places instead. But is that always a good idea? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to John Campbell.

The families of two men killed by conveyor belts that company managers knew were a hazard can't understand how the workplace safety regulator didn't know about the dangers until after they were dead. The families of Ethyn McTier and Wes Tomich are calling for accountability from employers, WorkSafe and the government. South Island Correspondent Timothy Brown reports, in the first of a two-part series.

Voting is over and the results are in, one bird soars over the rest. For the last few weeks, people have been having their say in the Forest and Bird's Bird of the Year contest. Forest and Bird spokesperson Kasey McDonnell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Warriors season came to a heartbreaking end in front of their biggest ever crowd. In a see-sawing match, the home team came agonisingly close to a preliminary final, but ended up falling just short. Former player and Sky Sports commentator Willie Poching spoke to John Campbell.

Christopher Luxon spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

More and more people are turning to artificial intelligence to search for things online. A PwC report earlier this year showed close to half of people surveyed have reduced their use of conventional search engines, in favour of AI. It could mean businesses may need to shift their priorities when it comes to being found on the web. Futurist and chief executive at Gorilla Technology, Paul Spain spoke to John Campbell.