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Meteorite hunters found Aotearoa's 10th chunk of space rock just south of Lake Tekapo on Thursday. The fireball was seen entering Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 50 to 60 kilometres per second on the 13th of March.

Today's notable voices were the Mutton Birds who voiced the Tītī. That brings an end to the competition. Congratulations to all the winners!!

Today's notable voice was the Beths Elizabeth Stokes who voiced the Pūkeko. Tomorrow is your final chance to win. Tune in at 6.59am to guess the notable voice(s)!

Wednesday's notable voice was Australian correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh who voiced the Kookaburra. Tune in at 6.59am for your chance to win!

Today's notable voice was Anika Moa who voiced the korimako/bellbird. Tune in tomorrow at 6.59am for your chance to win!

Today's notable voice was Suzy Cato who voiced the pīwakawaka. Tune in tomorrow at 6.59am for your chance to win!

Today's notable voice was Kim Hill who voiced the kārearea. Tune in Monday at 6.59am for your chance to win!

Today's notable voice was Stephen Fry who voiced the kākāpō. Tune in tomorrow at 6.59am for your chance to win!

Today's notable voice was broadcaster Indira Stewart who voiced the kea. Tune in tomorrow at 6.59am for your chance to win!

Today's winner of Morning Report's custom bird call competition was Andrea from Wellington who correctly guessed that the notable voice was that of actor Sam Neill. Tune in tomorrow at 6.59am for your chance to win!

Bird of the Year campaign managers debate their birds
Well, our Morning Report Bird of the Year debate from 2022 has certainly recieved some international attention thanks to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Here's a cut down version of the debate, and yes the part where our participans imitated their birds is included. By the way John Oliver if you ever want to chat Team Pūteketeke drop us a line and we will make it happen. Thanks so much to our pals at TAHI for some help with the questions last year. Featuring: Ariel Heswall - Cook's Petrel / 2022 Tīti Campaign manager Jacques de Stage - Banded Rail / 2022 Moho Pererū Campaign manager Frances Wright - NZ Falcon / 2022 Kārearea Campaign manager

RNZ Election Special 2023
WATCH LIVE: RNZ's Election Special with Lisa Owen & Corin Dann - accompanied by political editor Jane Patterson and expert commentators.

The Gore District Council has apologised to the community and each other for the turmoil in recent days. A week ago, deputy mayor Keith Hovell called on the Mayor Ben Bell to resign. That sparked a requisition for an extraordinary meeting where the council would vote on a motion of no confidence in Mr Bell and strip him of his committee assignments. Today, councillors took a conciliatory tone with each other and no one was willing to support either motion. Instead, they sought support from Local Government New Zealand for a review to restore confidence in the council.

State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa officially opened to traffic at 7am on Sunday, more than three months after it was damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. RNZ reporter Kate Green drove up from Napier to Wairoa via the newly repaired highway and got to take a look at the wreckage fo the former Waikare River bridge.

Wayne Brown on libraries
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown took aim at libraries when pressed about cutting funding for community services in the council budget. Brown said he's questioning everything while the budget is being put together, and libraries could perhaps be open for shorter hours or make better use of volunteers.

#WATCH Vets are feeling the pressure as a shortage of staff is causing trouble across the industry, and it heavily impacting staff in the emergency and shelter sector. A vet at a busy Auckland emergency clinic told RNZ how it affects them.

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Isolated Wairoa resident shares flood story
Wairoa has been off-grid since Tuesday, with very little information getting in, or out. It's short on fuel and water. Electricity is patchy. Locals have spent days salvaging their belongings and digging mud from their homes. RNZ's Kate Green and Nathan McKinnon flew in.

Cost of living announcement | 1 February 2023 | RNZ
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is in Auckland today, and is speaking to media after further heavy rain in some areas overnight.

Rain in central Auckland on Wednesday 1 February
Mōrena, ko te Rāapa tēnei. We’ll have the latest on the weather event hitting the Upper North Island today. Rain has set in overnight, here’s a video of what it looked like at 5am in central Auckland. Join us on air 📻 or online 💻, 101fm or rnz.co.nz/morningreport